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Outdoor photo of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a dusty path beside thatched huts and palm trees. In the centre, a younger man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a dark rudraksha mala, and sandals, smiling as he walks. Around him, several monks in orange and ochre robes, some bare-chested or with shawls, walk among white-clad volunteers. At left, a blue and yellow cabinet with a grinder or cutting machine and tools sits on the ground. A man at right wears orange robes with a gold-bead necklace. A yellow ceremonial gateway appears behind the group. The scene suggests an ashram event with many people moving together.

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December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor scene at an ashram compound with palm trees and thatched palm-leaf huts. A group of about ten to fifteen people in saffron and orange robes stands on dusty ground. A central man with long dark hair and an orange garment, with a rudraksha mala, touches his head while speaking. Nearby, a bald man in orange holds a brass plate, and a man in ornate orange clothing with gold-coloured beaded necklaces stands at right. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind them. A blue and yellow metal box and a small brass lamp sit on the ground at lower right, with a yellow shrine-like structure in the background. A signboard at upper left reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2009-12-30Outdoor scene at an open dirt-floor compound beneath palm trees and thatched-roof sheds. A tall man with long, loose dark hair in an orange-saffron shawl and matching dhoti gestures with his hand toward a stone yantra-like base and a shallow stone bowl on the ground. Around him stand about a dozen men and women in saffron, orange and ochre robes, some with bare shaved heads, one in a yellow turban, and a few men in white dhotis and shirts. A bearded man in brown-orange robes holds an orange bag at the left. A white floodlight is mounted on a pole at the left, and a blue-and-yellow box stands at the lower right. The setting suggests a temple or ashram ritual preparation.2009-12-30Outdoor scene at an ashram-style compound with thatched palm-roofed sheds and a coconut palm trunk in the foreground. A group of about a dozen men in saffron and orange robes stand in a loose semicircle on dirt ground, several with shaved heads and beards, one wearing an orange turban. A woman in a grey-pink shawl stands at the centre facing them. Near the group are a stone slab, a brass plate and a small blue-and-yellow box, with white-clad people and scattered cables and debris nearby. Robes, shawls and turbans in orange and saffron dominate the image.2009-12-30A group of about thirty men walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and concrete walls, in an ashram setting. In the front, a bearded man in a green shawl over white clothes is followed by saddhus in orange, saffron and peach robes. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, in saffron robes, walks at right, and a bald man in white with a white shawl walks in the centre. Volunteers in white shirts and white dhotis with ID lanyards line the sides. Two large white signboards stand in the background.2009-12-30Outdoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a dirt path in front of thatched huts and palm trees. At the centre, a man with long grey hair and beard wears a peach-coloured robe and sandals. To his left, a bearded man wears a white kurta and an orange-and-green shawl with an orange turban. On the far right, a man with short dark hair wears an orange dhoti and a gold necklace, and beside him a bald monk in orange robes. Other monks in orange and white follow behind, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Persons in front of thatched huts, palm trees in background.2009-12-30A group of sadhus and devotees walks along a dusty dirt road lined with palm trees and stone sculptures on the right. Leading the front, a man in orange robes with long dark hair and a mala smiles and walks alongside a bald man in white garments and a bare shoulder shawl. Around them, men in saffron and orange robes wear beaded rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, some with white shirts and dhotis. A man in an orange turban and a green shawl walks at the left edge. The scene resembles a procession moving through an ashram path.2009-12-30A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a dirt path lined with coconut palms under a pale sky. Around him, several sadhus in orange and peach robes walk behind, one with a long white beard and a peach shawl, another in green and white with an orange turban at left. A group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, some wearing ceremonial beaded necklaces, and a few devotees stand at the right edge. Rural buildings and a stone wall are visible in the background.2009-12-30Photo of a group of saffron-robed monks walking barefoot along a dirt path past a thatched palm-leaf shelter and coconut palms. Several men carry tall bamboo poles with small orange pennants, and one man in front wears a rudraksha mala. In the foreground a long-haired monk in a flowing orange robe walks with eyes lowered, while a bald man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at the right edge with his hands clasped. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired monk in the right foreground matches the page's reference, with long swept-back hair and an orange robe, but the identification is based on appearance cues only.2006-09-16December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30