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Outdoor photo of a sandy open ground beside a long white building with a corrugated roof and a red sign reading Nithyananda Youth Centre. A large crowd, mostly men and boys in white ritual clothing and some in dark shirts, stands and sits along the wall and in front of it. A bearded man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands at centre holding a microphone, with a wooden pole beside him. Several drummers in dark clothes beat large drums to the left, near a black speaker and a white board. Palm trees frame the scene under a pale sky, and a white-robed man sits cross-legged in the foreground.

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December 30 20092009-12-30December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor photo of a sandy field with a crowd of men in white ritual clothes and orange headbands watching a traditional game. A man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground near a rope, while others in white kurtas and white dhotis sit or stand along the sand. A white corrugated-roofed building, palm trees, and bunting strung overhead form the backdrop. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues in this image.2007-12-25A crowd of devotees in white kurtas and orange saffron shawls gathers outdoors in a festival procession near a white-walled hall labelled Sri Rameshwar Temple with a framed deity image. Palm trees, orange flags and a decorated horse-drawn carriage with a white horse appear in the background, and several men in white stand among the crowd. A cameraman with a shoulder-mounted camera films the scene, and a man in an orange shirt and shawl stands in the foreground holding a long rope or pole.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 30 20092009-12-30A joyful outdoor crowd gathers in front of a white building with a large orange signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple, with a framed portrait of a woman and a sign in Kannada. In the foreground, a bald man with glasses and a brown-orange sash claps while shouting, and young men in white kurtas with orange sashes dance and sing beside him. A man with long hair in a white shawl stands among them, and a man in a yellow shirt with a lanyard smiles on the right. Palm trees and a sandy ground surround the scene, and a decorated deity murti with garlands sits on a platform in the background.2007-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor photograph at an ashram compound with a white-walled hall whose open doorway shows figures inside. A long queue of devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, stands on bare ground beneath tall palm trees. On the right, a raised altar with an orange cloth holds offerings and a dark sculpted form, with a few people in white and orange standing near it. Some devotees are on the left by the hall entrance, and a small child in white walks across the foreground. The sky is partly cloudy.2007-08-26An outdoor evening procession on a sandy path lined with tall coconut palms and thatched huts. Around him, a large crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes, many men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and cream saris, walks in procession. A drummer in white stands at left near painted umbrellas and decorated poles. On the right, a large banner with a portrait is mounted near a bulletin board, and a red-clad woman carrying a bag appears at left.2010-02-12Outdoor courtyard of an ashram with sandy ground, palm trees and a white building behind. In the foreground a black stone linga-shaped object sits on a white pedestal, and several people in white clothes with orange shawls stand around it, one in orange performing a ritual near the pedestal. A standing man in plain white garments faces the group at centre. On the right, rows of people in white clothes sit on steps and stand near a white-and-red striped railing beside the building. Several people are visible, with a count of about twenty.2007-10-08Outdoor photo of a traditional Indian game on a sandy ground beside a long white building with a corrugated roof and a coconut palm. Young men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange headbands, play in the sand while a player in an orange shirt and white shorts runs barefoot near the centre. A large crowd of men and women in white clothing, some in orange, sits and stands along the edge, watching. A drummer with a drum stands at left and a man in a dark suit stands in the crowd.2007-12-25