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Outdoor photograph of a dirt road lined with trees and a colourful striped bunting fence with red and orange flag strings. A silver Ford SUV drives toward the camera. On the right, three people in white ritual clothing with orange shawls walk barefoot behind a multicoloured umbrella with tassels. On the left, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands near seated onlookers. Several parked vehicles and people appear in the background.

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August 09 20072007-08-09A dirt road lined with palm trees in a rural setting. Two young men in white dhotis and shirts hold large ceremonial parasols; the left one has a yellow and orange fringed canopy, the right one a red and blue fringed canopy. The man on the right wears a yellow shawl, the man on the left an orange shawl, and both are barefoot. A silver SUV is parked at left, and a drummer in white stands at right beside a red structure. Parasols and drums suggest a temple procession.2010-07-26August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a silver Ford SUV with its rear passenger door open on a dirt road beside green trees. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands beside the open door under a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings, and several women in white saris with yellow borders stand at right with palms pressed together in namaste. Greenery and palm trees frame the scene.2008-07-27Outdoor photo on a dusty path among trees beside a silver Ford car. A person in an orange saffron robe stands near the car's front with a multicoloured umbrella held over them, decorated with fringe and symbols. Several people in white clothes line the path, many with palms pressed together in greeting, including women in white sarees with gold borders and some with yellow shawls. Men in white shirts stand behind. The scene suggests a welcome or send-off. a person identification rests on the orange robe and the umbrella held over the figure, but the figure's face and build are not clearly distinctive, so the uncertainty is stated.2009-02-05Outdoor photo at dusk on a dirt road beside a silver pickup truck decorated with marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl, a garland of orange flowers and bare arms with white markings, stands by the open door. Facing him, a woman in an orange sari holds a brass plate of offerings, and a man in white dhoti with a red-striped border holds a large ornate umbrella with red, green and blue fringed panels. On the right, a woman in a purple shawl and white clothing stands with palms joined, with more people in white and orange behind. Palm trees and a brick wall are in the background, and a signboard reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram.2010-12-21December 28 20062006-12-28Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a leafy tree canopy. Several men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls walk in a line, with a bald man in white robes and an orange shawl at centre carrying a small offering of white flowers in a tray. Attendants on either side hold tall decorated umbrellas (chatras) with red, yellow and blue panels and fringed tassels, and one holds a yellow-and-red ceremonial standard. Parked vehicles, a white SUV and a silver car, are behind them. Several monks in saffron robes walk nearby. The scene appears to be a ceremonial walk accompanied by umbrella bearers.2007-08-09December 28 20062006-12-28Outdoor street scene in front of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA 04 MN 4448 partially visible. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a garland of white flowers stands at the center, with a multicolored ceremonial umbrella held above him, decorated with bird and emblem motifs and tassels. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls walk barefoot, including one in a deep red kurta. To the right, women in yellow and white saris carry ceremonial items. Behind them a large banner shows a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and a smaller portrait of a mustached man, with green palms and trees in the background.2007-01-30December 15 20092009-12-15