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Outdoor rocky hillside shrine with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure set under a small canopy, decorated with red and white flower garlands and palm fronds. A devotee in saffron robes kneels on the lower right in front of a garlanded flower-covered portrait placed on a large boulder. Another person in white clothing with a saffron shawl stands at the upper right, photographing the shrine. The portrait's visible caption reads a name, and the scene is a floral offering at a rock shrine. a person depiction is not visibly confirmed; the framed portrait shows a robed figure with long hair but the appearance is uncertain.

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May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19Outdoors on a rocky hillside with scrub trees and a red flag on a pole. In the foreground a large grey boulder is draped with a long garland of red and white flowers and holds a small framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with garland, under a multicolored canopy. A man in an orange top with a white-lettered logo sits cross-legged on the rock at right beside food offerings on a plate, and another person in white stands behind on the hill. Printed text on the man's shirt reads Nithyananda, and a portrait caption is not clearly legible.2008-05-19Outdoors on a rocky hillside among shrubs and palms, a framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland sits on an orange-draped stand beneath a colourful canopy with blue and white emblems, decorated with a red flower garland. In front, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl holds a lamp or arati plate toward the portrait. Beside him, a man in white kurta and yellow shawl films with a video camera. A red-and-orange flag flies at upper right. The portrait is a printed image, not a physical person, and the lamp-bearer's face is not visible, so the scene shows a puja-style offering before a portrait on the hill.2008-05-19A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a woven mat on a rocky hillside among shrubs and palms. Beside him, a white-and-red garlanded shrine with a seated deity murti under a colourful striped umbrella canopy with tassels. Large boulders surround the shrine on dry earth, with hillside houses visible in the background.2008-05-19Outdoors among scrubby plants and boulders, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white striped border sits cross-legged before a rock-carved shrine. A deity figure in yellow-green sari-like dress is shown on a rock face framed by a garland of red and white flowers. In front, a white plate, brass lamps and a small offering vessel sit on a cloth. A bright, washed-out outdoor photograph with a palm tree and a colourful canopy at upper right. The man is a priest or sannyasi performing puja; his appearance does not clearly establish a specific identity.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19A photograph of a hillside shrine in a dry, rocky landscape with scrubby trees and palms. A single man with a shaved head, wearing an orange shirt and orange dhoti-style wrap, stands with his back to the camera, facing a small altar. On the altar is a framed portrait garlanded with red and white flowers and draped in orange cloth, beside a red flag on a pole and a multicoloured parasol. A garlanded cloth-covered stone with a printed image sits on the left, near rocks.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a red-and-white mat on a rocky hillside, palms pressed together in namaskar before a small shrine. The shrine has a framed picture of a seated figure draped in white, decorated with a garland of red and white flowers, and a multicoloured striped umbrella canopy shades it. Dry scrub, palm fronds and a dusty brown hill rise behind, with boulders in the foreground. The scene suggests a devotee's prayer or meditation at an outdoor shrine.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19