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Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dusty ground in front of a long orange-brick building with a green metal roof and small kalasha-like finials along its top. Several devotees walk barefoot in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees, many wearing yellow or saffron shawls and marigold garlands. Several carry brass or copper vessels draped with orange cloth, held in front of them as if for an offering. Behind them, a crowd stands near the building entrance. Clear blue sky above.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA line of devotees walks across a dusty open ground in warm evening light before an orange brick building. Men and women wear white and cream traditional dhotis, mundus and sarees with gold borders, many with orange-and-gold cloth or vessels in their hands. A bald man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti stands near the front, and a woman in a red blouse holds a brass pot. Several participants carry brass vessels and orange cloth bundles. A metal lighting tower stands at the right edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A dirt path in an ashram compound with a long line of devotees in white traditional dress, mostly women in white saris with gold borders, several holding trays of offerings or flowers. Two women in front wear orange shawls. A man in a bright blue kurta and white dhoti stands at the left edge in the foreground. Single-storey white buildings with red-trimmed roofs line the left side, a green-roofed shed and a dry field on the right, with a tree and a green vehicle in the background. The scene suggests a procession moving along the path during a festival day.2008-12-25A procession outside a red-brick building with a green corrugated roof. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls pull a decorated cart carrying a large ornate deity murti with a golden halo and floral garlands, under a multicoloured canopy with two yellow-and-red pennants. A red-and-maroon pole is used to pull the cart. Women in white saris with yellow shawls walk alongside, and a bald man in white stands at the right edge. A few people stand in the open doorway behind.2010-01-05December 23 20092009-12-23December 27 20092009-12-27A group of about thirty ashramites stands on a bare dirt courtyard in front of a long orange-walled building with a green corrugated roof. A large banner on the building reads "NITHYANANDA MISSION SECRETARIATE" beside a portrait of a figure with long dark hair. Many women wear white sarees with yellow or red borders and some carry yellow flowers; men wear white kurtas and dhotis. A man in white with an orange shawl and long hair stands at the centre among them, accepting a garland-decorated offering from a woman in a cream saree with a yellow shawl, while a table with yellow flowers and garlands sits nearby. A woman in a purple saree and a man in a grey shirt stand to the right.2009-12-23