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Photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside thatched huts and palm trees. Women in white saris with gold borders and jasmine garlands walk in a line, some wearing yellow shawls and others carrying flower garlands. A man in a striped shirt holds a brass pot and a cameraman films at left. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a red flower in her garland and a cloth bag printed with a portrait. Seated and standing onlookers in white clothes line the right side. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees gathered on sandy ground at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam ashram event. In the foreground, several women in white saris with gold borders stand with palms pressed together and garlands of white and orange flowers around their necks, many with blue rosettes pinned to their clothes. One woman kneels and others stand with brass plates before them, a pada pooja style offering. A cameraman films at the bottom right. Behind them, a large crowd in white clothing sits and stands, and a large printed map or layout board hangs on a wall under palm trees. To the right are decorated umbrellas and a stone deity murti, with a man in white seated near it. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-07-24Outdoor photo of a padapuja ceremony at a dusty ground with a crowd behind. Several women in white saris with gold borders stand barefoot on round brass plates filled with milk, hands folded in namaste, wearing white flower garlands. A woman in the foreground with a long braid wears a white sari with gold border, a garland and a flower-decorated pendant. Behind them, men and women in white attire sit and stand watching. Ornate colourful canopies and stone deity murti statues stand at the right edge, and a large map-style board is visible at upper left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-07-24Outdoor procession of women and men in traditional dress. A woman in the foreground wears a rust-orange sari with a rudraksha mala and carries a copper tray holding a flower-decorated object, a gold-toned ornament, marigold garlands and pink fabric. Behind her, a line of women in cream and gold-bordered white saris and mundus hold brass trays and offerings. On the left edge, a young man in orange cloth with a gold chain stands beside a tall yellow pole. A man in white shirt and mundu stands at left-center. Trees and a white vehicle appear in the background.2017-03-11 +1 copiesDecember 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor photograph of a long procession of women and men in white and cream clothing walking along a dirt path between trees. Many women carry metal vessels. One woman in an orange sari with a dark braid stands at the right, and a few people wear white shirts. A tin-roofed structure with a water tank stands at left, and a small brass lamp stand sits near the front of the procession. Rows of devotees stretch back into the distance.2006-12-31December 28 20092009-12-28A photograph of women in white saris with yellow borders at an outdoor temple ground with dirt and scattered bricks. The woman at left, with a long braid and flowers in her hair, stirs or pours from a clay pot set on the ground. Beside her, a young woman wears a white sari with a rudraksha mala and stands with hands near her waist, while another woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge stands with palms joined. At right, an older woman in a red-and-pink sari with an ID badge also stands with hands joined. Behind them, men in white and a man in a blue shirt move among white structures and a white-and-blue banner line. The scene suggests a milk-pot offering ritual.2006-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A procession on a dirt road between palm trees and a low concrete wall. Many devotees in white clothes walk in the crowd. In the centre, a woman in white holds a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes seated on a chair, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl on the right presses her palms together in greeting. A decorated red palanquin with garlands and a large deity or figure is visible at the upper right. A silver SUV is parked on the left. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre. Some people wear orange or yellow sashes.2010-07-24December 28 20092009-12-28A photograph of a festival procession with a long line of devotees. In the foreground a woman in a rust-brown sari carries a brass tray holding a decorated kalasha or pot wrapped in pink cloth, a marigold garland and a green palm-leaf motif. A young man at left in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tall yellow pole. Behind them women in white sarees with gold borders carry brass trays and offerings, some wearing tilak on the forehead. Several more people with their faces partly visible stand in the crowd and a blurred street with vehicles is in the background.2017-03-11A long line of women in white and cream traditional sarees with gold borders stands along a path, each holding a brass kalasha topped with coconut, mango leaves and flowers, a ritual water-pot offering. Several wear sandalwood or kumkum marks on the forehead and beaded necklaces. Strings of lights and green foliage fill the background of what appears to be an outdoor ashram event, and a red carpet runs along the right edge.2017-03-11