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A decorated temple-style doorway with a yellow floral-patterned arch, banana bunches, coconuts and painted pillars wrapped in red, blue and white cloth. A bald man in an orange robe stands at the top of steps covered by a red carpet, while a man in white bows low at his feet. Two men in orange robes with orange turbans stand behind him, and a bearded man in orange with a gold necklace and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stand to the right. A man in white shirt and trousers gestures on the left. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a festival reception at an ashram entrance. The person in the centre appears to be a person, seen in person wearing an orange robe and receiving a bow from a devotee.

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A photograph of a decorated entrance at an outdoor celebration. A yellow banner with large maroon Kannada script sits above a doorway framed by bananas, coconuts, sugarcane and a colourful cloth-wrapped pillar. A red carpet leads down the steps. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends low in front of the entrance. Behind him, a figure in saffron robes and a dark turban stands near the door beside a bearded man in saffron. To the right, a man in saffron and a dark turban with a rudraksha mala stands next to another saffron-robed man. A bald man in saffron robes walks down the carpet. A man in a dark suit and tie stands at the left edge, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands further left with a yellow scarf. Several more people stand in the background.2008-12-30A photo of a group of people standing on the steps of a decorated doorway at a festival, with green bananas, coconuts and a yellow and white painted wall behind them. In the centre, a man with a shaved-looking swept hairstyle and a white forehead mark wears a long orange robe and orange sandals. Beside him, a bald man in orange clothes holds a small white box, and a bearded man in orange robes stands nearby. Two men in white kurtas wear orange shawls at the front right, and a woman in a lavender sari stands at the left edge with her hands folded. Festival bunting in orange and red hangs above the entrance.2009-01-02February 02 20072007-02-02December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor temple procession on a red-and-cream carpet under a red canopy with draped white cloth. A boy in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a brass tray of flowers and garlands. Behind him, a bearded man in white with a white flower garland and orange shawl stands beside a woman in an orange sannyasi robe, orange head wrap and rudraksha mala, who extends her hand. A child in white kneels in the foreground. Men in white dhotis, a drummer and a man in orange-and-green shawl stand nearby, with decorated umbrellas and a golden pillar at right. Photo credit line reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , Source Nithyanandapedia2006-12-31A photograph of devotees ascending a red-carpeted stage under a white tent draped with pink and white fabric. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk up the steps; one in the foreground wears an orange robe with a yellow-orange cloth. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers climbs the stairs, and a figure in an orange robe and orange turban walks at the top. Orange and yellow marigold garlands wrap the handrails and pillars, and brass urns holding pink flowers stand at the stair edge. A boy in white with a red shawl carries a book. Bearded men wear rudraksha malas and marigold necklaces. A small blue-and-white banner is visible in the background.2008-12-31Outdoor photo on a red carpeted path beneath trees, with a decorated canopy of marigold garlands and fringed thatch behind. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long hair raises one arm while walking, flanked by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Two older men in white shirts walk alongside, one in grey trousers. A banana plant and flowering shrubs frame the path.2007-08-09A photograph at an outdoor temple entrance framed by palm trees, a hanging bunch of green coconuts, and a tall wooden post. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron head wrap and layered red and yellow marigold garlands walks forward with raised, open hands while speaking. Beside and behind him, several people in white ritual clothes, some with yellow or red shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, follow through the doorway; one man on the right holds his palms together in namaste. A uniformed attendant in white stands at the left edge. Green mat and a patterned floor threshold lead into the courtyard, where stone sculptures and a white decorated structure are visible.2009-12-30Outdoor event under a tent on a red carpet in front of a large gold lotus-petal backdrop. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti extends his hand toward a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows low to the floor. Around them stand other men in saffron robes and orange shawls, and men in white shirts, white dhotis and a rudraksha mala. A bald man in an orange shawl stands at right. The saffron-robed man in the centre has distinctive long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace; this is a person appearance cue, and he is a person receiving a devotee's obeisance.2010-12-29A photograph under a large tented pavilion with blue-scalloped canopy trim and red carpeting. A bent-over man in a white shirt and jeans touches the feet of a saffron-robed figure wearing a red-and-gold shawl and holding a mala, while a few onlookers look on. Around them stand several people in orange and red robes, white dhotis, and saffron shawls, some with tilak markings and rudraksha malas, and a man in a pale patterned shirt. Nearby a banner and signage are visible. The scene is an outdoor ashram or ritual gathering. Visible people are numerous; several figures stand with hands together in respectful posture.2015-01-12Outdoor procession on a red carpet up white steps at a temple-style entrance, with orange and white clothing dominant. A central man in saffron-orange robes and a white head cloth stands under a multicolored fringed parasol, wearing a gold necklace and a white flower garland. Beside and behind him, attendants in orange robes, one with a long beard and a rudraksha-style gold chain, and a young man in a white t-shirt with a colourful circular logo stand near a dark stone deity murti draped in a flower garland on the right. A man in white clothes with a gold necklace and orange sash stands at left, and a crowd of onlookers and volunteers in white shirts fills the background beneath orange flags and bunting. Festival-style procession with attendants and parasol.2008-12-29September 13 20092009-09-13 +2 copies