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A photograph of a shaven-headed? no. A man with long swept-back dark hair in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment pulls a rope upward against a white wall beside a red-orange pipe, a palm frond overhead. Another man in white ritual clothes stands behind him, and a devotee in orange sits at the right edge. In the lower right, a metal tray holds yellow marigold garlands and flower petals. At the left, a cameraman films with a Sony camera. The setting is an outdoor building courtyard with a red tiled roof edge.

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September 15 20092009-09-15September 15 20092009-09-15A photograph of a white-painted shrine niche outdoors, with a man in a red sleeveless top and an orange sash, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands, reaching up with one hand on the white wall and the other holding a golden vessel to the shrine. Behind him, a woman in orange robes stands near a saffron flag on a pole, and other devotees, including a man in a white shirt and an older woman in a sari, look on. Flowers and a small pot with purple and pink blossoms rest in front of the shrine, and a video camera appears at the right edge.2009-08-08December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor ceremony in front of an orange-painted wall with a signboard reading SRI NITHYANANDA and banana leaves and coconuts hanging above. A long-haired figure in an orange robe and orange dhoti stands at right, hands raised near the head, beside an orange-cushioned chair with a brass oil lamp burning on a wooden tray draped in orange cloth. a person: the figure has long, swept-back dark hair and orange robes, and is receiving a padapuja-style honour from devotees. Around them, a man in white with a yellow shawl rings a bell, a bald man in orange and a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala stand near a video camera operator and a still photographer. Women with flowers in their hair sit in the foreground, and a woman in white stands at far right.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a newly inaugurated Dhyanapeetam centre. A woman in a red sleeveless top and orange saffron cloth, with long swept-back dark hair, stands centre-right pulling yellow ropes that raise a pole, while a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala beside her holds the rope. A flower-decorated coconut with white, orange and pink blossoms sits in the foreground. Around them, men and women in white clothes watch and cheer, one woman on the left with folded hands, and a cameraman films from the centre. Palm trees and low buildings stand behind the crowd.2009-08-03Outdoor photograph beside a white wall and a dirt patch with a bamboo or wooden pole in the foreground. A man in white dhoti and white shirt, wearing a red and white flower garland and a tilak on his forehead, stands among devotees while a man in saffron/orange robes holds a metal tray of round brown laddu-like offerings toward him. Other people in saffron and orange robes surround them, one holding a camera and another filming with a video camera on the right. Green plants and a bush are in the background, and a flowered canopy edge appears at top right.2010-01-01Photograph of a man in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland, reaching both hands toward a white marble shrine niche with a deity murti inside and marigold offerings on the base. Behind him stand devotees: a woman in an orange sari, a man in a white shirt with glasses, and a woman in a yellow sari at right. A kalasha-style vase of flowers sits on the lower ledge, and banana bunches hang at upper right. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange shawl and garland) is the central figure performing darshan at the shrine, and a cameraman is visible at right.2009-08-08A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting moment beside a white building and brick ground. A green pole stands at left with an orange cloth being raised on a yellow rope by a man in a white dhoti and shirt with white hair, arm raised. Beside him a young man in an orange dhoti and bare-chested red-and-orange vest holds the rope and cloth. At right a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands watching. At left a woman in a white sari with orange shawl photographs the scene with a camera. Palm trees, orange-flowered shrubs and a concrete wall form the background.2009-07-27A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a concrete base beside a white flagpole. A man in a red sleeveless top and an orange cloth with a white jasmine garland pulls the rope upward while looking skyward. Scattered flower petals lie on the concrete platform, and a white floral garland is tied around the pole. Behind him, several people in white, teal and checked shirts stand watching beside a grey block wall, with houses and palm trees beyond. The man's face is turned up, and his clothing is consistent with a person-style ceremonial dress, though the appearance is uncertain.2009-08-17Outdoor ceremony against an orange-painted wall with a hanging banana bunch and foliage. On the right, a figure with long dark swept-back hair, a gold necklace and an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, beside an orange-cushioned armchair. Nearby, a devotee in orange kneels with palms joined, a man in orange with a mala and a man in white with a yellow shawl stand, and a cameraman in white shoots with a Sony video camera. A low table holds a wooden tray of fruit and flowers, and a woman with white flowers in her hair sits in the foreground. a person is the figure in orange with long hair, gold necklace and namaste, identified by appearance cues only; other people are devotees, priests and camera operators.2010-07-24June 28 20102010-06-28