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Outdoor photo at an open dirt courtyard lined with coconut palms. In the foreground a man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a woven mat edged with blue cord, palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a draped orange cloth over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti walks across the ground. To the right, a circular decorated floor area holds a brass kalasha, a stacked orange cushion on mats, and a small cloth, beside a dark stone deity or serpent-hooded figure. A white SUV and thatched structures are visible in the background. The man in orange is the central subject, with his posture.

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Outdoor photo of a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and dhoti walking barefoot on a woven mat with blue borders beside a circular pit edged with white shells and decorated with white floral kolam dots. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala over one shoulder and has long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand two dark stone deity sculptures with multi-hooded serpent canopies, a carved figure on the right, and a red signboard with white text. Coconut palms, a silver SUV, a thatched-roof structure and a tall striped ceremonial pole with a bright cloth streamer complete the scene. A sign board map is visible on the left.2010-11-20Outdoor temple courtyard with a man in saffron-orange robes standing with palms pressed together in namaskar at the edge of a circular ritual pit lined with stones and a mat, with a kalasha and offerings inside. Long dark hair and rudraksha mala are visible. A barefoot priest in white dhoti and shawl walks behind him. Dark stone deity murtis and small inscribed plaques, palm trees, saffron and colourful pennants, and a curved ornamental arch frame the scene.2010-11-20November 22 20102010-11-22A man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a woven mat laid over sand, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a black Nandi bull statue is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands, seated on a red-orange pedestal. Dark stone deity sculptures stand on bases, a shrine-like circular sand kolam with white rangoli dots and a brass kalasha-style vessel lies in the foreground, and tall painted pillars topped with a trident-like iron structure rise behind. Palm trees and a red boundary wall complete the outdoor setting.2010-11-20A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long dark rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, walks along a woven mat under an open-sided roof. Behind him, several devotees in white kurtas and dhotis stand on mats with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Coconut palms, a red-and-cream stone structure, a decorated pillar and a patterned banner hang in the courtyard. The scene suggests a satsang or temple procession.2010-10-27October 14 20102010-10-14November 22 20102010-11-22A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a woven mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe with maroon borders and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot stands at his left on the mat, a blue-bordered mat rests nearby, and a painted orange stepped structure is at left. Behind him, colourful striped cloth banners hang from a tall wooden pole with curved gold hoops, with coconut palms and a white wall beyond. One person is present.2010-11-07Outdoors in a temple grounds courtyard, a barefoot man in saffron-orange draped clothing stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing left. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and a dark rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Behind him are black stone sculptures of nagas and a Nandi bull garlanded with yellow and red flowers on a red pedestal. Palm trees, a circular sand mandala bordered with white stones, and a woven mat laid over sand complete the scene. A man in white stands in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; a visible cue is the rudraksha mala and saffron robe, but the face and build are not distinctive enough to attribute with confidence.2010-11-20Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof strung with saffron pennants and a striped decorative hanging. A standing man in orange sannyasi robes, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on a woven mat, facing right. Near him sits a circular sand pit with a small brass vessel and offerings in the centre. Behind, a bare-chested man in white dhoti walks past, and a black Nandi bull statue draped with marigold garlands sits on a red pedestal. Stone deity murtis and palm trees surround the courtyard.2010-11-20Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a woven straw mat atop an orange cushion, centred within a circular kolam-style floor design of white and coloured patterns bordered by grey gravel and earth. He wears an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap beside a small brass vessel. Behind him stand coconut palms, thatched huts, a parked silver SUV and a large signboard with a map and the name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, plus a billboard portrait of a smiling person in an orange headwrap. A white-clad person with a blue backpack walks in the background. Nothing visibly identifies the seated man as the a person named on the page beyond his saffron clothing and long hair, so he is treated as an uncertain candidate.2011-01-23October 26 20102010-10-26 +1 copies