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A street procession on a paved road in front of a temple with colourful painted gopuram-style shrine tops and figure niches. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with a tilak on his forehead and an orange rosette pinned to his chest, raises a white placard with a red Kannada slogan and a printed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes and an orange turban. Behind him, crowds in white clothes walk and stand, a uniformed guard in khaki and a cap is visible, a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole, and scooters are parked along the roadside. The portrait on the placard is a printed depiction, not a physically present person.

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July 24 20102010-07-24A street procession in front of a temple with a decorated gopuram-style facade and sculpted deity figures. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti raises one arm and holds a placard with a red and white border showing a saffron-robed, orange-clothed portrait and Kannada script. Behind him people in white dress walk, a drummer in white appears among them, and many saffron flags are carried. Large red and white banners show a saffron-robed portrait on the right, with a paper pinned to the man's chest bearing a similar portrait. A large tree and a motorbike stand at the left edge.2010-07-24A street procession of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing orange rosette badges and rudraksha malas, carrying tall wooden-poled orange banners and orange flags. The foreground banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe beside Kannada text, with the words 'Padayatra' prominently lettered. A young man on the right in white shirt and glasses holds a banner pole and smiles. A small roadside shrine with deity figures stands behind the crowd, under large trees. The printed banner portrait is a depiction and not a physical person; the marching devotees are the physical people present.2010-07-24A procession of men in white kurta-pyjama and white dhoti walks along a dirt roadside, many wearing orange-and-saffron lanyards or badges. Two large orange-red banners carried at front show portraits of a smiling man in saffron turban and saffron robe, with Kannada text. Orange flags with a blue emblem wave above. A red placard reads 'Silence is Acceptance; Speak Out Against Injustice'. A maroon SUV and a black auto-rickshaw are in the background, and a floral-decorated palanquin is visible at upper right. The portraits are printed depictions, not physically present figures.2010-07-24Outdoor street procession with many people in white dhotis and white shirts carrying orange-red flags on poles. In the centre, an older man in white holds a placard showing a photo of a smiling man with a saffron/orange turban and orange robe, with Kannada text in black. Another placard at upper right also shows a saffron-turbaned man in an orange robe. A man in a grey short-sleeved shirt stands at right holding a pole. A palm tree and roadside buildings with a red banner appear in the background. The printed photos are depictions on signs, not physical people.2010-07-24A street procession passes a temple gopuram in a roadside setting. In front, a man in white shirt and cream trousers holds one end of a large red banner printed with a smiling portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and orange robes, with Kannada text and a pada yatra notice. Behind, marchers in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange flags with blue emblems and wear round orange rosettes on their shirts. A parked white van and a motorcycle sit on the left, and onlookers stand along the roadside.2010-07-24A roadside procession on a paved road in front of a blue and red painted wall with partially visible Airtel-style lettering. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers walk with saffron and red flags on poles. A central man in a white shirt and tan trousers holds a large orange banner showing a portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi with long hair, with Kannada text. Another man in a white shirt and white cloth turban holds a second banner, and a man in white rides a white scooter at the right with rudraksha-style beads visible. Partially visible marchers wear white and orange clothing. Dusty road shoulder and green vegetation line the scene.2010-07-24A street procession of devotees in white kurtas and white trousers, many wearing blue-and-white lanyards, carries a large red banner with a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi. The banner's Kannada text reads a pada yatra call to protect Hindu dharma. Several men and women behind it hold orange flags and smaller signs, and a metal gate and trees stand in the background. The portrait's man is depicted, not physically present. Those holding the banner are physical people; the banner figure is in print.2010-07-24 +3 copiesA street procession of devotees in white shirts and dhotis walks past a temple gopuram-style shrine. Foreground: a young man in white holds the left edge of a long orange banner with Kannada text and a portrait of a smiling monk in saffron. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and a white shirt, with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style mala, walks forward. Behind, many marchers carry orange flags with a blue emblem and hold smaller placards. A woman in a green sari and a girl in a green dress appear among the crowd. Large shade trees line the road. The scene is a padayatra, a walking pilgrimage procession.2010-07-24A street procession of people in white ritual clothes and orange-saffron flags walks past a roadside temple entrance. The central subject is a long orange banner carried by a young man in white shirt and white dhoti; the banner shows a printed portrait of a smiling bald man in an orange turban and orange robes, with Kannada text in red and white. Behind it, uniformed police or security officers in khaki stand at the roadside. Other marchers carry orange flags with a blue emblem, and a small framed portrait is held aloft at upper right. Some marchers wear garlands and lanyards. The road is paved and the scene is outdoors.2010-07-24Outdoor photograph of a roadside padayatra procession on a dusty shoulder beside a paved road lined with tall trees. At the left, a man in a light blue shirt and grey trousers stands before a large orange banner printed with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling figure in saffron head wrap and orange clothing, with Kannada text below. Behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange and blue flags on poles, and some hold ceremonial fans and staffs. A police officer in khaki uniform stands at the far left. Further back, a bus and floats with decorative panels continue down the road, and a few people wear saffron clothing. Bright orange flags and white-clad marchers dominate the scene.2010-07-24A street procession on a tarmac road lined with trees and a white car in the background. Marchers in white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, carry saffron-orange flags and placards. In the foreground, a man in a white polo shirt with a rudraksha mala and a white cloth tied on his head holds up a large orange banner. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, with Kannada text above and below it. Another marcher in a white shirt holds the banner's right edge, and further back a man in orange clothing walks among the group. The banner's portrait is a depiction on printed cloth, not a physically present person.2010-07-24