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Night street procession under strings of orange and white festoons and marigold-style garlands hung across the road. A dense crowd walks along the street; many women wear white or light saris and carry bundles of yellow flowers, one with flowers in her hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a blue t-shirt, walk among them. A white flag is held aloft at left and another white flag at right. Shops and a lit signboard line the roadside, and a vehicle and street lamps are visible behind the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

November 11 2006

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Night photograph of a procession on a street in Tamil Nadu. A large printed portrait on a white board at left shows a smiling man with a red turban and red-orange clothing, held up beside a Tamil caption reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a second line of Tamil text. Beside it a second portrait shows an older woman with white hair in dark clothing. Crowds of devotees walk behind, many in white and cream clothes, some women in white saris, a woman in red, and a man with a rudraksha mala. Many carry small blue-and-white flags, and strings of lights hang overhead. Rows of people fill the street and a bus is visible at right.

Night street procession in an Indian town, with a crowd of devotees walking along a road lit by a streetlight. Strings of orange and yellow triangular pennants and leaf garlands stretch overhead. A banner-style poster on a stand shows a portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes, with a banana plant tied to its frame. Women in saris, including one in a blue sari with a long braid carrying a tray of yellow flowers, and men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside parked motorbikes and Vodafone shop signage.

A night street scene with a dense crowd of people pressing around a dark car at the right edge. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some in white caps, and a few women in saris stand among them. Strings of orange triangular bunting and white flower garlands stretch across the street overhead, and small white and orange flags wave above the crowd. Some people hold up flower garlands and hands raised toward the car. Shop fronts with signboards line the street under dark trees, and a street lamp glows in the background.

Night street procession of many devotees, mostly in white clothes, many with orange or saffron shawls, carrying white flags with a blue emblem. A decorated deity murti or figure with garlands stands at upper left beside a lit altar area, with a framed portrait nearby. Women wear white saris with gold borders and flowers in their hair. A thatched wall and a hanging printed sign with Tamil text appear at the top right.

Night street procession in front of a temple shrine lit by warm lamps. Many people in white traditional dress, men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white and cream saris, move through a crowd carrying small white flags with a blue emblem. A few women wear orange or gold-bordered garments and flowers in their hair. Thatched and corrugated walls line the road and a decorated shrine with garlands and a framed portrait stands at left. A motorbike rider and onlookers are in the foreground.

Night street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. A dense crowd of mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis walks along a road lined with shops, Vodafone signs and colourful paper bunting strung overhead. Several people carry white flags with a blue emblem. A man in the foreground wears a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala and a white shirt. A shop sign reads Venkateswara in Tamil script. Electric lights illuminate the street.

September 24 2006

A night procession at an ashram moves along a gravel road lined with coloured fairy lights in red, green, orange and blue. Many devotees walk closely together, most dressed in white dhotis and saris with gold borders, while some wear saffron or orange garments. Several women wear white saris and garlands, and a few men wear white headwear or turbans. In the background a brightly lit ratha or chariot with a golden canopy and lamps moves through the crowd, and a tent-like canopy sits to the left. Some participants clap and sway as they move forward.

Night street scene in a crowded town lane lit by string lights. A figure in an orange saffron head wrap and orange garment stands in the foreground, facing a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a white flower garland, while devotees with hands folded press close. Around them, people in white and saffron clothing, a woman in a green sari, and a woman in white stand among white flags on poles. Shop signs above include Xerox and digital printing signs, an Aircel advertisement, and a banana-leaf and banana-bunch decoration hangs from a shopfront. A large portrait of a figure in orange is partly visible on the right.