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Outdoor crowd scene at a public gathering with red flags in the background. In the foreground an elderly woman with white hair, a red bindi and gold earrings, wearing a pink and yellow striped sari, holds a white placard showing a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and orange robes, with Kannada text beneath. Beside her a middle-aged man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds a placard with a similar portrait and Kannada text, and an older man in a striped shirt wears an orange rosette badge bearing the same portrait. A second placard with red Kannada lettering is held low on the right. Several other people in white dhoti-style clothing stand behind them.

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July 24 20102010-07-24A street procession of devotees in white and cream clothing, many holding orange flags on poles. A large red banner behind them shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes, with Kannada text and the printed name Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the banner. Several handheld signs repeat the same smiling portrait in an orange turban. An older man in the foreground with white hair and a vermilion mark on his forehead looks ahead. A man in a cream shirt in the centre wears an orange rosette badge bearing the same portrait and holds a sign asking a question in Kannada. Trees and a tall flagpole are in the background.2010-07-24A street procession of men at a roadside fuel station with orange flags. Several men in white shirts and white trousers hold orange flags on poles. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds a placard showing a smiling orange-robed figure with an orange turban, with Kannada text in red and black. Beside him, an older man in glasses and a grey shirt holds a smaller placard with a similar image. On the right, a man in an orange shirt and a checked cloth over his shoulder stands with his hands clasped. A fuel pump canopy and petrol pumps are visible behind them.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 man in his sixties with glasses, a short grey beard and a light grey shirt stands outdoors on dirt ground, holding up a white placard with red Kannada text. The placard shows a small photo of a smiling man in an orange turban, orange robes and a red tilak mark on the forehead, labelled as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Behind him, other people in white and yellow clothing stand near a white wall, and rows of sandals lie on the ground beside a doorway.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 carrying signs and saffron-orange flags. Several signs show the same photograph of a smiling man with a tall orange turban and orange robes, printed on white placards with red borders. Women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez hold the signs aloft; a young girl in a floral pink dress raises a sign with both hands. Some devotees wear orange and gold badges with the same portrait. Orange flags with a red emblem and a trees-lined roadside with billboards are visible behind them. The portrait on the placards is a printed depiction, not a person in 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.2010-07-24A photograph of a crowd of women at an outdoor street procession holding orange flags on poles and handmade placards. Foreground, from left: a woman in a white sari with a teal blouse and red bangles holds a placard reading in Kannada, with a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban; beside her a woman in a brown printed sari with orange bangles holds a second placard with a similar portrait and Kannada text; at right a woman in a white sari with a gold-striped border, rudraksha mala necklace and gold bangles holds an orange flag pole. Behind them are more women in white saris, one with an orange badge pinned to her clothing, and orange banners with white lettering, and a green hedge and building in the background.2010-07-24Street procession of devotees walking along a road past a temple gopuram and a parked truck. Many people carry saffron-orange flags on poles. A young man in a white shirt holds a white placard with an orange-robed portrait and Kannada text. A woman in a white sari with gold border wears an orange circular badge bearing a portrait, and another woman in a lavender sari wears a similar badge. A man in a white-and-grey striped shirt with white neck cloth and orange badge stands at left, and a woman in white with a white sash and badge is in the foreground. A red banner behind reads RAISE and partial text. Some people wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a purple shirt stands at right edge.2010-07-24Outdoor street procession on a paved road lined with trees and a multi-storey concrete building with balconies. A man in saffron-orange robes and a white cloth, bare-footed, holds a blue pole that carries a large orange flag with a dark blue circle, and gestures with his other hand. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing white and orange lanyard badges, raise orange flags and smaller handheld signs. Two large orange banners show a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing, with Kannada text. A man in dark trousers and a shirt on the left stands smiling with his hand raised. Sunlight and a pale sky are visible above.2010-07-24Outdoor street photo of a padayatra procession on a roadside. A man in a white shirt, brown trousers and a rudraksha mala holds one end of a large saffron-orange banner with a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and red bindi, with Kannada text. Behind him, a man in white holds a smaller placard showing a similar orange-turbaned portrait. Other marchers in white shirts and orange-and-blue flags stand nearby; a yellow dump truck and white vehicles are on the left. Two or three other banners with orange portraits are visible on the right edge.2010-07-24