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Outdoor ashram courtyard under a open canopy strung with orange and yellow tassel decorations and palm trees behind. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, next to another figure in orange with a beaded necklace. A woman in a red sari walks across a raised stone platform with white cloths, toward a small shrine. Along the right, many people in white dress stand in rows with hands folded in namaste, while a woman in white walks down a mat-lined path. Kolam rangoli designs decorate the steps and floor. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.

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Outdoor temple courtyard at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a tall copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar and a black Shiva linga draped with a marigold garland on an orange platform. A woman in an orange sari kneels on a dark circular mat before the linga beside a brass lamp, with a bald man in white dhoti and an orange cloth walking nearby. Several people in white dhotis and orange garments stand around, with a striped canopy, palm trees and a stone deity murti behind. Devotees watch and a man in a checked shirt stands in the foreground.2011-07-15Outdoor temple courtyard during a Pongal celebration. Many devotees in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis with gold borders move through the open-air space, some carrying small lamps and incense. A colourful kolam rangoli floor design lies in the foreground beside a group of seated devotees in white. At the right, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl attends an altar with brass puja vessels and a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A tall red stone pillar and a palanquin-style canopy stand behind the crowd, and palm trees surround the courtyard.2016-01-15A photograph of a covered open-air courtyard at an ashram, with a tiled floor and a corrugated metal roof supported by red steel posts, decorated with hanging colourful tassel ornaments. A long line of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing stands or walks across the courtyard, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in cream, yellow and white saris and men in white dhotis and white shawls are visible. On the right, a group of monks or priests in saffron and orange robes stands near a red structure and a tall decorated pillar, with palm trees and a stone statue in the background.2011-08-23October 24 20102010-10-24Outdoor satsang setting with palm trees and a bright overcast sky. A bare-chested man in flowing saffron-orange robes and a long orange wrap stands barefoot on a mat with palms pressed together in namaste, his long dark hair swept back. Around him, seated and standing devotees in white, red and green clothing sit on mats and a white-draped platform. Stone deity murtis and a garden with a small kalasha-style urn appear in the background, along with a banner and a black speaker on the left.2010-12-18July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor evening scene at an ashram courtyard with a long red carpet running down the middle. Lines of children and young devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali. Several wear saffron or orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in a yellow-green dress and others in dark clothes also stand in the line. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair seen from behind wears a red-orange shawl and a white flower garland, facing the carpet. Behind them, a covered open-air pavilion with lights, palm trees and devotees in orange robes complete the setting.2014-06-16November 15 20102010-11-15November 15 20102010-11-15Outdoor homa at a temple courtyard with palm trees behind. On a raised white and red-striped platform, several priests in white dhotis and orange shawls sit around a central fire pit with brass items and an orange cloth nearby; one priest in orange holds a ceremonial implement. A group of women in white and orange robes sit beside them, and a row of seated devotees in white, cream and green saris and shirts watches from the front steps. A large wooden pillar stands behind the fire with a dark deity murti near the back. No a person candidate is visible.2008-10-01October 26 20112011-10-26An outdoor courtyard under a corrugated roof with palm trees beyond. In the centre stands a tall orange-painted kalasha-style pole on a red and white pedestal, with a dark stone murti of a seated figure in front, garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds. A red and orange flag hangs beside it. Priests and devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some in orange robes, stand in rows on the left and right, facing the shrine with hands folded. A colourful pink, green and yellow kolam decorates the paved floor in the foreground.2016-04-10