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Outdoor ritual photograph in a open courtyard. A man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha-style golden bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands resting on his knees. Behind him are dark stone sculptures of a cobra-hooded deity and a seated multi-armed deity murti with a consort. A red sign reads that this deity is undergoing an intensive energizing process by Paramahamsa Nithyananda for installation in a Vedic temple. Other people sit or stand nearby in orange and white attire, and a palm tree and banner are visible behind.

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Outdoor scene in a paved temple courtyard with dark stone deity murti statues behind. In the centre a man with long dark wavy hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a cushion, hands folded in his lap, eyes lowered, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a multi-strand gold-toned ceremonial necklace. Behind him a woman in white with an orange shawl stands with arms crossed, and on the left a young woman in white with an orange shawl sits. On the right a woman in white and yellow sits with palms together. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands near a large statue. Red signs in front of the statues bear printed text. A yellow-and-orange banner with photographs is in the background, and a silver car is parked at left. a person is the seated saffron-clad man with long hair, meditating in the courtyard.2010-10-07Outdoors at a temple-style site, a man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a wooden seat with a folded cloth, hands pressed in anjali mudra in front of his chest. He wears a sleeveless saffron orange robe and a long gold-toned necklace. Beside him, a woman in an orange shawl over white clothes sits with palms joined. Behind them stand dark stone deity murtis, including a multi-hooded serpent-canopied figure and a seated deity with a trident-like weapon. A yellow banner with portrait photos, and a small red sign reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda, stand in the background. A woman in a yellow top sits at right with hands together near her face. Ground is bare earth with a green mat and a ring of white chalk.2010-10-07A photograph of an outdoor ritual site with a man seated cross-legged on a raised mat, eyes closed, hands in a meditation mudra, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him on the ground are a brass kalasha-style pot and a small brass vessel. Two women in white garments are seated behind him on the bare ground, one in a yellow shawl and one with an orange scarf. Behind them stand grey stone sculptures of deities and a cobra-hooded figure, with red-bordered placards in front. A large banner with a picture of a seated guru and devotees hangs on a wall at left, and palm trees surround the courtyard.2010-09-04October 07 20102010-10-07A man in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a woven mat outdoors, eyes closed and one hand resting on his knee. Behind him, several women in white dresses with yellow or orange shawls sit in meditation on the ground near a black stone sculpture of deities and a shrine with a red-orange pillar. A brass kettle-shaped vessel stands beside the mat, and palm trees and a banner with photographs and printed text frame the scene. The sitting man has long hair with a red tilak on his forehead, and the visible cues are distinctive, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala seated cross-legged on a raised stone platform, hands in meditation mudra, eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style oil lamp sits before him on the ground. Three women in white with yellow or orange shawls sit in meditation on small fire-pit circles behind him. Behind them stand grey stone deity statues, red pillars and palm trees, and a large colourful banner shows portraits. A white SUV is parked at left. Four people visible in total.2010-09-04A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in an outdoor temple yard, eyes closed and palms joined in meditation. He wears a rudraksha mala with dark beads and has a red tilak on his forehead; his hair is long and swept back. A brass kettle-shaped pot with a loop handle sits beside him on the ground. Behind him stand several grey stone deity sculptures, including a seated figure with a serpent hood and others on pedestals with red plaques, palm trees and a yellow banner at left. Ash is scattered on the ground.2010-08-30A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on sand in an outdoor garden, eyes closed, hands in a meditation mudra, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a vertical sandalwood tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits in the foreground. Behind him, grey stone sculptures of deities stand on pedestals beside red plaques, and a palm tree and banner are visible. Two women in white and yellow sit nearby on mats. A banner shows a group of men beside a sacred fire and Hindu ritual scene, with Kannada text. Probable Swamiji in meditation: saffron robe, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala.2010-09-04A young man in an orange saffron sleeveless garment with a dark rudraksha mala stands with eyes closed in the foreground, a red tilak mark on his forehead, long dark hair falling behind him. Behind him, a large yellow banner shows a seated figure in orange and red robes with a flower garland, surrounded by men in white shirts and dhotis offering hands in greeting. A grey stone deity murti stands at the right edge beside a green sapling and stone plinths on a dirt ground.2010-08-30October 10 20102010-10-10October 07 20102010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07