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Outdoor street photo in Tamil Nadu of a young sannyasi in saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl over a red sleeveless top, reaching up with both hands to pull a yellow rope on a pole. Behind him a large blue banner shows a smiling woman with long hair, red bindi and orange garment, next to a temple gopuram image and Tamil text. A man in white shirt, white dhoti, dark glasses and black rudraksha-style beaded necklace watches. Behind them a crowd of women in white saris holds brass pots and leaf-decorated offerings. A yellow cloth on a stand bears repeated 'Om Namashivaya' text. Red carpet and scattered flower petals line the ground. The setting looks like a dedication ceremony with overhead wires and trees visible.

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Outdoor photo of a ritual at a street-side centre in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti-style garment and red sleeveless top, with long dark hair, pulls a yellow rope hanging from above while looking upward. A yellow cloth draped over a table displays repeated Om Namashivaya text. Behind him a large banner shows a smiling figure with long hair, red bindi and orange robe with rudraksha mala, beside a blue banner with a temple image. Women in white saris stand holding brass pots and flower-filled plates, and a crowd watches. Red carpet and scattered petals cover the ground. A portrait labelled with a Tamil caption is also visible on the wall.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a street-side flag-hoisting event at the Rajapalayam ashram. A young man in orange-saffron robes and a long white jasmine garland with a red-green floral border stands at a wall, reaching up to unveil an orange saffron cloth draped over a hung cord. Several onlookers in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a lavender sari, and a woman in a pale sari gather around, and a child is held at the edge. Before him on the ground are a silver tray with oil lamps, a plate of apples and bananas, and a red-pink flower garland. Above, a banner bearing a portrait of a smiling woman in orange with a rudraksha mala is pinned to the wall, with Tamil text and a Kalpataru event notice. Strings of marigold and multicolour flags decorate the street.2009-07-14January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoor photograph at a white building with a staircase and balcony, where a crowd of men in white shirts watches from above. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland stands beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, while an orange cloth is draped over a white stone structure with a round dark basin. Two men in orange robes stand at left with hands pressed together in greeting. A cameraman in white clothing films the scene. A banner with Tamil text and a photograph hangs on the building, and two framed portraits are mounted at upper right. A blue-and-white pole and hanging orange cloth appear at the top.2010-01-23August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo of a roadside banner with a blue background and white Tamil script, partly draped in orange cloth and mounted on wooden poles under trees. A man in a red sleeveless top and orange wrap, seen from behind, wears a white flower garland and raises one arm toward the banner. Beside him, a man in white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, holds a bunch of green grapes up toward the banner. Other devotees in white, blue and yellow saris stand nearby, and an orange flag is visible at the left. The banner shows a portrait and phone numbers. Person in red and orange has long dark swept-back hair and distinctive garland, a person cue, but identity is uncertain from this view.2009-08-08August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of an outdoor unveiling at a cinder-block wall under an overcast sky. A woman in an orange sari with a red sleeveless blouse and a white flower garland unveils a large red-and-white banner by pulling a cord, revealing a portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red-brown garment and a beaded necklace. Beside the portrait the banner shows Tamil script and the printed name Paramahamsa Nithyanandar, along with a phone number. A man in a white shirt with glasses stands at left watching. Palm trees and buildings appear in the background.2009-08-17January 21 20102010-01-21August 11 20092009-08-11