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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, curly dark hair, who holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and raises the other hand toward a devotee's head. Surrounding devotees wear white clothing with orange shawls, several with rudraksha malas; some have hands pressed together. A decorated golden-finialed ceremonial umbrella with red, green and yellow fabric, and a golden ornamental staff, stand to the right beside a green metal gate, and a small orange-walled building with a white dove emblem is behind them.

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December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession scene at a gathering with a crowd of devotees. Two figures with long, dark, curly hair stand in the centre-left wearing saffron/orange robes, one with a shawl draped over the shoulder. A woman in a blue top and a boy in a blue shirt with glasses stand with palms joined in namaste. Behind them, people in white and yellow clothing gather, and an older man in white shirt and glasses stands with hands raised. A decorated umbrella in red, yellow and blue and a gold-and-red ornate staff or standard stand at the upper right near a green gate. Onlookers in white shirts line the background beside a small orange building with a window.2009-12-23Outdoor street scene during a procession with a crowd of many devotees pressing toward a raised platform on the right. A tall figure in orange robes stands on the platform holding a small brass bell and reaching down toward the crowd. Women in saris, many with hair tied back and some wearing bangles, reach out with hands extended. In the left foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a long wooden staff, and a man in a white shirt holds a green and red ceremonial canopy with tassels. Several people hold small framed photographs and placards on sticks. Dusty roadside trees and a plain sky fill the background.2009-01-21December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered in front of a white building with a banner reading "Nithyananda Foundation" above the doorway. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long gold necklace and a white sacred mark on the forehead stands at the centre, holding a small silver bowl and offering something to children and devotees pressing close. Two ornate umbrellas with red, green and yellow fringed canopies and a gold staff stand at the left. Many people in white and orange clothing surround him, including women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, with children in the foreground reaching toward the bowl. The setting suggests a festival procession or distribution event.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a Hindu ritual setting under a tented canopy with a temple shrine behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, rudraksha malas and a bead necklace, and extends his right hand toward devotees pressing palms together at a metal railing on the left. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron holds a brass tray with a golden ritual vessel draped in orange cloth. On the right a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead markings stands with hands folded, and a woman in a green sari with a red shawl and glasses also stands with palms joined. Several male devotees in white and checked shirts crowd the railing. Behind them a red and gold shrine with decorative arch.2010-09-18December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual procession under a bright sky with palm trees. A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace, places his hand on the head of a young man in white kurta and dhoti. Nearby, a man in a white outfit holds a small silver bowl. Surrounding devotees in white kurtas, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, stand with hands folded. Behind them are a thatched hut, a golden trident finial, a golden ratha-style pole ornament with a decorated red and gold canopy, and a wooden staff with a gold top. The scene is.2008-12-23August 01 20082008-08-01December 23 20092009-12-23