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Outdoor photo at an ashram-style site under trees on a paved path. A young man in white kurta and orange shawl stands at left, a man in white kurta holds a silver vessel near a girl in a red floral dress, and a woman in a cream sari with red border stands at right, with others in white around them. Behind is a standing man in white dhoti at far left, a framed portrait of a figure with white head wrap and blue ornate robe labelled in Tamil, a silver car and a flower-decorated altar.

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A photograph taken under a white tarpaulin canopy at an outdoor public darshan. A seated person in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland and long dark hair sits on a plastic chair on a striped rug, receiving a small girl in a blue and white floral dress who holds a brass bowl. Around them stand young men in white kurtas and dhotis, one holding a silver tray with offerings, and several women in green and orange saris watching. A yellow plastic bag lies on the rug and a red flower petal rests near the chair. Trees and open ground are visible beyond the canopy edge.January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoor photograph at a dusty roadside near palm trees and a thatched hut. A young man in saffron-orange robes, with a shaved head and a smile, holds a silver tray with an offering of orange-red flowers, a fruit and a small bowl toward a bearded man in white kurta and a yellow shawl. Two more saffron-robed sadhus stand nearby, one with a full black beard and long dark hair. Other white-clad men stand around a silver car at left. Behind them is a roadside banner showing a portrait of a woman and the text Nithya Annadanam, a person. Hmm.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18August 16 20092009-08-16Outdoor photo at a palm-lined site with a dirt embankment behind a wire fence. A silver SUV is parked on a paved path at right, and a person in saffron/orange robes stands at its door with hands pressed together in greeting. Near the vehicle, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti and several women in cream and orange saris stand among devotees holding flower garlands and offerings. Behind them, a man in a white shirt claps and a person in a saffron robe stands by a drum. Framed portrait posters on stakes line the path. Only the person in saffron at the car is visibly an ascetic-style robe wearer; no visible cues confirm a particular identity.2009-08-02January 18 20092009-01-18January 18 20092009-01-18January 10 20092009-01-10Outdoor scene at a ground with trees and a low white building behind a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a woman in a cream and gold saree holds a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" showing a figure in orange robes with a mala seated on a platform, and she carries a folded gold-and-red cloth. Beside her a woman in an orange-saffron garment stands, and to the right a woman in a white saree with a dark plaited braid faces them. On the left an older man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a saffron flag, and other devotees in white kurtas wear rudraksha malas. Orange flags with a logo fly above. Many footwear pairs are scattered on the ground at right, and a small boy in a white shirt wears a round badge.2010-07-24A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on a raised cushioned seat under a decorated canopy with blue and red fringe, while a small girl in a white floral dress stands before the seat. A man in an orange robe with a microphone and a bald-headed attendant in orange stand nearby, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard leans in beside the child. Around them, people in white clothing and garlands gather under a canopy, with a brass plate near the seat and a red carpet on the ground. The seated figure is shown with a long black zebra-striped cushion and a bare foot on a yellow-and-red floral mat.2008-12-24November 25 20092009-11-25