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A photo of a ceremonial welcome at an event stall with a banner reading Nithyananda Sangha - Rajapalayam and panels showing a Temple and Goshala. A woman in a rust-orange sari and matching turban holds a white plate with yellow flowers and a lit wick, facing a devotee in a rust-red turban and bare chest who is being blessed. An older bald man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads touches his brow to the devotee's head while a woman in rust-coloured robes watches. Palm leaves and marigold garlands hang overhead under a blue-trimmed tent. The figure in saffron has a shaved head and white beard with no distinctive long hair or crown, so identity is uncertain. Four people are visible.

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Outdoor festival scene at a booth with a striped white canopy and blue fringe. Left, a smiling woman in rust-red and orange sari with a dark rudraksha mala holds a white plate with a red-and-yellow item and yellow flowers. Centre, a bald, white-bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a tilak on his forehead looks down; behind him an older man in orange robes stands. Right, a man in a rust-red turban and orange shawl with a long dark braid is seen from behind, bare-shouldered, while a green mango-leaf torana with a garland of orange, yellow and pink flowers hangs overhead. Printed banners behind read Nithyananda in English and Kannada and show temple photographs.2015-01-13Photograph at a crowded event booth with a canopy of crystal-drop garlands and pink, red and green fabric. In the foreground a bearded sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala talks with a second figure in a saffron-brown turban and brown robes, wearing a long gold chain and a marigold garland with a brown shawl. The turban-wearing figure is a person candidate by distinctive appearance cues, though the identification is uncertain. Behind them, devotees stand near a panel of framed photographs and a printed portrait labelled with Kannada and Tamil script. Two men in glasses and a woman in a sari appear in the background, with a bright ornate banner at the right edge.2016-04-23April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor ceremonial scene in bright, hazy light with a golden ritual implement blurred at the top right. A bare-chested elderly man with long white hair and beard, sacred ash marks on his body, and a white and colored dhoti stands at left, holding a tray of offerings with a woman. A smiling woman in a red-maroon sari with a gold border and purple shawl, a red turban with a jewel brooch, and a long beaded necklace holds a tray. Beside her, a man in orange robes with a white-marked forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray of yellow fruit. Another orange-robed man on the right holds a tray of grains or sweets, and devotees in white and orange stand behind them.2015-01-13A standing man in a rust-red turban and red-brown robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold armbands, pours or offers a garland of marigolds and flowers onto the head of a seated sadhu in orange robes with a white ash mark on his forehead. Several onlookers in orange and saffron clothing stand nearby, including a man in orange holding a phone and a bald man in glasses at left. A tent with orange and white striped canopy and a yellow umbrella hangs overhead.2016-04-22A crowded outdoor tent scene with many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. A central figure in a red-maroon turban and dark-maroon dhoti, with long dark hair and a layered beaded necklace, smiles with hands clasped at chest level. Beside him an older man in an orange shawl wears a dark rudraksha mala. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a pink dhoti and maroon shawl offers a plate toward the group. Surrounding people wear orange robes, white kurtas and white saris, with hands folded in greeting. Green coconuts and marigold petals lie on the ground, and a metal railing and ceremonial poles appear behind.2015-01-13October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a crowd at a devotional gathering. A smiling person in a rust-red turban with a small gold emblem and a red bindi wears a brown shawl with gold bead trim and a gold necklace; a person's hand rests on the head of a monk in orange robes and orange turban, who holds a curved gold staff. Other people in white, orange and blue shirts stand around, some with tilak marks. The scene suggests a blessing or honouring moment.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 09 20122012-01-09 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival scene under a white and orange striped tent canopy with a yellow ceremonial umbrella. A man in a red-orange turban, rudraksha mala and red-orange robe stands smiling, holding a bunch of marigold garlands. Beside him a woman in orange robes with a marigold garland and a white forehead mark sits on a cloth-covered seat, while another woman in orange draped cloth supports her. Several other people in orange and saffron robes, some with garlands and sindoor marks, are seated or moving among the crowd behind them.2016-04-22