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Outdoor scene on a dirt ground beside a white bus parked under trees, with two black water tanks on a raised platform at left. An orange umbrella is held over a group. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at centre and right, one holding a glass; the man at right has a beaded necklace. Three men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around them, one with a grey head and a rudraksha-style necklace. The bus side bears large portrait photographs and book covers, and a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. No candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identity is asserted.

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November 12 20082008-11-12June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt ground with a white motorhome, white SUVs and a cluster of green trees behind. A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with bare feet walks at left, shoulder-length dark hair, while a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl holds a large orange umbrella over him. Three other men in white shirts and dhotis walk nearby, one holding a clipboard and papers, another carrying a small item. A signboard on the right is partly readable.2009-08-08November 12 20082008-11-12Outdoor scene on a dusty path beside palm trees and a white van with a painted photo panel. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Around him, saffron-robed monastics stand with palms joined, and white-clad devotees line the path. Two umbrellas with red, green and blue canopies and gold motifs are held overhead, and a painted signboard reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. a person's appearance cues are not clearly present, so the walking man is described by role only.2009-06-01November 12 20082008-11-12July 27 20092009-07-27A photo of a saffron-robed sannyasi in an orange turban and orange shawl, wearing a long black rudraksha mala, standing in the open doorway of a white van with blue stripes and smiling. A woman with curly dark hair in a white sari with a red-and-green border, seen from behind, faces him with a raised hand, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands nearby. Behind them a crowd in white clothes is gathered, with orange flags on poles and a garland of yellow flowers visible at right. Appearance-based label: a person, seen in person in the van doorway, wearing a saffron turban and rudraksha mala.2010-02-18A white minibus parked on dirt ground beside a thatched-roof structure, its side covered with large printed photographs and book covers. Two large portraits are labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" and show a smiling man with long dark hair in black-and-white. Below are rows of smaller book covers and photos, with the "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM" name printed on the bus. A man in white clothes stands at the open driver-side door, and another person in white is visible at the right edge near a tent-like stand.2008-04-19Outdoors near a white bus with an open rear door and a black speaker stack on its roof, a man in saffron robes with a red-and-white garland and a golden-yellow head cloth stands at centre, smiling and holding a framed plaque with a portrait of a woman. Behind him a woman in a blue sari holds a decorated kalasha with a yellow-and-red garland. To the left a man in orange robes with a long neck garland and rudraksha-style beads, and men in white dhotis and white shirts, stand nearby. A man in a white T-shirt on the right holds the plaque. Red banners and a banner-covered bus side fill the background, and a chain-link fence is visible at right. The man in the centre has long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold ornaments, appearing probable Swamiji by appearance with distinctive saffron robes, garlands and hair cues.2009-12-25An outdoor photo on a dry, dusty open ground beside a tall bamboo scaffold structure. A person in an orange sari-style garment and a figure in orange-bordered white attire stand near an orange umbrella held aloft by another person in white. A white-shirted man with a clipboard and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby, with a white van and potted plants behind them. A cameraman in white with a camera and a black bag walks at left. Trees and water tanks sit in the background under a pale sky. The scene appears to be a filming or outdoor shoot rather than a formal ceremony.2009-08-08A procession moves along a dirt road past a bus, with saffron-robed monks and white-clad devotees walking in a crowd. Several people carry large colourful parasols with yellow, red and blue panels. In the centre, a saffron-robed man with a long white flower garland and a marked forehead walks ahead of a man in white carrying a brass pot decorated with yellow flower garlands. Other devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk alongside. A bus at right has photo panels on its side. Palm trees and a low wall stand in the background.2009-01-02 +1 copies