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Outdoor scene at a palm-lined site with sandy ground. On the right, a figure in an orange sannyasi-style robe with long dark hair walks toward the camera; appearance-based label: a person, in person, with long swept-back hair and orange robes. Beside them, a younger person in an orange wrap holding a phone and carrying a pink handbag walks on the right. On the left, a line of people in white mundus and a pink saree stand beneath a red-and-white striped canopy near a display sign. An orange roller vehicle and a pile of gravel sit in the background beside a scaffold.

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A group of people walks barefoot along a dirt road lined with coconut palms, past a thatched-roof hut and a yellow bulldozer. In front, a man in saffron robes with an orange head covering and a beaded mala necklace leads the way. Behind him, a bare-chested elderly man wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, and a woman and other men in white shirts and dhotis follow. A young boy in a yellow shirt walks at the left edge, and a younger man in an orange shawl walks on the right. Whether the saffron-robed leader is the page's subject cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role only.2009-12-20A figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap stands on bare sandy ground at a construction site, smiling with one hand on the hip. Beside him stands a tall brass flagstaff with a small white-and-red pedestal base. Behind, workers, a concrete mixer, a yellow excavator, scaffolding, a partly built domed structure, a low block wall and palm trees fill the background.2006-12-20A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a dusty dirt path beside a corrugated red metal wall and a green-roofed building under a bright sky. In the foreground, a bearded monk in an orange robe with a long dark beard and a second robed figure in orange lead the way. Behind them, a monk with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. An older bare-chested figure in an orange wrap and a bead necklace walks beside a bearded elder in saffron. Men in white kurtas and dhotis and a man in a white shirt follow, and a small child in a striped shirt walks among them. Wooden posts and a rope line the path.2009-12-30Outdoor scene at an open dirt-floor compound beneath palm trees and thatched-roof sheds. A tall man with long, loose dark hair in an orange-saffron shawl and matching dhoti gestures with his hand toward a stone yantra-like base and a shallow stone bowl on the ground. Around him stand about a dozen men and women in saffron, orange and ochre robes, some with bare shaved heads, one in a yellow turban, and a few men in white dhotis and shirts. A bearded man in brown-orange robes holds an orange bag at the left. A white floodlight is mounted on a pole at the left, and a blue-and-yellow box stands at the lower right. The setting suggests a temple or ashram ritual preparation.2009-12-30A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a dirt path lined with coconut palms under a pale sky. Around him, several sadhus in orange and peach robes walk behind, one with a long white beard and a peach shawl, another in green and white with an orange turban at left. A group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, some wearing ceremonial beaded necklaces, and a few devotees stand at the right edge. Rural buildings and a stone wall are visible in the background.2009-12-30September 08 20112011-09-08December 30 20092009-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with coconut palms behind. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a dark rudraksha mala walks forward at centre, with a bare-armed man in orange garments at right and a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white scarf at left holding papers. A man in white with a gold necklace stands behind the centre figure. Behind them a white-clad attendant with a yellow shawl walks across a sandy yard with fire pits, a decorated orange cart with garlands and a yellow-and-green arch stands at right, and a yellow-fringed canopy shades the left edge. Several people in white and light shirts stand in the background.2010-09-04A photograph taken outdoors on a dirt path lined with palm trees, potted plants and strings of orange and red pennant flags. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, walks with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti and white kurta wears an orange shawl and holds an orange cloth or fruit in his hand. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl and a cameraman in white carrying a camera follow, with several other people in white clothes and a red-and-white striped tent visible in the background.2007-08-09Outdoor scene at an ashram compound with palm trees and thatched palm-leaf huts. A group of about ten to fifteen people in saffron and orange robes stands on dusty ground. A central man with long dark hair and an orange garment, with a rudraksha mala, touches his head while speaking. Nearby, a bald man in orange holds a brass plate, and a man in ornate orange clothing with gold-coloured beaded necklaces stands at right. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind them. A blue and yellow metal box and a small brass lamp sit on the ground at lower right, with a yellow shrine-like structure in the background. A signboard at upper left reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2009-12-30A dusty dirt path at an ashram compound with a crowd walking past white-walled buildings and a parked car. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks barefoot ahead of the group, with long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha-style look. Behind and beside them, several men wear white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls, and a woman in a grey and striped sari walks at right. On the left, a young man in a white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl stands beside a stack of iron rebar. Thatched roofs and small trees frame the scene.