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Outdoor gathering of devotees standing barefoot on a dirt path beneath a corrugated metal canopy hung with orange, red and multicoloured fabric streamers and a tall decorated wooden pole. Many people in white and cream traditional clothing, with women in white saris bordered in orange, green and yellow, stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A man in a white and maroon dhoti holds a tray of offerings and a woman carries a small brass plate. Palm trees and small red-roofed buildings frame the scene behind them. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

December 30 2006

2006-12-30 +1 copies

Outdoor procession on a sandy road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. Many people in white clothing move forward; several men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and women wear white saris. A woman in a white sari holds a framed portrait labelled "Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam" showing a figure in orange robes with a mala, and she is accompanied by others in white. A man in a white shirt with a colourful circular emblem on his chest stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a yellow-bordered white sari with a yellow shawl stands to the right with her hands folded. In the background a decorated float or palanquin covered in red, orange and yellow flower garlands is carried by people, and a red barrier and parked white vehicle are visible at the edges.

November 25 2009

December 30 2009

January 24 2009

A procession on a dirt road between palm trees and a low concrete wall. Many devotees in white clothes walk in the crowd. In the centre, a woman in white holds a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes seated on a chair, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl on the right presses her palms together in greeting. A decorated red palanquin with garlands and a large deity or figure is visible at the upper right. A silver SUV is parked on the left. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre. Some people wear orange or yellow sashes.

Outdoor photo of a welcome procession on a dirt path beside a whitewashed concrete block wall and a corrugated roof structure. On the left, a figure in white with an orange shawl holds a brass pot and tray, shaded by red, orange and blue ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges. Men and women in white dhotis, mundus and white shirts stand in two lines, many wearing yellow and white rosette badges. A woman on the right wears an orange and red sari, and a young girl in a yellow outfit stands at the edge. On the right wall hangs a large banner of a smiling saint in an orange turban and saffron clothing, with a decorated umbrella beside it.

A procession moves along a dirt path under a red metal frame canopy, with orange and saffron flags raised above the crowd. Participants in white clothing wear garlands of white flowers. A man in white with glasses and a white shirt, and a woman in white with a red-orange shawl, walk near the front. Ahead, a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti with a pink and gold arch is visible. A woman in white with a yellow-bordered sari and braid stands at right, and palm plants in pots line the path. A blue umbrella shades people at left.

A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered under an open-sided tin-roofed shelter with red support posts and hanging coloured tassels, on a brick-paved courtyard. Many people stand in rows with hands folded in prayer. Men in white dhotis and a shaved-headed man in a white-and-red sash lead the front, women wear saris in orange, yellow and green, and a man in white kurta stands near the right. Palm trees and a tall kalasha-topped pillar rise behind, with a cart and a parked car visible. The image is a photo of an ashram gathering.

Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with coconut palms. At centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and a long rudraksha-style bead garland, walking forward with his hand raised in greeting. Behind him a man in a red-and-multicolour canopy umbrella walks beside him, and a row of people in white dhotis and saris, some in orange, follow along the path. On the right a woman in orange holds a camera. In the background a thatched structure, a kalasha-topped shrine and a white-draped table stand beside a signboard. Several people are visible, most in white ritual dress.

Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path flanked by palm trees, with a multicoloured canopy umbrella and a concrete wall behind. Two rows of devotees in white clothing with yellow or gold sashes stand on either side with palms pressed together in greeting. A man in white kurta and a woman in white salwar kameez walk down the middle path, with a man in white and a woman in white in front of the umbrella. Several people wear lanyards. Bare feet on the dirt, with a small white van and a thatched structure in the background.