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A dense crowd of devotees walks along a narrow village road during a pada yatra procession, lined with palm trees and a low white compound wall. Most people wear white clothes, and several men wear white shirts or dhotis with orange or saffron shawls. Many carry small paper or cloth badges with orange designs. A distant orange-roofed structure and a white board stand at the roadside, with a tent canopy on the right. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person; the procession is viewed from a distance through the crowd.

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A large outdoor procession of many devotees in white clothing moves along a palm-lined rural road. Men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts fill the foreground and middle distance, with some women wearing orange-bordered white saris and several people holding small orange and red flags. Coconut palms, leafy trees and a white boundary wall frame the road, and a white canopy and a folded white screen stand at the right. In the distance a red-roofed structure and a golden palanquin or float appear within the crowd. A procession with many people; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground, and the distant central figures are too small to confirm.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves down a wide dirt road lined with palm trees and leafy trees under an overcast grey sky. Dense crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers walk toward the camera, many wearing round orange-and-white badges on their chests. Red flags are visible further up the road near a distant orange-roofed structure. A white canopy tent with a white cloth edge stands at the right, and a blank white board is set up beside the road. In the foreground at the lower right, a man in a white shirt holds a red-and-white banner. The procession appears to be a pada yatra on foot.2010-07-24A large crowd of devotees walks in a procession along a dirt road lined with banana plants and palm trees. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas, while women wear white saris with orange borders and some carry offerings. Orange and saffron flags and triangular bunting hang from a grey block wall, and several decorated umbrellas or canopies rise above the crowd under a clear blue sky. Saffron-clad participants appear among the procession.2008-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor photograph of a long, crowded path lined with palm trees and an orange-red brick wall. Many people walk in one direction, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or saris, with some in colourful saris. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a man in a striped shirt stand near a woman in a teal and red sari. A row of palms and a small white structure appear on the right, and a discarded wheelchair sits in the grass. No deity, throne or a person depiction is visible, and no one resembling a person is identifiable in the scene.2010-10-21A large crowd of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with coconut palms and banana plants during a procession. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear white saris with coloured borders and some carry umbrellas. Saffron and orange flags and small colourful canopies or umbrellas rise above the crowd near a low breeze-block wall decorated with orange and red festoon bunting. The scene suggests a festival procession, with dense people filling the road and a clear blue sky overhead.2008-12-31March 11 20132013-03-11July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a crowd walking along a dirt path lined with coconut palms under an overcast grey sky at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam grounds. Many devotees wear white shirts and white dhotis or saris, with some in pink, green and blue. Several men have vibhuti and a few carry rudraksha malas. Strings of orange and blue-white bunting run along the path, and white tents and a red banner reading LBT sit in the background. A large number of people are visible, all walking away from the camera toward the tents.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 28 20082008-07-28A crowd of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees, shrubs and a red brick wall under a pale sky. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and women wear saris in mixed colours. An elderly man with a long white beard in a red shirt stands at the centre, beside a woman in an orange sari carrying a white cloth bag with a small portrait print. Men in white and a young man in a white shirt and dark trousers stand at the roadside, where sandals are scattered on the ground. Many more people are visible further down the road.2010-10-21