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Outdoor photo at an ashram compound with a red-tiled building behind. A man in a white shirt and black turban, wearing a headset microphone and dark trousers with a key ring, gestures with his right hand while standing among people. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and glasses holds his hands folded at chest level and holds a red and white flag or cloth. Around them stand men in orange and checked shirts and a woman in white at right. A white vehicle is parked in the background. No figure in this scene is distinctively dressed as a person candidate by the required cues, so the central figure is described by role only.

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December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo at an open ground with a red-tiled building and a white car behind. A man in a black knitted cap with a white emblem, white collared shirt and dark trousers stands centre frame, one hand raised holding a small earpiece or cable near his chest. To the left, a man in white shirt and dark glasses holds a red-orange cloth. To the right, a man in an orange shirt with a red bindi on his forehead and a moustache stands beside others in white. The scene appears to be a gathering of volunteers or attendees.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor procession scene on a dirt road with orange saffron flags and a truck with speakers behind. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch stands with hands folded. Beside him, a young man in a grey zip jacket and red patterned scarf presses his palms together. A cameraman in a dark jacket films with a large video camera, and other men in white clothes and red jackets stand along the road. A saffron ceremonial banner with a trident and ornate gold design is visible at upper right. Several men in white, some with mala necklaces, watch the procession.2012-01-01Outdoor procession scene at a dry field during a ratha padayatra. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, flanked by saffron-clad sannyasis and a bare-chested elderly man in orange cloth with a bead mala and a white cloth tied to his torso. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind, and a man in a blue cap is in the lower left. Red and green fringed canopy poles and a gold-coloured carved wooden ratha element frame the scene. A cameraman with a video camera is at left. Several people are visible in the crowd.2009-01-21A crowded outdoor photograph near a temple entrance decorated with marigold garlands in orange and yellow. A bare-chested elderly priest in a red-maroon dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at centre beside a woman in an orange sari. A man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a microphone, and a younger man in a white shirt stands nearby. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in red and orange, press close, with a bare-headed onlooker in the foreground. A sannyasi in orange robes stands among them, and the scene appears to be a ritual gathering or darshan. Tiled walls and a canopy frame the scene.2010-11-22December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a crowd outdoors in front of a red brick building with a sign reading Nithyananda Vedic Arts University, and a small shrine with a deity murti visible through its doorway. A central man wears a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti and a wrap over the shoulder, a long rudraksha mala with large beads, and white-and-ochre tilak marks on his forehead; he has long swept-back dark hair and is smiling while clasping his hands. Around him stand men in white and striped shirts, a man in a white kurta, and onlookers in dark shirts, several with tilak marks and saffron-coloured wraps. A cameraperson with a large lens is in the lower right corner, and a vehicle is parked behind the group.2014-06-19January 21 20092009-01-21January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor photograph of a crowd standing with hands folded in anjali mudra at an open-air site with sandy ground and a yellow-painted pole. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, standing with hands clasped in front of a white-and-red striped platform draped with a purple cloth. Behind him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, stand with palms joined. A man in white wears a yellow shawl, and others wear orange shawls and collared shirts. Several onlookers in the background watch the proceedings.2010-09-05