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Outdoors near a palm grove, a shaved-headed monastic in orange robes and a gold chain holds out a silver kalasha decorated with yellow marigold garlands, an orange cloth and green leaves, offering it to an elderly orange-robed monk who gestures with his hand. Behind them a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala stands by, a thatched hut and a signboard with a map are visible, and a few people in white stand nearby. Other orange-robed monks stand at right with hands folded in greeting. The arrangement suggests a ceremonial offering at an ashram setting.

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December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor photo at Bidadi ashram on a sandy ground with palm trees and a thatched shed behind. On the left a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes with a red-and-orange shawl and gold bangles holds a silver kalasha pot decorated with yellow marigold garlands and orange cloth, offering it. An older bald man in orange clothing and glasses reaches out to receive it. A younger man in white dhoti with yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands behind. On the right a monk in orange with folded hands in namaste. A large display board with colourful maps is in the background. Four people are visible.2009-12-30Outdoor photo at an ashram-style site with palm trees and a thatched hut behind. On the left, a man in orange robes and a head cloth, with gold necklaces and bangles, holds a silver kalasha decorated with yellow flowers, orange and red cloth and green leaves. Beside him stands a young man in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. An elderly bald man in orange robes, with glasses and sacred ash on his forehead, extends his hand toward the vessel. On the right, a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a display board with colourful printed panels and women in white clothing are visible in the background.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor photo at the Bidadi ashram on a sandy ground beside thatched huts and coconut palms. A figure in a full orange robe with an orange head covering stands with back partly turned, holding a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Three saffron-robed sannyasis face him with palms pressed together in greeting; the one in the center has a light orange shawl and a shaved head, and the one on the right wears an orange robe and smiles. A young man in white clothes and a yellow shawl stands at left wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a banner reads Nithya Annadhaan and shows a mass yoga image, and a sign at left names Bidadi Ashram. Several white-clad people stand in the background.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor photo at a sandy ashram courtyard under coconut palms, with thatched huts and a white signboard reading "Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram" behind. A man in an orange shawl and dhoti holds a silver bowl of yellow marigold garlands and an orange cloth on a red-bordered tray. Three saffron-robed sannyasis stand with palms pressed together in namaste, two of them with bare heads and white forehead markings. Several people in white clothes stand in the background.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor photo at the Bidadi ashram on a dirt ground beside palm trees and a thatched hut. A man in orange robes and an orange head cloth on the left holds a silver vessel with yellow flowers and red cloth, facing an elderly bald man in orange robes and glasses who presses his palms together. To the right, another bald man in orange robes with glasses stands with palms joined in namaste, and a third orange-clad monk behind him does the same. Women in white saris stand in the background. A signboard on the left shows a map of the ashram, and a poster on the right shows a portrait of a smiling woman labelled Nithya Annadhaan of Paramahamsa Nithyananda.2009-12-30Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard beside palm trees and thatched huts. Four saffron-robed sannyasis stand with palms pressed together in greeting. The man at left, with a red-orange head cloth and beaded necklace, holds a silver bowl of yellow flowers and an orange garland. Behind them stands a white banner with a printed map and text, and a few people in white clothes watch from the background.2009-12-30Outdoors on a sandy ground beneath coconut palms, a man in an orange saffron robe with a matching orange head wrap and gold bangles holds a silver tray with a kalasha-style brass pot topped with orange cloth, yellow flower garlands and flowers. He extends the tray toward another man in an orange robe and dark-rimmed glasses, who has rudraksha-style beads around his neck and reaches out to receive it. Behind them stands a board displaying a map and a poster, with thatched huts and a crowd of people in white clothing, some in saffron, watching the exchange.2009-12-30Outdoor photo at a village-side Bidadi Ashram event on a dirt ground beside thatched huts and palm trees. On the left, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes, a wrapped orange head cloth and a gold chain offers a large silver vessel decorated with yellow marigold garlands and an orange cloth. On the right, an older bald man in peach-orange robes with glasses and a rudraksha mala accepts the offering with both hands. Behind them stand people in white clothes and a banner-style information board showing a map and logos of Bidadi Ashram. Several onlookers, including children in white and pink shirts, stand nearby.2009-12-30