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Outdoor scene at a dirt-floored yard beside trees. Several saffron-robed sannyasins walk past a brick fire pit with white chalk kolam designs on the ground. A tall-haired sannyasin in orange cloth is in the foreground, a bald sannyasin in orange beside him, and another in orange further back. A figure in white with an orange shawl holds a beige umbrella on the right, and an orange umbrella stands behind them. Behind them a red-bordered signboard shows a smiling woman with a red bindi, with Tamil and English text. The fire pit and kolam suggest a ritual inauguration setting.

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August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor photo at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre in Tamil Nadu, showing a red-bordered sign with a portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length dark hair, labelled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Sanyasini's Training Institute" in English and Tamil. Beside the sign, a brick-ringed fire pit sits on red earth with white kolam-style chalk designs. Three people in saffron-orange robes walk through a wooden gate under green trees, and a white-clad figure stands further back. The person in the foreground wears long saffron robes and has dark hair; the middle figure is bald in saffron robes.2009-08-03A photo of a group walking along a red dirt path past a green-leafed garden. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a red blouse walks beside an older man in orange robes, while an attendant in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds up a cream umbrella. Behind them, a man in yellow robes and other men in orange and white walk on. A red-framed board beside the path shows a smiling woman's portrait labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Sanyasini Training Institute, with a tall orange cloth behind it.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor ritual at a red-earth site where a young sapling stands in a freshly dug pit lined with flowers and a small clay pot. A man with long swept-back hair wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, holding a small vessel and spoon while pouring liquid. Beside him a younger saffron-clad attendant holds another vessel, and a third saffron-robed young man on the right holds a white cloth and a tray. Behind them a tall orange flag and white-clad figures stand near a fence. The scene reads as a tree planting or ground-breaking blessing ceremony.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor ritual scene beneath large shady trees at an ashram site. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes stands at left beside a rope barrier, with a man in a light vest at far left. Next to him, a figure in an orange turban and orange robes with rudraksha mala beads stands near a rope-lined mat. Further right, two men in orange robes and beaded necklaces stand beside a dark reflecting pool, one gesturing with an outstretched arm. Behind them, a woman in a light saree and a person in white stand near a low white wall, with a white tent in the background.2008-12-30December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesNovember 12 20082008-11-12Outdoor ritual scene beneath large banyan trees at an ashram shrine. A shrine with an arched white doorway holds a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with flowers. In front, a priest in an orange robe with a white flower garland holds a brass lamp toward a row of orange-robed devotees wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A woman in orange holds a long staff and an ornate ceremonial item. A reddish earthen mound and a plate of marigold petals sit on the ground, with brass vessels in the foreground. Several other people in orange stand along the right side of the dark polished platform.2008-12-24December 25 20082008-12-25