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A large outdoor procession of devotees walks along a dusty dirt road lined with young banana trees. Most men wear white shirts and trousers, and many women wear white or cream saris. Many people carry bright orange-red flags on poles, while others hold red placards with portraits and slogans. At the top left, ornate gold-and-red ceremonial umbrella-style banners and a brass ceremonial object are visible. A woman in an orange shawl stands at the left edge. The crowd fills most of the frame and extends beyond it.

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A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty dirt road, with a crowd of mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis carrying bright red-orange flags on poles. Many hold red placards with printed text and a placard reading CHARACTER ASSASSINATION IS WORSE THAN MURDER, and one placard shows a small portrait of a saffron-clad figure. Ornate colourful canopy-style banners and a decorated vehicle with a tractor-like front appear at the top left, and a red banner with Kannada script is in the foreground. The scene is a dense crowd of more than twenty people, mostly seen from behind or in profile, with a few people in white saris and children among them.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession of many men and some women and boys moves along a dusty unpaved path past a quarry-like bank with a banana plant and a wooden fence. Most marchers wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and many carry saffron-orange flags on poles. A few hold placards with portraits and slogans, and at the left edge a brass ceremonial instrument or ornament is visible. A large red placard in the centre shows a portrait of a bearded sannyasi in orange and reads a slogan about character assassination. Crowd density is high and the marchers fill the frame.2010-07-24Large outdoor procession of many people on dry dirt ground, mostly men and women dressed in white shirts, white dhotis and white salwar-kurta, carrying saffron-orange flags on poles and several ornate gold and red ceremonial banners with golden finials. Many hold white placards and orange signs bearing portrait photos and Kannada text. A woman in a white sari stands near the centre left, and a blonde woman in white is visible at upper left. Crowd fills the frame densely, with spectators and marchers in plain shirts on the right side.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road toward a red gateway with a tall shrine structure at left. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis carry bright orange-red flags, some with a dark emblem, and several hold small placards. Drummers in white dhotis play large drums in the centre foreground. Ornate palanquin-style canopies and a decorated float with gold and red panels move through the crowd, with banana plants lining the route. Boys in white and a man in a red shirt walk among the marchers, and a photographer in a light shirt stands at the lower right. A white boundary wall and a tree-lined hillside form the background under a cloudy sky.2010-07-24A street procession of devotees in white ritual clothing walks along a tree-lined road. Many carry tall saffron-orange flags with blue emblems and hold white and red placards printed with a smiling portrait of a figure in orange, with Kannada and English slogans. A man in the centre holds a placard reading Paramahamsa Nithyanandarige and Nyaya Vekaku, while a man beside him wears a white shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Some marchers wear round white badges, and a truck and a small roadside shrine with a dome stand at the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd scene.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty dirt road past a concrete wall and a grassy embankment. Many men and boys in white shirts and white dhotis walk closely together, many carrying saffron-orange flags and red placards printed with portraits and slogans. A man in a white kurta with a drum slung at his side walks near a brass horn player in white. On the left a decorated float with gold ornaments and canopy is pulled ahead of the crowd. A cameraman in a pink shirt films from the foreground while a young boy in a striped shirt runs alongside.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 procession of many men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing saffron-orange rudraksha-style ID badges, walks along a road. Several carry red and orange flags, and a large orange banner held up by marchers shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, labelled with Kannada text. Behind them a dark car is on the road. Some marchers wear blue or check shirts and trousers. A man in a yellow shawl walks in front, and a bearded man in a brown shirt carries a small pale bundle. The scene is a pada yatra on a roadside.2010-07-24Outdoor photograph of a long procession walking along a dirt road lined with green trees and utility poles. Many men in white ritual clothing and white dhotis march in rows, while others in blue shirts and grey trousers walk alongside. Numerous saffron-orange flags with a blue emblem are carried, and two large banners show a portrait of a smiling man in orange clothing with a saffron head covering. A banner with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is held aloft. A vehicle decorated in orange appears at the back of the procession, and a bright sky is visible overhead.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession of many people walks along a dusty road, carrying red flags and handheld placards with printed portraits and text. Most marchers wear white shirts and dhotis or white saris and salwar; several women wear colourful saris. Two drummers in yellow turbans and gold-patterned clothing play large drums in the foreground. Above the crowd, a decorated ornate palanquin with gold-and-red canopy poles and a multicoloured umbrella-style canopy is carried forward, and a figure in orange robes stands near its top. A red banner reads walk against persecution. A vehicle covered with a tarpaulin moves at the front of the crowd.2010-07-24A large procession of devotees walks along an unpaved dirt road toward an orange gateway with pinnacles, framed by palm fronds and brick walls. Many men in white shirts and dark trousers, and women in white and cream saris, hold hands or carry small red and white placards. Numerous saffron-orange flags are raised above the crowd. Near the centre, a carried palanquin or ratha with ornate canopy and decorated poles is borne by bearers. A large red banner held aloft shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a printed slogan. Uniformed police officers stand along the left edge, and a large blank billboard and white van are visible in the background.2010-07-24A large outdoor pada yatra procession marches along a tree-lined rural road. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts and carry orange flags and orange-red banners. A large orange banner with a portrait and Kannada text is held aloft at centre-left, and a man in a white shirt holds a smaller framed portrait at the lower left. Participants in white and orange walk in dense ranks, with a blue truck visible at the far right behind the marchers. Concrete walls and palm trees line the road.2010-07-24