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Outdoor ashram scene in bright daylight with a large wooden workbench on sandy ground where men are laying out sheets of yellow paper and cutting or smoothing them. A man in an orange robe with a shaved head stands at the table, flanked by a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl and other men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Behind them are white ashram buildings, palm trees and a banner with Kannada script. Scraps of yellow paper lie on the ground.

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December 19 20092009-12-19August 08 20092009-08-08Two men work over a low wooden table outdoors in a dirt yard, spreading and measuring a large sheet of yellow cloth. The man on the left wears a white shirt, grey dhoti-style lungi and a wristband, and leans in with his hands on the cloth. The man on the right, with grey hair and a white shirt and white dhoti, bends over the table with one hand flat on the fabric. A black square ruler, scissors, a small white container and scraps sit on the table. Behind them a large printed map board stands under a thatched shelter, with carved wooden panels, timber stacks and palm trees nearby, and a few more white-clad people in the background.2009-12-19August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor photo at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram site under palm trees and thatched palm-roof sheds. A large signboard on the right shows a site map with a legend and green areas, titled in English and Kannada as Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram. Two men in white dhoti and shirt bend over a long wooden table at the front right, one working on a yellow-stained wooden board. Behind them, workers and a figure in orange robes stand among wooden tables, carved wooden pieces, planks and stone items in the sandy yard. Several more people are visible in the background, and a few figures in white appear near the sheds.2009-12-19December 11 20092009-12-11Outdoor photo at a rustic work yard with thatched sheds and dusty ground. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with a white and purple flower garland on the shoulders, facing away from the camera toward a large polished wooden table or box. To the left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti raises one arm, and another man in white stands nearby. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded in front of him, and a man in white shirt with a red-and-orange beaded necklace presses his palms together in greeting. A large carved stone object rests on a wooden cart at center, and stacks of planks lie to the left.2009-12-21December 19 20092009-12-19A photograph of four men at an outdoor construction site under palm trees beside thatched-roof sheds. In the foreground a large pale wooden crate or frame lies on sandy ground. On the left a man in orange robes stands barefoot with a mobile phone held to his ear. Next to him a man with long dark hair wears an orange sash and orange robe, looking down at the wooden frame. Behind them a man in white ritual clothes and a yellow shawl wears a bead necklace. On the right a man in white with an orange sash and rudraksha beads kneels and touches the wooden lid with one hand, holding a small wooden block. A motorcycle, stacked stones and sacks sit in the background, and a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hangs on the thatched shed. a person's presence is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-06A photograph of an outdoor scene under a thatched shelter beside a white building. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head wrap and a red tilak walks forward, with long dark hair visible at the shoulder, while attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls follow around him. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands on the left near a cameraman filming with a video camera. Several other men in white or white-and-orange clothing walk and stand nearby under trees. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in saffron robes, orange head wrap, long hair and tilak fits the candidate's presentation, with the ceremonial orange shawls and attendants indicating a role of honour.2006-07-27January 05 20102010-01-05Outdoor scene on a dirt ground in front of a chain-link fence and a large white signboard with blue lettering reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A man in orange robes holds a large orange umbrella over a shaved-headed man in orange robes, who stands with arms folded. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe holds a grey folder while standing nearby. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one holding a yellow folder and another in a yellow sash, and a seated man at a small table on the right wears white. Palms and trees fill the background.2009-08-08