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A 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.

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July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA 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.2010-07-24October 10 20122012-10-10A man in white clothes with a white tilak mark on his forehead stands outdoors holding a red-bordered white placard. The placard shows a photo of a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with red text reading 'WE WANT JUSTICE FOR PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA!'. Behind him, other people in white and red clothing stand near a building and trees, and a child in a yellow shirt is visible at left. The placard's printed portrait is labelled by the caption and is not a physical person in the scene. Several people are visible 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.2010-07-24A 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.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +3 copiesOutdoor 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 roadside procession on a tree-lined road with many devotees in white and orange. In the centre, a bearded man in a saffron-orange kurta and dhoti, with wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala, gestures toward a man in white with a yellow scarf and a white-clad devotee with a long dark braid whose back faces the camera. Orange flags on poles and handheld placards fill the background; a placard with Kannada text is visible, and one devotee wears a round orange rosette badge. Several people in white kurtas and dhotis stand near the road. Roles are unclear and the bearded man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role only.2010-07-24A dusty dirt road is filled with a procession of devotees in white clothing walking toward the camera. Many carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles, and several hold white placards bearing a framed portrait of a smiling figure with long hair in orange robes, with Kannada script beneath. Men wear white shirts and dhotis with rudraksha malas, and women wear white or cream saris and salwar kameez. Palm trees and a small building line the background, and one man in the foreground holds a placard near the lower edge. The scene appears to be a pada yatra. Printed Kannada text on the placard and an orange-robed portrait appear, but the portrait figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-07-24A street protest photograph with several men in white clothes marching outdoors past a concrete wall. In the centre, a bald man in dark sunglasses and a moustache holds a white placard reading STOP ABUSING MY FAITH! STOP ABUSING MY GURU! beside a smiling portrait of a figure in an orange turban and saffron robe. At right, a man in white with a purple lanyard and a rudraksha-style bead necklace raises a placard with a saffron-robed portrait and text beginning IS H... LOSING ANOTHER ENLIGHTENED MASTER? Left, a man with a red-and-purple forehead mark and rudraksha beads holds a white disc. Orange flags and a shadowed signboard appear behind the crowd.2010-07-24February 24 20072007-02-24