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A young boy in a yellow striped short-sleeved shirt and a small red tilak on his forehead stands outdoors and holds up a white placard reading "PUT AN END TO RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION!" in red capitals. Beside the text is a printed portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban, orange robes and a red tilak. The boy also wears an orange rosette badge with a small portrait and the word Padayatra. Behind him, a white-clad group and a decorated palanquin with garlands and orange-red flags are visible, with colourful umbrellas to the right.

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A young boy with a tilak on his forehead stands at the front of a outdoor crowd, holding a white placard. The placard shows a smiling portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and orange robe, with the text 'ABUSE OF SPIRITUAL LEADERS, IS ABUSE OF INDIAN TRADITION.' Behind him, adults in white dhotis and kurtas stand on dirt ground, and a woman in a pink outfit holds an orange flag. Another placard in Kannada script is visible at the upper left.2010-07-24A photograph of a crowd march in a dusty open ground beside a white building with a red roof. In the foreground a young woman in plain white clothes holds a red placard reading "RAISE YOUR VOICE! SUPPORT PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA!" with a portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and orange robes. She has a vertical tilak mark on her forehead and a dark beaded bracelet. Behind her, many participants in white and cream clothes carry orange flags and small placards, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands to the right. A child on the left holds a placard reading "ABUSE OF SPIRITUAL LEADERS IS ABUSE OF A TRADITION". The people are spread across the scene, with crowd members in the background and at the edges.2010-07-24A 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.2010-07-24Outdoor street procession on a paved road lined with saffron-orange flags on tall poles. A woman in white clothes holds a white placard showing a smiling figure in orange with a saffron turban, captioned SATYAMEVA JAYATE TRUTH ALWAYS TRIUMPHS. Behind her a line of marchers in white kurtas and orange-bordered saris walks barefoot. A red banner reads Walk to STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION of PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA. Bystanders in blue, yellow and white stand at right, and a woman in a yellow top with a dark beaded necklace looks on. Trees and a billboard appear in the background.2010-07-24A street procession of devotees carrying saffron-orange flags on tall poles, many wearing orange-badged rosettes. In the foreground a man in a light blue striped shirt with a vermilion forehead mark stands centre, holding hands with a young boy in a white shirt and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, who holds a white placard reading 'WE WANT OUR RELIGIOUS RIGHTS!'. Other placards show 'RAISE YOUR VOICE! SUPPORT PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA' and 'RIGHT TO FOLLOW MY CHOSEN FAITH', plus a 'NITHYANANDAM FAMILY VICTIMS OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION' sign. Women in white and saffron saris and an older woman in a red shawl walk among the marchers along a tree-lined road with a parked van and small buildings behind.2010-07-24A 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.2010-07-24Street 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 photo of a roadside pada yatra procession beside a highway. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on a dirt shoulder. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and holds an orange flag on a pole. The man in the centre wears dark sunglasses, an orange rosette and a rudraksha-style necklace, and holds up a white placard with red lettering and a small portrait of a saffron-robed figure. The man on the right wears a white outfit, an orange rosette and a dark bead necklace, and raises an orange flag with a purple emblem. A yellow and white bus passes on the road behind them, and more white-clad marchers walk along the left edge of the road under trees.2010-07-24A procession of women and young people holding saffron-orange flags with a blue lotus-like emblem reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham along the top edge. In the centre, a woman in a yellow and red floral sari holds a white placard with a red border reading STOP ABUSING MY FAITH! STOP ABUSING MY GURU! beside a small photo of a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robe. Around them, women in white saris and a older woman in a pink sari with glasses walk in the crowd, and a young woman in an orange top holds a flag at the right. A partial banner at upper left reads Paramahamsa text.2010-07-24July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor photo of a procession at a building entrance with a thatched canopy and a green banana plant. A central man wears an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, with a multi-coloured white, red and green flower garland and a rudraksha mala; he smiles while walking. Swamiji (probable): long hair visible under the turban and rudraksha mala with ceremonial garland. Around him, a saffron-robed attendant with a shaved head walks at left, another orange-robed attendant stands behind him, and a young boy in a yellow shirt and a boy in a plaid shirt watch nearby. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the crowd, and a woman in a striped top appears at the back. A white railing, garlands on the building and a wall with a mesh screen complete the scene.2008-07-28A roadside procession on a paved road lined with palms and pink flowering shrubs. Marchers in white dhotis and shirts carry orange flags on poles and red placards. One red placard reads RAISE YOUR VOICE! SUPPORT PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA! beside a portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned figure, and another reads RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION BRING DOWN. A boy in an orange polo and khaki shorts holds the foreground placard. A man in a lilac shirt and white dhoti wears a round orange badge with the same portrait and carries a flag; a smiling man in white beside him also wears a badge. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks along the road, and a photographer stands in the road ahead. Vehicles pass on the left.2010-07-24