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October 10 2013

Outdoor photo of a shaven-headed man in a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with a gold yellow border, wearing a heavy gold necklace and gold earrings with a red bindi on his forehead. He stands before tall coconut palms holding pink flowers in his cupped hands and a sprig of green leaves in one hand. A silver vessel with red offerings is visible at the left edge. He appears to be engaged in a ritual offering. No caption names him, and his appearance does not clearly meet the criteria for identifying a person, so he is described by role and marked unsure.

October 10 2013

October 10 2013

October 10 2013

A photograph of a man in a rust-red garment and thick red flower garlands with gold-toned ornaments, standing outdoors beneath palm fronds. He wears gold earrings, gold bangles and a long gold-beaded necklace, and has a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a polished metal bowl or kalasha-like vessel with both hands while another person's hand supports it from the right. Foliage and a pale sky fill the background.

A man stands outdoors on a dirt path with his palms pressed together at his chest and eyes closed in prayer namaskar. He wears a rust-orange unstitched cloth draped over his shoulder and a matching orange dhoti with gold-bordered edges, a long gold bead necklace, a small gold earring and a ring, and a white sandalwood tilak with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a tray with red offerings. Red-orange buildings and green trees form the background. The man's identity is not visible from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a devotee performing prayer.

Two men sit close together in outdoor evening light with palms pressed in anjali mudra at their chests. The man on the left has a short-cropped head, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala, and an orange-saffron shawl with yellow borders; he gazes slightly downward with his lips parted. The man on the right, head bowed with eyes lowered and forehead to his folded hands, wears a long dark-maroon robe with gold borders, a heavy gold-toned ceremonial necklace, and a gold ring on one finger. Behind them is a blurred dark frame with a metallic ornament and green foliage. Appearance alone does not establish either man's identity, so no name is given.

Photograph of two men in orange-saffron robes walking through a covered temple corridor with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. The man on the left, with a shaved head and white sacred ash on his forehead, wears a rudraksha mala and carries a green cloth tray of yellow and red flower petals. The man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, wears a large rudraksha mala and an orange robe with gold border, and holds a small wired microphone clipped at his chest. A flower garland decorated with yellow, red and purple blooms hangs on a pillar at right, and other people in orange garments are partly visible behind them.

Photograph inside a temple shrine with marble-patterned walls and white arches. In the foreground a man with long hair tied back, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap, a gold ceremonial necklace and bare-shouldered adornment, stands with hands folded and gazes toward the shrine. Beside him a bald priest in an orange-saffron garment with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured headband holds a silver tray of green leaves and pink petals, offering them at the shrine. Strings of white and red flower garlands hang on the right. A decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits in a niche behind, and a second white-clad attendant stands at the left edge.

Outdoor photograph of two men walking among leafy green trees. The foreground man on the right has long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a deep maroon garment with a gold border draped over one shoulder, a long necklace of orange-and-white beads, and matching orange-and-white beaded armlets and bracelets; he holds a small golden vessel in his hands. A younger man on the left wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala, a shaved head and white vertical tilak markings on his forehead. Two people are visible.

Outdoor ritual photograph under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. A tall man with swept-back hair, gold necklaces and a gold-trimmed maroon-brown dhoti holds a small silver bell and a lamp-like vessel while a green leafy branch rests in front of him. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in a matching maroon-brown dhoti holds a silver plate and a lit oil lamp. A copper kalasha with yellow chrysanthemums and pink roses sits on a low platform draped with a striped cloth, with a yellow flower garland and orange cloth nearby. A woman in maroon with folded hands stands at the right, and a figure in white stands at the far left. The sign on the photo reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.