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Outdoor scene on a dusty open ground beside a green sugarcane field. In the foreground, a bald priest in red-brown dhoti stands at left beside a white-clad man with a red flower garland and a tilak on his forehead. At centre, a bearded sannyasi in a saffron-orange robe and saffron head covering stands with hands folded at his chest. To the right, two men in peach and orange robes stand, one wearing a golden-yellow shawl and an orange turban. Further back, several people in white dhotis and casual clothes stand near the field, and a figure in orange robes stands in the distance. A stone block lies on the ground at right.

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October 19 20132013-10-19Several saffron-clad sannyasis walk across a sandy open ground toward the camera, with gravel in the foreground. The foremost figure on the left wears an orange shawl over saffron robes, orange head wrap, and a long unkempt beard. Beside him a bearded man in an orange-peach shawl and orange head cloth walks with a white tilak on his forehead. On the right, a man in peach kurta with a rudraksha mala and a green name badge walks beside a sannyasi in a peach-orange hooded wrap with several beaded necklaces. Further back, a figure in white dhoti and an orange garland, and blurred people in white and yellow walk in the background among green fields.2016-01-02Outdoors on a dirt path beside a white shipping container, six men in orange and saffron robes stand in conversation under a clear sky with sandy earth mounds and trees behind them. Several wear rudraksha and beaded malas; one wears an orange turban. On the far right, a man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a golden-bordered brown-gold cloth, gestures with open hands toward the group. A man on the left, in orange wrap, listens. A central figure with folded hands and a mala speaks with a warm, attentive posture.2013-10-19A group of saffron-robed sannyasis stands outdoors on a dusty, unpaved ground with hills of red earth, scrubby green plants and trees behind them under a hazy sky. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a brown and gold-striped garment, faces the group and gestures with her arm. Among the robed men, one wears an orange turban and rudraksha mala, another wears an orange turban and a mala, and a bald, bearded man in saffron with dark glasses and a white forehead mark stands near the center. Small white name badges are pinned to some robes. A photo credit overlay reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam ' with a source line2013-10-19Outdoor photo on a dirt ground at an open site with palm trees and a red metal frame behind. A group of sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walks forward, several barefoot. Men in white dhoti and shirts walk among and beside them, and some stand with hands folded in greeting at right. A few figures wear white or cream shawls, and a man at left wears a plain orange cloth. Overcast pale sky above. Some attendees appear to be wearing identification badges.2009-12-30October 19 20132013-10-19December 11 20092009-12-11December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor photo on a sandy compound in front of a pink-walled building with a banana plant and columns. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala on the left gestures while speaking to a bald, shaven-headed man in orange robes with a shawl draped over his shoulder, center. Two more orange-robed men stand at right, one in an orange turban. A cameraman films at far left, and several men in white and light shirts stand behind.2007-08-09A crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gathers under a pale white tent canopy outdoors, with hazy light and marigold petals scattered on an orange cloth mat in the foreground. In the centre, a tall man in a deep maroon-and-saffron robe with a red turban and a long rudraksha mala stands beside a seated figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala. At left, a bare-chested bearded man with white sacred ash on his body wears a white dhoti with a gold waistband and a gold pendant. Several turbaned attendants in orange and a man in white with an orange shawl stand nearby. The visible candidate for a person is the tall man in the red turban and maroon robe, whose appearance is ambiguous, so identity is uncertain. No printed name is visible in the scene.2015-01-13December 11 20092009-12-11December 30 20092009-12-30