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A street photograph in a tree-lined Chennai road with auto-rickshaws and a motorcycle passing. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds up a black banner with a bhagavad satsang announcement; the banner shows a portrait of a figure in orange robes and a saffron headdress, with Tamil text. A man in a grey t-shirt walks across the road, and another man in a dark shirt holds a banner while a man in white holds a printed sheet. Behind them, a building has a larger black banner with multiple portraits and Tamil text, and phone numbers appear on the banners. The people are on foot beside the road, and the portrait on the banner is a printed depiction.

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Street photo of several men walking along a tree-lined road in Chennai. In front, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds a black banner printed with a portrait and Tamil text announcing a Bhagavad Gita meditation satsang. Beside him, a man in a white shirt holds a printed welcome sheet showing a portrait, and another man in white folds his hands in greeting. A man in a white shirt and glasses on the right joins palms, and a man in a dark shirt walks behind carrying a second banner. Black banners are mounted on a wall to the right, and a yellow auto-rickshaw sits on the left.2010-01-09Four men in white shirts and light trousers walk along a paved street lined with trees. The man on the left holds a green-bordered printed sheet showing a portrait, and another man beside him holds a second sheet. Behind them, a black banner strung across the street bears Tamil script and framed portraits.2010-01-09A street procession on a busy Tamil Nadu road. Two men in white dhotis and shirts walk barefoot holding a long wide white banner between them, with a white truck behind bearing the word Nithyanandam on its windscreen; the driver is visible inside. The banner shows the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo, red and black Tamil text, a portrait of a smiling woman in orange, and a deity image of a goddess in red and gold. Orange flags line the road, an auto-rickshaw and a cyclist are nearby, and a uniformed policeman stands by. Pedestrians and motorcyclists are visible along the roadside shops.2009-02-05A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu road in daylight. In the foreground, a young man in white shirt and white dhoti holds one end of a long white banner, and men in white follow behind it. The banner carries a portrait of a smiling woman in pink, a deity image at right, and bold Tamil lettering. Orange flags and smaller white placards with portraits are carried behind. A yellow auto-rickshaw is parked at left beside shopfronts with signs, and a white truck and utility poles line the street.January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with shops and strings of small triangular pennants overhead. In the centre, a man in a striped collared shirt and khaki trousers holds a large light blue banner showing a portrait of a figure in an orange turban with a red tilak and a gold necklace, labelled with Tamil text and a Dhyanapeetam logo. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk barefoot, and a man on the far right in a white dhoti holds the banner's other side. Corrugated metal sheds, a Brooke Bond advertisement, and a fruit stall line the road. Red flags appear further back among the marchers.2006-09-24January 06 20122012-01-06A street procession passes a temple gopuram in a roadside setting. In front, a man in white shirt and cream trousers holds one end of a large red banner printed with a smiling portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and orange robes, with Kannada text and a pada yatra notice. Behind, marchers in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange flags with blue emblems and wear round orange rosettes on their shirts. A parked white van and a motorcycle sit on the left, and onlookers stand along the roadside.2010-07-24January 30 20092009-01-30A green-and-yellow three-wheeled auto-rickshaw with an open cargo bed and a loudspeaker mounted on its roof drives down a village street decorated with strings of blue and white pennants. A large banner on the vehicle shows portraits of a saffron-robed sannyasi with orange turban and a Tamil caption reading Paramahamsa Nithyanandar and Dhyanam Matrum Dhyana Sichai Maiyam, Ambalam, Puducherry. Two men stand in the cargo bed behind a rear banner showing similar portraits. Several men walk alongside in white dhotis and checked or red shirts, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands on the right. Palm trees and a flowering tree line the street, and onlookers sit on a rooftop at left.2007-01-12Outdoor street photo of a padayatra procession on a roadside. A man in a white shirt, brown trousers and a rudraksha mala holds one end of a large saffron-orange banner with a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and red bindi, with Kannada text. Behind him, a man in white holds a smaller placard showing a similar orange-turbaned portrait. Other marchers in white shirts and orange-and-blue flags stand nearby; a yellow dump truck and white vehicles are on the left. Two or three other banners with orange portraits are visible on the right edge.2010-07-24A street procession in a town in Tamil Nadu on a sunny day. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis hold a long white banner with red Tamil lettering and a portrait of a deity, walking ahead of a white van decorated with orange flags. Behind them a decorated ratha/chariot with a yellow-and-gold canopy and a white truck with banners follow. Devotees in white clothes and a woman in an orange sari stand along the roadside. Roadside shops, bunting, and a large wall poster of a man in a red-framed design are visible.2009-02-02