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Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a pink-walled building and bamboo scaffolding overhead. A long-haired figure in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with their back to the camera, facing a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and a saffron shawl, who stands at right with hands folded. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several in orange shawls, watch and fold their hands; a cameraman films at left, and onlookers stand behind a bamboo barrier at right. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the figure is described by role only.

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August 06 20092009-08-06A crowd gathers outside an ornate pink temple wall with a wrought-iron gate and carved stone pillars. A long-haired man bare-chested in an orange shawl and orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala, stands in the centre with his back to the camera, facing a group in orange robes. Nearby a shaved-headed man in orange and a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and garlands stand among devotees. A cameraman with a video camera and photographers with cameras document the scene, and a man in a white shirt watches at right.2010-12-29A photograph of an outdoor welcome at a temple-style gathering under a decorated canopy with red, yellow and orange bunting and a sign reading Nithyananda. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a grey-haired head faces a line of devotees; a man on the right in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a brass tray. Several men in orange shawls and orange robes stand nearby, a woman in an orange sari wears a pink flower garland, and a man at left holds a camera. A figure at far right with long dark hair wears white and holds a tray with a small plate. The ground is bare earth with palm trees behind.2008-08-03Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard. A man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long multi-coloured garland of white and red flowers, with a gold necklace, and stands at the centre while hands gesture around him. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in orange robes holds a tall silver staff. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, and a woman in a red sari and a woman with a white flower garland stand among the crowd. Behind them, a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with pink and red garlands sits beside stone temple pillars and a pink gopuram wall.2009-08-06December 20 20112011-12-20August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard with a gopuram tower and a covered colonnade. A smiling man in the centre wears a flowing orange robe over a red top, a gold pendant and a long garland of beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he has an appearance-based candidate profile for a person with distinctive saffron clothing, long hair, a garland and a gold pendant. To the left, a bearded sadhu in orange holds a paper and wears a mala. A white-clad man stands at the left edge, and an elder in pink kurta greets someone at right. A woman in an orange sari stands in the right foreground, and several white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background. A banner over the entrance reads Arunachaleswarar temple.2009-08-06Outdoor temple courtyard with a marble floor and a stone wall with arched openings behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine doorway. Beside him an older man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a row of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind. On the right, a bare-chested priest in an ochre dhoti holds a brass aarti plate with lit oil lamps toward a red-and-gold shrine entrance hung with a red and white flower garland. A yellow metal box with a Tamil inscription sits in the foreground, and a video camera is mounted at the right edge.2008-08-03December 20 20112011-12-20August 02 20082008-08-02August 03 20082008-08-03December 20 20112011-12-20