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Outdoor photograph of a crowd on a sunny day with palm trees behind. A young man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron garment and layered garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers, stands centre with hands pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the left, a man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace and tilak; a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala on the far left. On the right, a bearded older man in white with a yellow shawl and dark glasses holds a long wooden staff. A large information board behind reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and Bidadi Ashram with a green map and diagrams. Swamiji candidate appears with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and garlands.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd at a public event. A central man with long, swept-back dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders wears a thick garland of white jasmine, red, yellow and purple flowers. Behind and beside him stand several men in white and light shirts, one wearing a gold chain, another with a beard and dark sunglasses. A white banner with a blue logo and green graphics stands in the background.2009-12-24November 24 20062006-11-24A smiling man with long dark hair and white tripundra marks on his forehead, a red bindi, wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long necklace of gold bead-and-bell ornaments alternating with multicoloured beads. Beside him, a bearded man in saffron robes, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, stands near a small red-petalled offering basket at the left edge. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, and a bare-chested man, stand behind them in an outdoor festival setting with striped canopy tents and a blue pole. The men in the foreground are close to the camera; several other people stand in the background.2009-11-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor procession with a central man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders with a gold-coloured shawl panel, a long white and red flower garland, a large gold pendant necklace, a red forehead mark and a golden trident (trishul) ornament behind his head. Around him, men and youths in white kurtas and orange shawls walk closely; one at left wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and a forehead mark, and a woman in orange appears behind. A green leafy garland hangs at right under a clear blue sky, with a palm and white building at left. Swamiji (probable) appears in the centre, described by the saffron robe, long hair, trident and garland cues within a devotee procession.2007-01-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession during a festival. A long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth wears a white and red flower garland, a heavy gold bead necklace, a gold headband with a red centre stone, and a red bindi. He smiles while walking forward. Behind him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls walk, some with tilak marks. A tall silver staff with a trident-topped finial and a trident on a metal frame appear in the background, with trees and dry grass beyond.2007-12-27July 03 20122012-07-03 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red dot at the brow, wears a large garland of white jasmine and red roses over a bare upper body with a yellow cloth. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with an orange-and-white lanyard presses his palms together, and another man in white smiles with a red mark on his forehead. At the left and right edges, men in saffron-orange robes with ornate gold necklaces stand near the frame, one holding a folded white towel. Green plants and a stone carving appear in the background. a person is visible, identified by long swept hair, rose garland and ceremonial gold necklaces among the devotees.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a clear blue sky of a central figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban with a red and white tilak mark, wearing a long multicolored garland of red, yellow and white flowers and rudraksha beads. Around him, several men in white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, smile and gather closely; one man in an orange wrap bows forward at left, and another man at right wears dark-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala.2006-11-24December 29 20102010-12-29