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A photograph of an outdoor festival stall under a white tarpaulin canopy with a red carpet. A tall man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange sleeveless robe and stands in the foreground, looking toward a wall of posters. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped, and other saffron-clad and white-clad men stand behind, including one wearing an orange turban. On the right, large printed posters show photographs and text. A potted plant stands on a white table at left, and several women in colourful saris watch from the left edge. Coloured decorative poles stand in the background.

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A photograph of a covered outdoor stall with a white tent canopy and red carpet, beside a large printed banner reading Nithya Annadanam and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Thiruvannamalai style donation information. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair wears a plain orange sleeveless robe and gestures toward a bearded elder in an orange robe, while several other saffron and ochre-robed sadhus and a white-clad man stand nearby. A white-clothed table holds items under the tent, and women in teal and cream saris stand at left watching. Behind them are colorful decorative poles. Presence of several robed monastics and onlookers is visible, with the sadhu in the center wearing a rudraksha mala.2009-12-30A photo of an outdoor event under a white tent with a red carpet. Several people in orange or saffron robes stand on the carpet in front of a large banner titled "Nithya Annadhan" with photo collage panels. Beside the banner, a potted plant sits on the floor. On the left, women in white and green, and a girl in turquoise, look toward the banner. A bearded man in a long orange robe with a beaded mala stands at centre, with an orange-robed sadhu and a bald elder nearby. Two people are in the background behind a white draped table. The banner text refers to donation for annadhan and a Thiruvannamalai ashram setting.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside a white tented exhibition hall at an ashram event. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair points at a wall of framed photos and posters, including panels labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham of Phoenix, Arizona, USA and Vedic Lifestyle. Beside her a woman in white clothing with hands joined in namaste stands near the display. On the right, several monastics in orange and saffron robes and a shaved-headed man in white stand watching. Banners on the left show Kannada text and a world map, and a red carpet runs across the floor. The panel shows a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham exhibition booth with framed photographs and information displays.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor scene on a dirt road at an ashram or camp entrance. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand in a loose group; one figure in the centre has long dark curly hair and a sleeveless orange top with a wrap, seen from behind, while a man in orange with a salt-and-pepper beard and a bearded man in red robes stand nearby. Devotees in white and yellow dupattas, including a woman in white with a yellow shawl, watch and some press palms together. A man in white holds a camera on a thatched shed. Flower petals lie on the ground at the lower edge. Behind them, a printed banner reads "Nithya Anandam" with a portrait of a man in a robe, and a large green-and-white informational poster stands on the left.2009-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01A photograph of a tented exhibition area with a red carpet. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand in a line near a pink-draped table, including a bald man with a gold-bead necklace on the left, a bearded man with long curly hair in the foreground, and a woman in orange on a red carpet. A woman in white sari stands behind the table, which displays bottled remedies and pamphlets. A large standing poster of a smiling woman in orange with a red bindi reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda and Out-Reach. Behind, a green information board and framed photographs hang inside the tent, and colourful tassels decorate the canopy.2009-12-30A photograph under a white canopy at an outdoor event. A woman in an orange sari holds a tall brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) with yellow marigold garlands on its base, while a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stand behind her. A central figure in white robes and a white shawl stands beside a white-draped table. Behind them a banner reads NITHYANANDA LAKSHMI with black-and-white comic-style panels. A woman in a white sari with a long braid sits in the lower right foreground, and trees and tents are visible outside. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2009-12-30Outdoor photo under a red and white striped canopy with marigold garlands at a Dhyanapeetam event. A long-haired man in saffron robes and an orange turban, wearing a beaded necklace, points at a framed photo display board on the right while speaking. Beside him an elderly bearded man in saffron robes with a saffron shawl holds a small dish or cup. Nearby, a man in white with a red-gold bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala stands, and a man in white kurta with spectacles and a saffron-bordered shawl looks on. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. Walls behind them are covered with rows of photographs and printed panels.2006-01-01December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a courtyard event with a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robes walking forward, long dark hair falling at his back, a white-clad devotee beside him. Behind them, people in white dhotis and kurtas stand and walk along a pale tiled courtyard lined with potted plants. A row of large white banners hangs from a building facade, each printed with a smiling portrait of a man in a white turban and the words 'Nithyananda Seva Trust' and 'Nithyananda Spiritual Works'. A man in a cream kurta and orange-and-red shawl stands near the banners, and two men in white kurtas stand with hands joined in greeting on the right.2006-07-27