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Outdoor festival scene under a corrugated roof decorated with colourful striped hanging tassels and orange pennants, with a red temple building behind. A bald man in orange robes splattered with bright pink and orange powder, a rudraksha mala and a pendant stands at centre smiling. To his left a long-haired man in orange cloth wears a gold-beaded garland and a gold armlet. At right a smiling bald man in white with a yellow shawl and glasses has a bindi and mala. Around them crowd onlookers, children and women in saris, some with faces and hair dusted with colour, in a festival of colours atmosphere.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor courtyard at a temple-style compound with a striped canopy and tall painted pillars in green, red and blue. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold-toned necklace, stands centre-left near a gold-coloured ceremonial seat. Beside him, another man in orange robes and beads walks barefoot. On the right, a man in white dhoti and pink-stained shawl, with a pink-powdered head and face, holds a small pink tray, while an orange-robed man with powder-smeared head stands at far left. A white fringed umbrella-like canopy and onlookers in white and casual clothes stand behind. Colourful powder is visible across the group.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dusty road during a colour-festival celebration, with participants smeared in pink, green and yellow powder. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold armband, walking beside a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a ceremonial umbrella with red and gold tassels shields a palanquin or deity figure carried by a man in red. Women in white and yellow saris and a crowd of devotees fill the scene. A sign reads Nithyananda Charitable Trust at right. Matching orange robes and bead malas recur among the men.2010-10-17December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor courtyard at a temple complex with a tiled hexagonal floor. Several men in saffron and orange robes are smeared with bright pink and orange powder, apparently celebrating with coloured powder. On the left an older bald man with glasses and a rudraksha mala walks in an orange robe covered in powder. In the centre a man with long dark hair and a saffron cloth, wearing a beaded mala, smiles. Beside him a saffron-clad man wears an orange robe and a beaded necklace with a pendant. On the right a bald man in white with a red-orange shawl and pink-stained hands laughs. Behind them a priest in white and a yellow shawl holds a camera, and an ornate white umbrella canopy with a lotus motif and colourful bunting stand in the background. Four to five people are visible.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a crowd of devotees, many children and young adults with faces and clothes smeared in pink, green and purple powder. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a long gold-beaded necklace, walking barefoot near a multicoloured umbrella with a yellow and blue canopy. Beside him walks a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and another man in orange and a white-robed figure follow. A small boy in a patterned shirt looks down at the front. Green-leafed trees and a red-brick building form the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A smiling figure in an orange robe and a gold bead necklace, with long swept-back dark hair, tosses yellow flower petals onto the head of a bald man in a white kurta and orange shawl, who holds a copper plate of petals. Beside them, a man in white bends forward wearing a white flower garland, and devotees in white and orange stand around. Behind them is an orange wall with the sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir and a white stepped platform with red stripes. The orange-robed figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold bead necklace, performing a blessing with petals.2010-07-24