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Outdoor photo at a dirt construction site in front of a billboard labelled Nithyananda Centre for Metal Works, with a portrait of a bearded man in a white turban. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at center, hands cupped in a ritual gesture, beside a woman in a yellow sari. Stone mortar and carved stone objects sit on a wooden pallet in the foreground. Around them stand bearded men in orange robes and orange turbans, a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti, and several men in white with orange shawls. Roughly fifteen people are visible, and the blue tarp and red cloth frame the scene.

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Outdoor scene at a dusty construction site beside a red cloth screen and a corrugated roof. A tall figure in orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland stands centre-left, with a turban-wearing sadhu in orange beside him. Several sadhus in orange and saffron cloth and men in white dhotis stand nearby. A pale stone mortar, a carved stone figure of animals on a pedestal, and a carved stone stand rest on a wooden pallet near a blue tarpaulin. A billboard reads Nithyananda Foundation Centre for Metal Works, showing a portrait of a saint. a person (appearance cues: long swept-back hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala and garland) stands centre-left as a visiting pontiff observing the stone carvings.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Photograph inside a thatched, open-sided shed where a group stands among stone and bronze sculptures on a concrete floor. At left, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and smiles as he looks down at the sculptures. Beside him, a figure in orange and a yellow garment stands near a wooden post, and a man in an orange turban and orange robe gestures with one hand. Behind them, bearded men in orange robes and orange turbans stand with men in white shirts and dhotis. At right, a bearded man in a white robe with an orange shawl and a mala stands with hands folded, while another man in white with an orange scarf stands further right. Carved stone figures and fragments lie on the floor in the foreground, with a bronze figure at lower left.2007-08-09January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph inside an open-sided workshop with a corrugated roof, woven lattice walls and unfinished concrete blocks. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange head cloths stand grouped in the foreground. The man at the front right has long dark hair, wears an orange robe and sandals, and gestures toward the floor. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with an orange head cloth and beaded necklace stands near a bearded sadhu. A white-shirted man stands to the right, and another stands at the back. The floor is strewn with carved wooden or copper-coloured temple panels, figures and architectural pieces, with a wooden easel and tools nearby. The setting appears to be a craft or sculpture workshop.2007-08-09A photograph of a group of men standing on bare earth beside a palm-thatched structure. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a bare torso wears a saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, gesturing with his right hand toward a large weathered metal bell-like object lying on the ground. Beside him, a man in orange wears a gold-bead necklace with a pendant. To the left, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl leans forward looking down, and a bearded man in an orange shawl stands at the edge. Other men in orange and green garments and white clothing surround the group, with a plastic chair, a wooden post and construction debris visible at right.2009-12-30A photo taken inside a thatched, open-sided shed with a concrete floor and bamboo lattice walls, where a group of men in orange and yellow sannyasi-style robes stand among stone and clay sculptures and unfinished carved figures. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange turban, with rudraksha malas around his neck, faces a bare-backed man with long dark hair who is also wearing an orange cloth. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with folded hands, and a bearded man in white and an orange shawl stands at the right. A younger man in white dhoti and a shawl stands at the left. Several sculptures and carved stone pieces lie on the ground at the bottom of the frame.2007-08-09Outdoor photo at a dusty grounds lined with tall palm trees and a row of flagpoles flying multiple national flags. In the foreground a group of men in saffron-orange robes with draped shawls stand in conversation. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala on the right gestures with an outstretched arm toward the group, while concrete slabs and a large carved stone block lie on the ground. A man in a light shirt and grey trousers stands at left, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands in the background. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with a rudraksha mala is a candidate, appearance-based only.2007-08-09December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a group gathered outdoors under a thatched palm-leaf shelter on bare earth, with a bronze-coloured ornate object lying on the ground in front. A man in the centre wears a long dark-haired style, a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, gesturing with his hands while speaking. Beside him, a younger man in a saffron robe wears a ceremonial gold necklace. Around them stand saffron-robed sadhus and a bald man in white ritual clothes with a green shawl at the left edge, along with men in white dhoti and shirts.2009-12-30February 14 20072007-02-14