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October 14 2007

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A cultural dance performance on a concrete floor marked with yellow lines, with a hanging tinsel decoration and green leaf strands above. In the foreground a performer in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white markings on the arm, holds a long wooden staff and steps forward. Behind him a row of performers in costume stand watching: a woman in a pink sari with a gold crown headpiece, an older man in white dhoti with a white headcloth, a flute player in white with a gold shawl, a woman in a green veil and red skirt, and a woman in red and silver jewellery. A man holds a trident at the right edge. Some wear white and gold ceremonial dress, and a blue backdrop bears partial lettering. The scene is an evening pageant with stylised dance costumes.2007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14A photograph inside a stone temple hall with weathered granite pillars. In the centre, a man in orange sannyasi robes with a red-and-gold trim and a white forehead band holds a long wooden staff upright while looking upward. Rudraksha beads hang across his chest, and white cloth bands wrap his upper arms and wrists. To the left, a man in an orange robe with a gold-bead necklace talks on a mobile phone. Behind them, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a dark cap and a few other men stand watching, and a figure in white is partly visible at right.2012-05-22A dim indoor hall with a concrete floor and a yellow painted lane line. In the centre, a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti, with white body markings and a rudraksha-style necklace, raises one hand in greeting. Beside him, a young man in an orange sannyasi robe with red border and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden staff. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold borders and figures in red and green saris stand near a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa NITHYANANDA" showing a smiling man in a white turban and purple ornate tunic. Hanging garlands and a beaded decoration are visible overhead.2007-10-14Night photo of a procession on a dirt path in front of a red wall strung with multicoloured lights and tassels. A central figure in a rust-brown turban and rust-brown dhoti with yellow borders walks forward holding a silver trident and a tall silver staff, wearing layered beaded necklaces, a white and green flower garland, and orange sandals. Behind him, several men in yellow and brown ritual cloth follow, some holding a tall pole. Potted plants line the side of the path. The central figure shows distinctive ceremonial adornments and a trident, a compatible but not fully certain a person appearance cue, so the identity is marked as probable.2015-11-19A night-time outdoor procession on a dirt path in front of an orange-washed wall. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and cloth, a leopard-print shawl, and a dark rudraksha mala stands at the centre-left, appearing to speak or chant. Behind him a line of women in pink, white, cream and maroon saris and salwars holds brass staffs topped with gold finials and a flag, while a blurred figure in white with a yellow sash moves through the foreground carrying a tray.2010-11-19A photo of one standing woman in an orange sannyasi-style wrap with a red-bordered hem, barefoot on a red tiled floor before a dark navy curtain. She holds a tall bamboo staff in her left hand and a rudraksha mala in her right, with another rudraksha mala around her neck. A red bindi marks her forehead and a small colourful crown-like ornament with decorative pins sits in her hair. The page reports an event at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, but no a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2007-10-14Night procession at an ashram beside an orange-washed wall. At centre stands a man with long dark swept-back hair wearing an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala, smiling and looking ahead. Around him, devotees in white and red dhotis and saris line up on dirt ground; several hold tall golden ceremonial staffs with ornate tops. Some people on the left carry bamboo poles, and women on the right wear white saris with red borders and red shawls. a person: appearance cues include long swept hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and a distinctive leopard-print shawl, shown as the central figure walking in a procession.2010-11-19December 27 20062006-12-27November 19 20152015-11-19October 10 20132013-10-10