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February 11 20132013-02-11February 08 20132013-02-08February 11 20132013-02-11February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08Outdoor procession at an orange-canopied gate bearing a person Dhyanapeetha banner with a portrait labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha and a framed photo of a saffron-clad figure. Men in white dhotis with red-orange waist cloths form two lines, some holding hands across the path, leading toward a gilded palanquin or ratha decorated with garlands and colourful tassels and topped with a small umbrella. A bare-chested man in front wears a rudraksha mala. Onlookers in jackets, sweaters and a knit cap stand along the sides. Dirt ground and a metal truss structure frame the scene.2013-02-11A photograph of a dusty dirt road lined on both sides by a ceremonial procession. Devotees carry long wooden poles topped with colorful fringed umbrellas (chhatris) in red, blue and multicolored patterns. Men and women wear saffron/orange shawls and orange cloth over white garments, and some men wear white dhotis with orange shawls. A man in front right in an orange robe and white shirt holds a pole. Large fringed umbrellas, flags and banners in orange and red are visible along the road, with a tree and a building at the left background. This appears to be a procession at an event, with no identifiable a person figure visible.2008-12-23A photograph of a procession at a temple-style entrance decorated with painted deity figures in an arched panel above a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha. Beneath it an orange canopy shelters a decorated palanquin with gold ornaments and umbrellas. Men in white dhotis with orange and red cloth stand in lines on both sides, several holding hands in a chain, with a crowd of onlookers in casual clothes and a rudraksha mala on the right. Orange-robed figures are visible further inside the entrance.2013-02-11April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor procession on a dusty ground in front of a long thatched-roof hall with small orange flags on poles. A saffron-robed attendant on the left holds a large ornate orange-and-green parasol aloft on a long pole. Beside him, a white-clad man holds a peacock-feather fan, and a bald man in white with a yellow shawl carries a tray with an offering. Behind them, a line of devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walks in procession, with a man in a white shirt at the far right and a small white vehicle and a green hill in the background.2009-08-06A procession on a dirt path walks past a purple backdrop and a striped tent. A long-haired man in orange and red robes with a large white and orange flower garland walks at the centre beneath a red and gold ceremonial parasol. Around him, shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-robed men walk alongside, several with rudraksha malas and one holding folded hands at chest height. A bare-chested man in front has a sacred thread and mala. Bunting and banana plants line the background under an overcast sky.2010-12-29January 01 20122012-01-01