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May 08 20162016-05-08June 01 20092009-06-01May 21 20162016-05-21June 22 20182018-06-22A roadside procession moves along a highway shoulder with a bus decorated with a red canopy and a sign reading NITHYANANDA. Several people in white dhotis and white saris walk behind red flags carried on poles. A man in a rust-orange cloth walks at the left edge of the road, and a man in a red shawl walks in the middle of the group, with a barefoot man in white dhoti in the foreground. Orange and red barricades line the right side of the road beside a dry verge with scattered litter, and a low hill is visible in the distance.2018-01-04Outdoor street procession under a white canopy, with a robed figure in saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange turban standing at left and holding a long pole topped with an orange flag bearing a black Dhyanapeetam emblem. Behind him, saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand among orange flags on poles, with a policeman in a peaked cap at lower right and a crowd of onlookers in the background. Utility poles, wires and multi-storey buildings line the street. Swamiji (probable) is the robed figure at left, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron turban and ornate orange robes, standing on the raised platform as part of the procession.2008-04-27A street procession passes a temple gopuram in a roadside setting. In front, a man in white shirt and cream trousers holds one end of a large red banner printed with a smiling portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and orange robes, with Kannada text and a pada yatra notice. Behind, marchers in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange flags with blue emblems and wear round orange rosettes on their shirts. A parked white van and a motorcycle sit on the left, and onlookers stand along the roadside.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor street procession at dusk in an Indian town. A red tractor is in the foreground, driven by a man in a white dhoti and shirt, with another man in white beside him. Behind them a robed figure wearing an orange-saffron head covering and orange clothing stands on an elevated platform beneath a white canopy, flanked by saffron flags, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the chest. Several men in white clothes stand around the vehicles and along the road, and a floral-decorated float with a rounded, flower-studded canopy is at right. A banner on the left shows a portrait and Tamil lettering advertising a spiritual satsang event. a person cues: the orange head covering, saffron robe and beaded mala on the figure standing on the platform.2008-04-27A photograph of a white vehicle roof with a rectangular sign board in red Tamil lettering reading a printed name, with a framed portrait at left of a smiling man wearing an orange-saffron turban and orange robe with a red bindi. The portrait is printed on the sign, not a physical person. The vehicle has a wire mesh rack and palm trees appear in the background against a bright sky. No physical people are visible in the scene.2012-01-07February 12 20092009-02-12A photograph of a street scene with a large red and orange banner mounted on poles beside a roadside wall and trees. The banner reads a Kannada headline announcing a Hindu gathering, with a row of portrait photos of men in the upper area and a central figure in an orange turban and orange robes. Smaller posters with photos and text sit to the right, and a small orange flag flies above the banner. Several portraits appear on the banner but no physical people are standing in the scene.2011-05-24October 16 20062006-10-16