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September 28 2008

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A group of young men in plain white kurta-style clothes walk barefoot along a dirt road past a rocky, reddish embankment and stacked stone blocks. Several carry orange-red flags on poles, and a front bearer holds a long white banner with blue lettering and a blue logo, which another marcher also supports. The banner shows a portrait of a figure wearing an orange-red turban, beside which a sign with printed Tamil text reads Pada Yatra. Some marchers wear white caps and beaded or rudraksha-style necklaces, and one carries a bundle wrapped in orange cloth. The scene is a padayatra procession in progress.2008-09-28A dirt road procession in the early evening. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk barefoot behind two banners: a white banner with blue lettering in Tamil reading பாத யாத்திரை (pada yatra, foot pilgrimage) and a white banner reading Nithyananda Youth Centre, Elampillai. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala holds the pada yatra banner at the front. A large multicoloured parasol with tassels shades a group on the left, and a man in an orange robe stands in the middle. Orange flags are visible in the background among parked vehicles and palm trees.2008-09-28September 28 20082008-09-28September 28 20082008-09-28February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16A dirt road through a rural area with trees and a bright partly cloudy sky. A group of about a dozen people in white clothes walks toward the camera in a procession. The man at the front on the left wears a white shirt and trousers and carries a white flag with a blue emblem. Others carry orange and white flags on poles, and several wear orange scarves. Vehicles and people are visible in the distance under the trees.2005-12-31December 25 20062006-12-25A morning procession on a dirt path with bright hazy sunlight. Several devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carry a large blue banner printed with a portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure in orange robes and Tamil text, held at the front of the group. Behind them, people in white and black clothing walk beneath orange and red decorated umbrellas and a ratha or palanquin with a red and multicoloured arched frame. A white building with a corrugated roof stands at the right, with a small red-and-white pedestal in the foreground.2006-12-25A morning procession on a dirt road at a temple complex. Young men in white dhotis and shirts carry a blue banner with a portrait of a man in orange robes and rudraksha beads, labelled in Tamil and English with Nithyananda Youth Foundation. Behind them, a row of people carries decorated palanquins with colourful canopies and garlands. Men in dark shirts and trousers walk alongside, and women in saris watch from a raised platform on the right. Trees and a low temple structure stand in the hazy background.2006-12-25A photograph of a group procession walking along an unpaved dirt road at dusk, with rough rocks and sparse grass in the foreground. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or white saris walk in the line, several carrying orange-and-saffron banners and colourful ceremonial umbrellas on poles. Two men in front hold a large white banner bearing a red-framed portrait and printed Tamil lettering. Behind them, women in white saris with orange borders walk alongside. Unfinished brick buildings, a white low-rise structure, and water tanks stand in the background.2008-09-28A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road at dawn, with thatched huts and a blue tarp on the left. Young men in white dhotis and red-and-white headbands lead, one carrying a blue banner with a portrait of a figure wearing an orange turban and orange-saffron robes, and a Tamil heading urging the Paramashivam's arrival. Behind them, women in saris and men in white carry decorated umbrellas and ornate kalasha-style bundles, with more devotees in saffron and white following along the road.2006-12-25