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Night photograph outdoors beside a palm tree and a large illuminated wall map board showing a site layout. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-coloured garland stands at left, holding a polished metal kalasha pot topped with green leaves and a yellow flower, carried on a metal tray. The ground is an open paved area with a coconut palm and a concrete wall at right. The man is the only person visible.

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December 13 20112011-12-13October 05 20112011-10-05A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered yellow edge stands at night holding a silver umbrella-shaped ritual fan aloft in his right hand and a silver bell in his left. He wears a gold beaded necklace and a wrist mala, and his head is shaven. Behind him a white board with green and colourful graphics is visible, with seated audience silhouettes in the lower foreground. a person: the orange clothing, gold necklace and bell-and-fan ritual role are the distinguishing cues, and he is shown performing a ritual presentation before an audience.2011-10-05Night outdoors at a dirt ground beside a large white board titled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram" with a green map and multilingual text. In the foreground a person in an orange-red robe with a bare upper body and ornamented shoulders kneels or bends over a small fire on the ground, with a coconut, burning flame and offerings nearby. Palm trees rise behind the board and a low wall lies to the right.2011-10-06October 05 20112011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05March 18 20142014-03-18A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl standing outdoors on a dirt path. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold armlet, and has white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a large embossed silver kalasha vessel with mango leaves and red flowers, placed on a tray of red blossoms, as if carrying an offering. Behind him are a brick wall, a green signboard, palm trees and stones.2011-12-13A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a hood-like drape stands at night holding a silver aarti plate with a bright oil flame at its right edge. He wears a gold bead necklace and a white tilak with red markings on his forehead, and gold-coloured bangles. Behind him are hanging dried leaves on a cord, a bamboo pole, and a wide leafy plant, with an orange cloth canopy overhead. The scene suggests an evening aarti being offered.2009-09-27A photograph at night showing a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-saffron sash draped over his head and shoulders, wearing a gold beaded necklace and a white forehead mark. He holds a brass aarti lamp with several flames, with a flower garland visible on the right. Green banana leaves hang overhead, and strings of small lights glow on a wall behind him. Partially visible on the left edge is another person wearing glasses. The scene suggests an evening aarti ritual; the man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person but is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2009-09-25October 03 20112011-10-03A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe and shawl performs an aarti at night, holding a multi-flamed oil lamp (aarti lamp) aloft in his left hand while ringing a small brass bell in his right. A gold-coloured necklace hangs on his chest and a red tilak mark is on his forehead. Leafy green branches hang overhead and bamboo poles stand behind him, with smoke drifting through the scene. Only one person is visible, plus a partially visible figure at the lower left edge.2009-09-27