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Night scene outdoors under a tree strung with small yellow lights. A tall woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth stands with her back to the camera, hand on hip, facing a large white chart headed in Tamil with a line of text reading Nithya Annadana Seva, a grid of names and dates. Beside her a younger person in orange garments stands near the board. To the left, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a group, one wearing a yellow shawl and another with a red shawl. A display panel with printed photographs and Tamil text stands at the right edge. The ground is bare earth.

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A night-time outdoor photo at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre in Tamil Nadu. Six men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a row before a large white board with blue grid lines and printed Tamil headings. The board reads in Tamil text announcing a daily annadanam service. Behind them a strings of small lights hang through a large tree and a thatched hut sits to the left. A woman in a bright orange sari stands near the board, and a man in orange clothing stands at the right edge. One man on the left wears a white shirt, a bead necklace and white dhoti. Bamboo poles frame the board and blue plastic chairs sit under the tree.2009-08-03A photograph inside a thatched-roof open pavilion with a large white board headed in Tamil and English as Nithya Annadana Sevai, listing dates and names of devotees who took part in the Arul Paniyil service. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands before the board gesturing as a figure in a long orange robe with bare shoulders and hair pinned up, hands clasped behind her back, stands facing him. Another monk in orange robes stands at right beside a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and shaved head. A man in a white shirt and blue trousers stands at a stainless steel table holding a bowl with vessels and banana leaves nearby. A banner of photographs runs across the top of the pavilion and a green sign reads PLEASE FOLLOW THE Q.2011-01-16December 30 20092009-12-30August 05 20092009-08-05A 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.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A 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.2009-12-30Night procession on a roadside in Tiruvannamalai. A large crowd of devotees walks along the road, most in white clothes with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre, a bald man in a plain orange-saffron robe walks barefoot, while others around him wear white. A green signboard with Tamil text stands beneath a large tree, with roadside stalls and a parked motorcycle on the right. A woman in a white sari with a gold border walks at the far right.2008-08-03Night-time outdoor photo at an event with a blue metal canopy frame and string lights. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis queue and hold paper plates or leaf plates. A woman in an orange sari and a saffron-clad attendant stand behind a metal serving table with steel containers, serving food. A framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a pole at upper right. Other people in white stand in the background.2009-02-28January 11 20092009-01-11January 04 20122012-01-04Night outdoor gathering in a village street lit by a bright overhead lamp. A young man in a plain orange saffron robe stands centre, smiling, hands clasped at the waist, with a bare shaved-looking head and no visible crown, malas or ornate ornaments, so his identity is uncertain. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a microphone to address the crowd. An elderly woman in an orange sari stands beside him, and a man in a red shirt and white dhoti stands to the right. Behind them a white canopy with a printed banner, and a crowd of onlookers including children in light blue and pink clothes fill the frame. Strings of lights hang on a building at upper right.2009-01-11