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Outdoor photo on a hillside of a figure in saffron-orange robes bending forward to pour or offer pink flower petals from a metal plate onto a large dark rock. The rock is draped with a white cloth and decorated with garlands of green leaves, white, red, yellow and purple flowers. Above is a multicolored ceremonial umbrella with peacock-like motifs and tassels. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit or stand nearby among scrubby trees and green hills.

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August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photograph on a rocky hillside with green trees and a village below. A man in saffron dhoti and orange shawl bends over a large boulder draped with white cloth, arranging garlands of red, white, yellow and orange flowers and green leaves. Several other men in white dhotis and orange shawls, and women in white saris, stand or sit nearby. A multicoloured canopy with bird motifs and tassels shades the rock, and a palm frond lies beside it.2008-08-02A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a rocky hillside. A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti leans forward and pours or offers something from a wooden plate onto a large rock. The rock is draped with a white cloth and heaped with pink and white flower petals and garlands of green leaves, white and red flowers, and purple accents. Above is a colourful ornamental canopy with blue, orange, red and green panels and tassels. Behind, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the slope, green trees and hills in the background, and a partially visible person in dark hair and glasses stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at a sacred rock.2008-08-02Outdoor photo on a hillside with dry scrub and a village below. A man in saffron-orange robes with a cloth draped over his shoulder leans forward to place a pink flower on a large dark rock draped in white cloth and decorated with garlands of red, white, yellow and green flowers and leaves. A colourful umbrella with tassels stands behind him, and several people in white and orange clothing stand or sit nearby, some holding palm fronds. The scene looks like a ritual offering at a rock shrine. The man has long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, and the page names a person at this event, but his appearance alone is not a clear enough basis to identify him, so he is described by role.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoors on a hillside among trees and shrubs, a large rounded rock is draped with a white cloth and encircled by a long garland of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers with green leaves. Above it stands a colourful canopy with blue, red, orange and green panels, white bird motifs, and fringed tassels. Several devotees in white clothes with orange scarves stand around; a man in front wears a white kurta, orange shawl and a pendant necklace, arms at his sides. A man in a white garment bends over the rock, and a woman in a sari with a bag stands nearby. A village with palm trees lies below in the background.2008-08-02Outdoor photo on a hillside above a town. A figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron garment stands with their back to the camera, facing a large flat rock decorated with garlands of red, white and orange flowers and a scatter of pink rose petals over a white cloth. An orange and multicoloured canopy with the word Dhyanapeetam and dove motifs shelters the area. Behind, a crowd of people in orange and white clothing sits and stands among palms and shrubs, with a temple gopuram visible in the distant town below.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor scene at a hillside shrine with rocky boulders, scrub and a banyan-like tree in the foreground. Two ornate orange, green and blue canopies with a blue bird emblem shade a framed photograph or image of a figure garlanded with flowers, set on a rock. A long garland of red, white and multicoloured flowers lies across a white cloth, with pink rose petals scattered on the stone. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and orange shawl sits cross-legged, hands raised in prayer, beside brass vessels. Behind, a crowd of people in orange and white clothes stands in a line on the slope, some with hands folded, one with a white garment. Plants and palm fronds frame the scene. The overlay text reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' with a copyright mark. No clear identification is made of the portrait figure beyond its garlanded framed presentation.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photo at a hillside shrine. A large rock is draped with white cloth and decorated with garlands of pink, red, white and green flowers. A colourful multi-panelled umbrella with tassels stands above it. A young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right, pouring pink rose petals from a cloth onto the ground. A woman in white with an orange shawl and a bead necklace stands beside him. Palm plants, green shrubs and rocky hills fill the background, with other devotees in orange and white further back.2008-08-02