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A large crowd of devotees in white clothes gathers on a palm-lined roadside during a procession. Many people raise their hands and some wear white shirts with saffron-coloured lanyards and small badges. A white-uniformed security volunteer in the right foreground stands among them. Behind the crowd are colourful ornamental umbrellas and a red and yellow banner on poles. A signboard on the left shows a map of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram. Several hundred people are visible, mostly in white.

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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.2010-07-24Outdoor photo at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram, with palm trees and a concrete wall behind a crowd of devotees on sandy ground. A large information board on the left shows a map and diagrams. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a long braid stands near a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Many people in white ashram clothes, some with orange lanyards, sit on the ground or stand, and a woman in a cream sari walks at right. On the right stands a decorated red-and-orange ratha-style structure with painted deity panels, and a figure in an orange top stands near it. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2010-07-24A dense outdoor street procession with many devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing light blue t-shirts and rudraksha malas. A decorated ratha/chariot with orange and red drapery, a kalasha-style canopy and a red balloon cluster moves through the crowd near palm trees. Orange flags are carried aloft. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl walks in the foreground, and a devotee holds a white dove. A banner at left shows a portrait of a woman in a red top above the text Nithya Annadhanam. The figure seated on the chariot is too small and indistinct to identify.2009-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a whitewashed building and palm trees. A decorated palanquin with a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy is carried through a crowd. Many young men wear white shirts with light blue trim and blue lanyards, and several are lifting the palanquin on poles. Women in white saris with yellow borders and orange shawls walk on the right, and an older man in a white shirt wears a purple beaded mala. Palm fronds and a flowering shrub frame the scene.2009-12-25A 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.2010-07-24Outdoor photo of a festival procession on a sandy path lined with coconut palms. A decorated float or ratha with yellow, orange and red floral garlands, a saffron canopy and small colourful umbrellas moves through a crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and yellow saris walk around it, some carrying orange bags. Black stone statues stand along the right side, and a bright yellow flower display lies on the ground at the lower right. The figure on the float is too small to describe reliably, and no one is confidently identified as a person.2009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with trees and a low concrete wall. Large crowd of young men and some women in white and light blue shirts, many with raised arms, pressing forward toward a decorated palanquin or ratha with yellow, red and multicoloured fabric canopies and red flower decorations. A blue-framed sign board stands at left with a portrait photo. A man in white holds a saffron/orange flag at right, and a camera operator is visible at right edge. Several people are seated or standing along the left edge.2009-12-25A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. In the foreground, several women in white saris with yellow and orange scarves carry tall ceremonial staffs topped with gold discs. Behind them, men and women in white clothing walk along. In the middle distance, a decorated ornate ratha chariot with yellow, orange and red draping and a canopy moves along the road. A man in an orange garment stands among the crowd. The scene is hazy and bright in daylight.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A 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.2010-07-24December 25 20092009-12-25