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August 03 2009

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December 30 20072007-12-30A dense outdoor crowd gathers in a village street lined with low tiled-roof houses and a concrete wall. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with lanyards or identity cords around their necks. A man in the foreground wears a yellow scarf with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, women in pink, blue and red saris and children watch from the wall and street. A raised purple banner with a circular image is held aloft at the upper centre, and a flagpole stands at the right beside a shop front.2009-11-25A photograph of a procession on a sandy road lined with palm trees. In the foreground, a young woman in white sari and a white-clad woman carry a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" showing a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated with a raised hand, against a tree backdrop. Another woman in white holds a tray of yellow marigold garlands. Men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange and white rosettes, walk barefoot with hands in anjali mudra. A man in glasses wearing a rudraksha mala walks at the right edge. Several people in the background film or photograph the procession.2010-07-24Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava-style deity parade under a clear blue sky. A bald, bespectacled man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle gestures with his open hand at the crowd. Around him dense crowds of young men and women in white clothes press close. Behind them a decorated float or palanquin carries a deity murti garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with a framed portrait above. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on the float, one holding it steady. A tall golden pole with red and green fringed canopy rises at right, and a palm-lined walkway runs behind the crowd.2008-12-23A dense outdoor crowd gathers on a village street in Tamil Nadu, mostly men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and saris, with a few in yellow, green and orange. A striped purple, orange and green canopy shelters a decorated altar-like stall with a deity image and flowers on the right, and a white temple tower rises at the top. Many hands are folded in namaskar, and a man at center wears a white shirt with a beaded necklace. Power lines, a palm tree and shops frame the background. No individual can be reliably identified as a person from appearance.2009-08-03A large outdoor procession of many devotees in white clothing moves along a palm-lined rural road. Men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts fill the foreground and middle distance, with some women wearing orange-bordered white saris and several people holding small orange and red flags. Coconut palms, leafy trees and a white boundary wall frame the road, and a white canopy and a folded white screen stand at the right. In the distance a red-roofed structure and a golden palanquin or float appear within the crowd. A procession with many people; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground, and the distant central figures are too small to confirm.2010-07-24December 27 20092009-12-27August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor procession on a dirt road with thatched huts and trees under a clear sky. Men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a palanquin with poles on their shoulders; the palanquin has a decorated canopy with fringed red and multicoloured trim, a red-and-green garland arch, and a deity murti draped in white cloth and yellow-orange flower garlands. Behind it, a man in an orange robe stands near the palanquin. Several men wear rudraksha malas. A woman with light hair in white clothing walks at the left edge, and a man in orange cloth stands at far left. A few others in white follow. A top-left logo is visible.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road in a village setting, with many men walking in a crowd past a red and yellow draped banner. A large portrait on the banner shows a bearded man in orange robes seated beside a smaller image of a man in white with a turban. Green mango leaf festoons hang across the road above the crowd. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in checked or striped shirts. One man in the foreground wears a saffron/orange garment. A videographer with a camera is visible in the middle of the crowd. Small houses, a palm tree and a utility pole are in the background.2009-08-17A crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis gathers on a roadside, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre, a woman in a cream sari with a coloured border holds a silver tray of oranges, pink flower petals and a garland of white flowers, while a man in white reaches toward her. Saffron flags are raised above the crowd, a palm tree and mountain stand behind, and a uniformed police officer is visible at right. No single figure in saffron or with the distinctive a person cues is clearly present.2009-02-15Outdoor photo of a long double line of devotees on a dirt path lined with green trees and a small hill behind. Men and women in white dhotis, mundus and cream-and-gold bordered saris stand on both sides, hands folded in namaskar or holding offerings. A man in white robes with a saffron-and-white shawl and a bearded face stands near the centre-right holding a brass tray with a red-and-white offering and a leaf-topped vessel, with a woman in cream sari beside him. Other devotees, including a child in pink, watch from the roadside. A white van is visible at the back, and a colourful banner sits at the right edge.2008-07-27