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December 13 20132013-12-13December 10 20132013-12-10A photograph of a decorated orange and gold ratha procession vehicle on a street in Tamil Nadu. A large framed portrait of a smiling person in orange clothing with a beaded necklace sits atop the vehicle. A white banner across the front bears a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the left and a deity image on the right, with Tamil text. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, one carrying an orange flag, while a woman in a white sari walks nearby. Motorcycles, parked cars and roadside shops line the street.2009-01-31A street procession passes under an ornate multi-tiered temple gopuram gateway painted in bright blue, pink and yellow with sculpted figures. On the right, a wooden ratha float carrying a decorated deity murti in red and pink garments with a crown and garlands stands beside a uniformed police officer in khaki. Marchers in white dhotis and orange-saffron flags walk behind a large framed portrait of a smiling woman carried on a board. A second uniformed officer stands in the road directing traffic. Printed sign panels on the float show Tamil script.December 02 20132013-12-02January 30 20092009-01-30January 31 20092009-01-31A dense street procession moves through a busy Indian road lined with buses, trucks and autorickshaws. At the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe walks beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with yellow, red, green and blue panels and gold motifs, held up on poles. Around him, many people in white garments and orange shawls carry placards and banners with portraits and Tamil text. Women in white saris wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A banner on the umbrella and a vehicle in the background show printed portraits of a woman in saffron. Flags and decorated ceremonial parasols line the procession, which fills the street with dozens of participants.2009-02-02January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession in Tamil Nadu with devotees in saffron and orange robes walking behind a decorated float. On the left, a large pink-bordered banner shows a photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair in orange clothing, printed with Tamil text. A woman in an orange sari walks in front, followed by a bald man in orange robes and men in white dhoti and shirts. A multicoloured decorative umbrella with tassels is held overhead, and orange flags fly in the background beside a white multi-storey building.2009-01-30A street procession in a town, with a gilded ornate ratha/palanquin-style float carried on a truck. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing, labelled in Tamil script, sits atop the float. Saffron flags flutter beside it and marigold garlands hang from it. Ahead, a woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a placard, and another woman in white walks beside her. A banner in Tamil and English reads Kodikkan Thirsana Ratha Pada Yatra with a portrait of the same woman and a deity image. Shops, parked motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw line the road. +1 copiesA photograph of an evening street procession passing along a paved road. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas walk barefoot, some carrying orange and saffron scarves, and two tall ceremonial umbrellas with yellow and red decorative panels are held aloft at left. On the right, a gilded ratham chariot carries a deity murti draped in red fabric, with a garland of red and white flowers. Its front bears a white banner with a photograph of a smiling woman in red, captioned in Tamil with the name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and the title Paramahamsa Nithyanandar, followed by the Tamil words for foot pilgrimage. Below the banner are Tamil sponsor panels with phone numbers.2009-02-12