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A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a white floral garland, with a rudraksha mala at the chest, stands barefoot on a raised platform on a hillside, raising one hand in greeting. Around him, people in orange and white clothing sit on the ground among flower petals and garlands, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby with folded hands. Two large umbrellas with blue, orange and yellow panels and tassels shade the scene. On the right, a framed portrait of a figure in orange with a garland is displayed beneath a canopy. Behind them, rocky hills rise and a temple gopuram is visible in the distance.

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Outdoor photo on a rocky hilltop above a town with temple gopurams and hills behind. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a thick white-and-orange flower garland, standing barefoot on a white-draped platform strewn with pink petals and raised palm in greeting. A large multicoloured canopy umbrella with the word Nithyanandapeetam and bird motifs stands nearby. Dozens of people in orange and white clothing sit on the slope below, with more in white near the platform. Caption on image reads Nithyananda Paramashivam2008-08-02A photograph on a hilltop showing a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe standing on a raised white platform with a red rudraksha mala and a floral garland of white and orange flowers draped over his shoulders. He raises one hand in greeting. A multicoloured parasol with a red and green canopy and a motif that resembles a bird stands beside him, and the platform is covered in pink and white petals and garlands. Below, a large crowd of devotees in saffron and white clothes sits on the slope. Palm fronds, hills and temple gopurams are visible in the background.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A long-haired person in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe sits barefoot on a flat rock on a hillside, smiling, with a garland of white, red, yellow and green flowers draped across the stone and a heap of pink rose petals beside them. Above is a large multicoloured parasol with a blue, green, orange and red panel and white bird motifs, its fringe reading Dhyanapeetam. Behind, a crowd of about forty devotees in saffron and white clothes, some with orange shawls, sits and stands among green shrubs and palm fronds, many with hands joined in greeting, with town buildings and trees beyond.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photo on a rocky hillside with green shrubs. A figure in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red flower garland sits cross-legged on a white-draped stone platform, holding a microphone, barefoot. Beside him a portrait in a frame, also garlanded with pink and white flowers, shows a similar figure in orange with a rudraksha mala. Two colourful umbrella canopies with tasselled fringes stand on either side, and the ground is strewn with pink petals and marigold-style garlands. At right a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl raises a camera. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha-style beads on the portrait suggest a discourse setting.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe sits smiling on a rocky outcrop covered with pink flower petals and a white cloth, with a multicolored garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers draped across the stone. Above him is a colourful parasol with blue, red, orange and green panels and white bird motifs, its fringe reading Peetam. Behind him a large crowd of devotees in white and orange clothes sits on a hillside with palm leaves and houses and a temple tower visible in the background. The man has long hair, rudraksha beads and a saffron robe and is the central figure, appearing to be a person, seated as the honoured guest.2008-08-02Outdoor procession on a rocky hillside with bare-looking scrub and boulders behind. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a decorated float, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in his lap. Two large umbrellas with orange, green, white and blue panels and tassels shade the float. On the right, a framed portrait with a flower garland on a stand shows a similar figure. Another attendant in orange stands at the right edge.2008-08-02A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands on a hillside slope in front of a rocky green hill. He wears a thick white and green garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style mala of dark beads over his shoulder, and his head is slightly bowed. Behind him, a striped blue, red and orange ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe is held up, and a second umbrella with a blue and white canopy stands at the left edge. A printed portrait of a man in saffron with a garland is visible on the umbrella's lower panel. A seated person in the lower right corner is partly cropped. The scene appears to be an outdoor procession or walk among trees and rocks.2008-08-02