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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands beside an open white car door. He wears a maroon dhoti-style garment with a bright orange-gold border draped over one shoulder, a long multi-strand beaded necklace, matching beaded armlets and bangles. He holds a long wooden staff in his right hand, while a person in white clothing stands at the right edge. At left, a hand holds a silver tray of yellow flowers and a silver kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves. Another person in orange robes sits in the driver's seat behind the door. The setting is an outdoor driveway with a silver car.

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December 18 20112011-12-18May 13 20132013-05-13December 18 20112011-12-18May 19 20132013-05-19A smiling man with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wooden beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, wears a brown and gold striped wrap and bare arms, walking beside a black SUV at an outdoor courtyard. Two young attendants in saffron-orange robes flank him; the one on the right carries a brass kalasha with green leaves and a pink flower. Several small children stand in the foreground. Red brick wall in background. a person is the central figure, shown walking as a sannyasi in ritual garb; the attendants are sannyasi-trainees in orange.2013-05-18A smiling man with long swept-back hair stands beside an open black SUV in a covered courtyard. He wears a rust-brown robe with gold and yellow stripes, a red-brown beaded rudraksha-style mala and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, plus gold armlets and bangles. A red bindi marks his forehead. Beside him, a young boy in orange saffron cloth with a red border and beaded necklace stands near the car door. Another youth in orange cloth carries a decorated basket with flowers and fruit, while people in the foreground are blurred. The setting is a paved courtyard with a red brick wall behind. a person is the central figure, identified by his long hair, ornate gold necklace and beaded mala.2013-05-18A man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap with a gold-bordered shawl stands on a roadway at dusk, smiling and walking forward. He wears a white forehead band with a red dot, long dark hair, drop earrings, rudraksha mala beads, a gold chest ornament, gold waist chain and red beaded armlets with gold clasps. A small ornate blue-and-gold kalasha with greenery sits at the left edge, and a white vehicle is behind him.2017-08-14June 27 20132013-06-27A smiling man in rust-red and gold-bordered ceremonial dhoti and shawl waves his right hand as he walks across a paved courtyard beside a dark grey SUV with its door open. He wears a thick rust-red beaded mala with a large gold pendant, gold bangles, a red bindi and a vertical tilak. Behind him a person in orange clothing carries a tray of flowers and a decorated pot. Ordinary bright daylight, hexagonal paving stones.2013-05-14 +1 copiesA smiling man walks outdoors among green trees, wearing an orange-brown dhoti-style wrap with a wide gold border at the waist and a matching orange-brown shawl draped over one shoulder. He wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with large gold beads and a gold pendant depicting a deity, plus rudraksha armlets and bracelets, gold earrings, a white vibhuti marking and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and his dark hair is swept back to the shoulders. Behind him, a younger boy in a white headband and maroon cloth and other robed figures walk in a procession. The man appears to be a probable Swamiji (Paramahamsa Nithyananda) based on his long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and saffron-toned clothing.2013-05-14 +3 copiesMay 17 20132013-05-17Outdoor evening ritual scene. A man with long dark hair swept back into a bun, a red tilak on his forehead, and a saffron/orange wrap over his shoulders wears a long rudraksha mala. He smiles while his hand rests on a silver plate, and a small brass deity murti stands on a white-draped table at right. A crowd of people in white dhotis and white garments stands behind him, and a small microphone is clipped near his face.2013-07-13 +1 copies