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Outdoor scene at a red-walled building with a green iron balcony railing and a stone staircase. A long-haired man in orange robes with a red sleeveless top and a garland stands on the right, gesturing as he speaks. Beside him, another figure in orange robes faces away toward a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with bare feet. Two men on the left wear orange armbands; one wears a pale shirt and the other a pink-purple kurta. A man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl stands near the stairs, and older people in white clothes are behind. A stone base and potted plants sit in the foreground.

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Outdoor courtyard scene in bright daylight beside a terracotta-coloured building with a wrought-iron balcony and a rough stone wall. A young man with long dark curly hair wears white kurta and dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders and holds an object wrapped in a cloth. Around him stand several sannyasis in orange robes, including a woman with long curly hair in an orange wrap and another in a red top and orange dhoti. An older man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands barefoot nearby, while a man in a pink-purple kurta and white trousers wears an orange armband beside an older man in a pale yellow shirt with an orange armband. A small dark stone pedestal stands on the grass.2009-08-06Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard beside a rough stone wall with an arched brick opening and a thatched roof building behind. A smiling man with long dark hair, white forehead markings, an orange shawl and orange robe with a large white-and-orange flower garland stands on a stone path, appearing to greet others. Facing him, a man in a pink-striped kurta with a hand placed on his chest is smiling; an orange armband with text is visible on his sleeve. Behind them, an older man in a light shirt wears a matching orange armband, and another man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Partly visible at left edge, a person in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace. Green plants and palm fronds surround the path.2009-08-06Outdoor photo at a low single-storey building with a green corrugated roof and a tree in front. Several men in orange saffron robes and orange head cloths stand on bare dry ground, with some holding rudraksha malas. A bearded sannyasi in orange with a mala stands centre-left, hands joined at chest. On the right, a man in a yellow robe with a red-and-gold border and a long-haired man in a white garment stand nearby, and a white-clad man on the left faces the group with his hands gesturing. Fresh garlands and a flower pot appear at the edge. Several other figures in white and orange stand behind.2007-08-09June 13 20102010-06-13August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Photograph of a covered porch entrance with pillars, a ceiling light and a red-and-cream facade with a decorative metal grille and a garland hung above the doorway. In the foreground on the left, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace stands with arms at his sides, looking to the side. Beside him, a bearded man in white kurta and dhoti stands barefoot in the doorway, and on the right a bespectacled man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a dark bead necklace stands barefoot with hands folded at his chest. Several other men in white clothing stand behind them in the entrance area. A portrait of a man in white is partly visible at upper right. Green leaves frame the right edge.2005-11-13August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A photo of a veranda with red-painted columns and a patterned metal grille. A figure on the left wears saffron-orange robes, a gold-bead necklace and a red forehead mark, with long swept-back dark hair; he stands with his hand at his robe. Beside him, men in white kurtas and dhotis and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stand near a doorway decorated with marigold garlands. Several more people stand behind in white clothes. The figure in orange is a person candidate by appearance and placement, so a person is set to in_person; the printed caption attributes the event to the Sri Nithya Arunachalananda final ceremony in Tiruvannamalai, 13 November 2005.2005-11-13June 13 20102010-06-13December 07 20072007-12-07