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January 06 20132013-01-06July 01 20142014-07-01December 20 20112011-12-20February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor street procession on a village road lined with thatched huts and palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk barefoot; two in front play large red-and-yellow barrel drums, and another blows a long brass horn. A man at centre holds a long pole or staff. Above the crowd a large printed banner shows a smiling figure with an orange turban, long dark hair and saffron robes against a green background, with Tamil lettering; a smaller similar poster is visible at left. Motorcycles are parked at the left edge.2006-10-16January 30 20092009-01-30September 17 20072007-09-17Outdoor street procession in a rural village lined with palm trees. A large banner reading Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil shows a portrait of a figure with a white head wrap and white garment, labelled as a portrait for Peeriyaseeragapadi Dhyanapeetam. Beneath the banner, a framed small portrait is set on a bamboo stand. Crowds in white shirts, many printed with Dhyanapeetam, walk alongside band musicians in orange and navy uniforms playing brass instruments and drums. Ceremonial items include an orange-and-red decorated umbrella and a tall ornate staff with a finial, plus a colourful parasol. Women in saris, including one in pink and one in red, and children are in the crowd, with a toddler in orange carried on a hip.2006-11-13July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA street procession in a town, with a crowd of men and boys lining a road. Drummers in blue and orange sleeveless uniforms play drums with sticks in the foreground. Behind them a decorated cart is loaded with bananas and coconuts, and a yellow van and motorcycles move through the crowd. A large red roadside banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and saffron robe, beside Tamil script. Concrete buildings and utility poles line the street under a bright sky.2014-07-01Street procession in a small town with a crowd of men and boys lining a paved road. In the foreground, drummers in blue and orange uniforms play large drums with sticks. Behind them, a decorated vehicle is hung with bunches of green bananas and coconuts. A large red banner on the left shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes beside Tamil script. Motorbikes, a white and yellow minibus and multi-storey buildings with arched windows are visible.2014-07-01A street procession in a town with shops and a small roadside shrine. Two men in white shirts hold a long white banner on wooden poles; the banner shows a large portrait of a man with an orange turban, red bindi, long dark hair and layered gold necklaces, labelled as a Paramahamsa Nithyananda portrait, with the Nithyananda Youth Foundation Osur branch printed in Tamil and English. Behind them are other marchers in white and orange saris, a bare-chested man near the edge, and a second poster above showing a man in orange robes with a turban. Shop signs and a pink-and-green banner on the right line the road.2006-09-24