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Outdoor photograph of a crowd on a village road in front of simple tiled-roof houses and a parked silver van. A man in an orange-saffron turban and saffron sannyasi robes, wearing a long white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala, stands at the centre with head slightly bowed while a woman in a teal sari kneels or bends before him with flowers and a lit lamp. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-clad devotees hold marigold and rose petals, and a young boy in a white shirt leans in. A decorated yellow-and-red ceremonial umbrella and a tall wooden pole appear at the upper left. Several people line the background, and an overlaid credit line reads Nithyananda Paramashivam.

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Outdoor village street procession with a decorated ceremonial parasol of colourful tassels overhead and a hand-painted fabric banner at left. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, stands with hands lowered as a man in white shirt and trousers offers flowers. Around them devotees in white shirts, orange shoulder cloths, and women in teal and blue saris with flowers in their hair press close. Parked silver cars, a rickshaw and a green-painted house line the road.2008-11-24January 01 20042004-01-01January 21 20092009-01-21November 19 20052005-11-19July 25 20072007-07-25Outdoor tented gathering with white and pink draped fabric overhead. A long-haired man with a beard, wearing a red sleeveless top and a garland of white and pink flowers, smiles while holding an orange cloth. Nearby, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands beside a bowed woman in white, and a man in white bends low before him. Onlookers in blue and red stand behind, and a tray of pink and orange flowers lies in the foreground. The appearance of the central figure in red is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the match is not strong enough to confirm identity.2009-07-07November 24 20082008-11-24August 02 20082008-08-02A seated man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold-toned pendant chain, sits cross-legged on a mat under trees in an outdoor ritual. He holds his hands together in front of him, eyes lowered, while a copper-topped Shiva lingam wrapped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers sits before him. Behind him, a tray holds bananas, a bell, a small silver vessel, lit oil lamps and a plate of white flowers, and a flower-decorated lingam-like object stands on a tray at the right. Around them, about a dozen seated devotees in white and blue clothes, including a woman in a red sari and a woman in a light grey sari, watch the puja.A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment over a red undershirt and a red shawl, sits on a gold throne decorated with a floral garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. He rests his right hand on the head of a man in a white kurta who bows forward, his hand gripping the bowed man's hands. Scattered yellow petals fall around them. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing and onlookers in the foreground, a microphone stand and blue and red drapes complete the stage setting. Swamiji (probable) is shown by long hair, orange saffron clothing and a seated throne posture, with a devotee blessing being given.2008-01-01Outdoor ceremony beneath green trees at an ashram, showing a dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting rite at a tall white flagpole. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland holds rose petals in his hands and offers them at the pole's base. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a white tray of pink petals. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass puja vessel, and a multicoloured fringed parasol shades the central figure. Petals and flowers lie scattered on brick-edged ground, with about a dozen white-clad devotees standing behind. A man in orange robes holding the tray is visibly present; the central figure in turban and garland has appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though the match is uncertain.2008-07-27Outdoor ritual photo at a rocky site beside a large boulder. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and white flower garland sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, behind a brass kalasha-like vessel wrapped in yellow marigold garlands, set on a white cloth atop red bricks. A bald older man in white dhoti and shirt sits with folded hands at left, and a woman in a white and black saree with a red bindi sits with hands clasped at right. Brass pots, a small lamp, a bell and flower offerings lie on the ground. The central man has distinctive long orange head covering and ceremonial garlands; appearance-based candidate a person presiding over a puja.2002-01-01