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Photograph of a barefoot young man in orange saffron robes draped over his head and shoulders, wearing a long rudraksha mala with dark brown beads and a small red tilak on his forehead, walking down a path of woven straw mats with striped borders toward a concrete step. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl follows. At left, a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala carries a pink bag and a walking cane. At right, a man in a white shirt printed with Om symbols kneels and adjusts the mat. Background shows muddy ground and a yellow wooden pole. No distinctive a person cues are visible enough to identify the central figure.

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A barefoot young person walks across a striped woven mat toward a grey stone slab, wearing a bright orange shawl draped over the head and shoulders, an orange dhoti-style wrap, and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around the neck. Behind them, another person in white clothing stands near the edge of the frame. The ground is bare earth scattered with grey ash and burnt patches, with several other mats and white-clad people visible at the top corners. The subject has a small red mark on the forehead and looks downward as they walk.2010-08-25A photograph of a young man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe walking barefoot across a hexagonal tiled courtyard. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and a small red mark on his forehead, eyes lowered. Behind him, a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands by a metal pole. To the right, a seated person in white sits on striped woven mats, and a red-and-white painted platform edge lies to the left. Dusty ground and ash patches are visible in the background.Outdoor photo of a young man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a dark rudraksha mala, standing barefoot on a striped woven mat beside a stone step. Another man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl stands at left, and a third in white stands at right. Behind them, women in cream and yellow saris sit on the dusty ground, some with hands folded in prayer. A tall metal pole and paved hexagonal tiles are visible.A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and long orange cloth walks barefoot across woven straw mats on open ground. He wears a dark rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead, his hair swept back and eyes lowered. Two men in white kurtas and white dhotis with red borders, each with an orange shawl around the neck, stand beside and behind him; the man on the left holds a black cane. A seated man in white with a beard watches at right. Coloured-edged mats lie across the ground and a red-painted platform edge is at lower left.A barefoot young man in saffron-orange robes stands on a woven straw mat on a dirt ground, head and shoulders draped with an orange cloth, a dark rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. He looks downward with hands at his sides. Behind him is a red-orange temple wall and a blackened ash fire pit, with a plastic water bottle and a blue mat nearby. A red sign in the background reads that this deity is undergoing an intensive consecration process by Paramahamsa Nithyananda for installation in the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Paris temple. The scene suggests a sadhana or homa setting; the man is a devotee or sannyasi and his appearance does not clearly match the a person description, so the a person value is unsure.2010-08-25Outdoor photo of a barefoot man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak, walking across a grey tiled courtyard past a white and red painted platform. Three other men in white kurta and dhoti with orange shawls stand behind him, and a man in a striped shirt with folded hands stands at the right edge. Woven mats lie on the ground and a dark fire pit with ash is visible in the background. The saffron-clad man does not show clear, distinctive presentation cues beyond the shawl and mala, so identity is uncertain and he is described by role only as a sannyasi-clad man.2010-08-25A photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walking barefoot across a patterned floor with white kolam designs. He has short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a bald man in white with an orange shawl follows. In the background, two women in white sarees, one with an orange shawl and one with a yellow shawl, stand near grey stone sculptures of deities and red-and-white barrier posts. The scene suggests a temple or ashram ground.Outdoor photo at a temple-grounds courtyard of sandy earth with ash-grey patches and palm and frangipani foliage behind. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with head bowed; his long dark hair is swept back, and an orange wrap is draped over his shoulders. Behind him stand several men in white kurtas and dhotis: a bearded man on the left, a man in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead, and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl on the right, all barefoot and standing in quiet attention. A small brass plate of offering sits on a mat at the lower left, and a concrete platform edge runs along the bottom of the frame.2010-07-14July 20 20102010-07-20December 21 20092009-12-21A man in a saffron-orange unstitched robe walks barefoot across a grey floor decorated with white kolam-style chalk designs of lotus and geometric patterns. He wears a long rudraksha mala across his chest and has a red tilak mark on his forehead; his hair is swept back. Behind him, a second man in white ritual dhoti and white upper cloth walks with bare feet. In the background are orange-painted shrines with floral garlands on a raised platform, grey statues on pedestals, small red signboards, a brass lamp on the ground, and an orange cushion on a paved area. The scene is an outdoor temple courtyard.July 10 20082008-07-10