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May 08 2016

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A procession at an indoor event with a large banner held by a woman in a yellow and white checked sari and red shawl. The banner reads Tamil Nadu Nithyananda Sangha, Maha Kumbh Mela Patha Yatra, with Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil and English and a small Indian flag. Behind the banner, a cutout or portrait figure in an orange-red turban, rudraksha-style beaded garland and gold necklaces is raised with one hand, and several women and girls in saris and salwars hold red flags and multicoloured embellished umbrellas. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at left.2016-05-08A dense outdoor procession crowds a palm-lined path with many people in white shirts and dhotis and devotees in saffron and orange clothing. Several ornate umbrellas with embroidered teardrop panels and multicoloured fringe are carried aloft by people in orange. On the right, a decorated vehicle with a banner reads Sri Anandeswarar Samaj, beside a large portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala making a blessing gesture, and a garlanded deity murti is visible inside the vehicle. A woman in a white top and blue shawl stands near the front of the crowd.2009-01-01February 10 20132013-02-10January 01 20172017-01-01Photo 11702315February 16 20092009-02-16February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in a town, with a central figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walking between two rows of men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Several men carry tall wooden poles supporting large multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes and the word DhyanaPeetam printed on the canopies. Behind them a long white banner with a black-and-white portrait and Tamil script is carried aloft, and orange flags are visible. Overhead, the sky is pale and power lines cross the scene. Some men wear ceremonial gold necklaces. The central figure has long dark hair and a red forehead mark, and appears to be a person by appearance cues including orange robes and rudraksha beads, with a visibly swept-back hairstyle; the crowd is of many people in procession, and the figure is physically present in the street.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor street procession in a town street with a crowd of many people. Under a large multicoloured canopy umbrella with yellow, green, red and blue panels, tassels and gold lotus motifs, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a red undershirt and walks at the centre, smiling. Around him, devotees in white and orange shawls, some with yellow and orange garments, walk closely. Behind them, many people carry printed placards and banners showing a man in an orange-saffron turban and robes, with Tamil slogans. Shops, electric poles and a bus appear along the street.2009-02-02August 01 20082008-08-01December 24 20152015-12-24