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A night procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lit by a floodlight, with a temple gopuram glowing with lamps in the background. At the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron dhoti and a leopard-print shawl, with rudraksha malas around his neck, walks forward smiling, with a decorated umbrella held above him. Around him, saffron-robed devotees carry silver tridents and ceremonial staffs, a few holding a burning torch. Devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A sign on the right reads Nithyananda Charitable Dispensary.

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Night procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks at the front, with a large ornate umbrella with red, blue and yellow panels held over him. Around him, women and young people in orange saffron garments carry gold and silver ceremonial staffs with fan-shaped finials and trident-like tridents. A bald man in white dhoti with an orange shawl walks beside him. Other people in white clothes follow in the background, and a red-walled building and a lit temple tower stand behind. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and leopard shawl, walking in procession.2010-11-19A nighttime outdoor procession moves along a dirt path toward a lit temple gopuram. At the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron robes and a leopard-print shawl, with a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot, with a striking appearance that matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. A bald man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl walks to the right, and a tall ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured fringe is held above the group. Two young girls in orange robes carry ceremonial staffs with ornate silver heads, and a woman in pink carries a flaming torch. Behind them, a man in white holds a fan-shaped silver ceremonial item, and women in white and yellow saris follow, one holding a small brass vessel.2010-11-19November 20 20102010-11-20December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession outdoors with a central figure in orange saffron robes and a leopard-print shawl, long swept-back dark hair, red bindi and rudraksha-style beads, walking at the centre of a crowd. He is flanked by attendants in orange and white. A young boy in orange on the left carries a silver trident and a metal ritual staff, another in white dhoti with white tilak holds a small silver drum-like object. Behind them an attendant in white with an orange shawl holds a tall ornate gold staff with a fan-shaped gold finial, and a person in white with a yellow shawl stands further back. Others in orange and white and a girl in pink are visible in the background. Several silver tridents and a decorated red and gold umbrella-like canopy appear above. The image reads as a ceremonial procession at night.2010-11-19Night procession on a sandy path with a lit temple shrine behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print shawl and walks forward smiling, as an identifiable Swamiji candidate by visible cues. Two young women in orange robes with white headbands carry silver trident-like staffs, and a golden ceremonial fan-shaped standard is raised behind them. A woman in a white sari and men in white dhotis and a yellow shawl follow, one carrying a long wooden pole.2010-11-19Night procession in which a bearded man wearing a tall gold-and-red turban and a heavy gold necklace of beads and pendants stands at centre, wearing a leopard-print wrap over red garments and smiling with his hand raised. Around him walk devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tripundra marks on their foreheads, several carrying silver staffs; one holds a silver trident. A woman in a beige and maroon sari with a gold necklace walks at right, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-brown mala stands beside him. Ornate umbrellas, a palanquin with pink and orange canopies, string lights and red flags fill the background.2016-12-09Night procession on a dirt road with a brightly lit chariot or ratha behind the crowd, its red and yellow canopy and painted pillars glowing. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and leopard-print shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks at the centre with eyes lowered. Beside him a bald man in white kurta and dhoti wears a red shawl and carries a red umbrella. Around them, figures in orange robes with gold necklaces carry tall spears and a trident, and a crowd of onlookers follows.2010-11-19December 09 20162016-12-09November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession on a dirt road with a decorated canopy umbrella held over a central figure. The central figure wears an orange-red turban, an orange-red garment with yellow borders, and a long orange-and-blue-and-yellow garland, holding a silver trident. Around him, saffron-robed devotees in orange and red garments and rudraksha malas walk alongside, several holding silver staffs, and white-clad people are on the right. Illuminated lights and a red gateway are visible in the background.2015-11-22Night procession with a central figure walking under a large orange umbrella held by an attendant. The central man has long, swept-back hair, wears saffron-orange robes, a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him, attendants in white kurtas and saffron garments carry silver trishula staffs and ceremonial rods, and a figure in a white dhoti walks nearby. Behind them a decorated float or chariot glows with lights and a painted deity murti under a multicolored ornamented canopy. Dark background, lit by a distant lamp. Procession with ratha and umbrella.2010-11-19