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Street procession in a busy Indian town. Two musicians in white dhotis play long brass nadaswaram-style horns; the one on the right wears a saffron-orange top with a rudraksha-style mala and a pink cloth over his shoulder, while the left musician wears a white shirt and a garland. Behind them a silver SUV displays a windshield banner reading 'Nithyananda ... Mahasamsthana'. Onlookers in shirts and lungis stand along the roadside, a yellow bus and auto-rickshaw are visible, and a drummer appears behind the musicians. No identifiable a person is visibly present in the scene.

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Street procession on a paved road in front of a silver SUV with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham on its windshield. In the foreground, two men play long wooden pipes (nadaswaram-style) and a man in white dhoti and shirt beats a small drum. A man in an orange shirt with a pink-checked cloth on his shoulder plays a pipe beside them, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the left. Men in pink and white shirts and white dhotis walk behind, with rickshaws, buses and a woman in a blue and white outfit on the roadside. Trees and a yellow building appear in the background.2010-01-09A street procession in a South Indian town moves along a dusty road past a parked silver SUV. Two drummers and a horn player lead the group: the central musician, in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-edged cloth, plays a long brass horn, while a bare-chested drummer in an orange top and dhoti beside him also blows a horn. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala walks at left, a boy in an orange-striped shirt runs in front, and a man in a pink checked shirt and white dhoti claps at right. The SUV windscreen shows a sticker reading Nithyananda Mahasamsthana, and a fresh garland hangs from the drum at centre.2010-01-09A street procession in a town road lined with trees and a plastered wall. In the centre a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass nadaswaram-style horn, while a drummer in an orange shirt and a man in a red shirt beat drums beside him. Behind them a silver car bears a windscreen banner. A child in orange shorts stands by a parked auto-rickshaw, and several men in white and checked clothes watch from the roadside. The musicians are performing as part of a procession.2010-01-09A street procession in an Indian town moves along a road lined with parked vehicles and traffic. In the centre, two musicians in white dhotis and shirts play a nadaswaram-style wind instrument and a drum, with a garland of flowers hanging from the instrument. Behind them, a drummer in a pink shirt and white dhoti plays a drum. A white SUV behind them carries a banner reading 'Nithyananda Peeta Mahasamsthana'. Onlookers stand on the left in casual clothes, including a man in a brown shirt and a man in a white t-shirt with a pendant, and a motorcyclist rides past. A yellow bus is visible in the background traffic.2010-01-09January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12Street procession in a dusty town with palm trees and shopfronts behind. In the foreground, a musician in white shirt and dhoti plays a brass horn with a garland of marigolds and yellow ribbons, and beside him a man in white plays a long dark wooden pipe (nagaswaram-style) with ribbon streamers. Other men in white, some with red vibhuti marks, walk alongside. A man in an orange turban and orange clothing with a flower garland stands behind them, and an older man in white clothing walks in the crowd. Banners and signboards line the road, including a painted portrait on a banner.2003-11-09November 25 20092009-11-25A sunlit village street lined with houses, palm trees and hanging bananas, with a silver SUV parked in the middle. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts or red vests play long brass horns (nadaswaram-style wind instruments) at the centre of the road. Around them, devotees in white saris and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in greeting, and a man in a striped shirt and a woman in white hold bouquets of flowers. A cameraman with a large video camera stands at the right edge. A large portrait banner hangs on a wall at left. Several people stand along both sides of the street, welcoming a visiting arrival, with a Tamil-speaking devotional greeting atmosphere.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA street procession in front of a pale green house with a white decorative lattice panel and a red-tiled canopy over the entrance. A man in a white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass wind instrument (nadaswaram-style horn), with a drummer in white dhoti beside him playing a barrel drum, and another drummer in white with a red sash on the right holding a drum. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a white-wrapped bundle, stand along the roadside, and women in colourful saris stand farther left. A dark SUV is parked behind them, and palm and banana leaves frame the scene.2010-01-20December 23 20092009-12-23January 20 20102010-01-20