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Dense outdoor crowd in a street procession, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas. At centre, a smiling man in an orange turban with a tilak, wearing a large yellow and white flower garland with a green leaf-wrapped garland, holds his palms together in namaste. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders and he wears an orange garment. Behind him, an orange banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with other banners and red flags above the throng.

Outdoor procession crowd in Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and holds a small white item in his hands; he is a person (appearance-based: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style neck mala), walking among devotees. Around him are many men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas with rudraksha malas, some holding wooden poles with banners and an orange flag. A second saffron-robed sannyasi walks at left, and an older bald man with white hair stands in the foreground. The scene is a ratha yatra procession.

April 19 2008

A smiling man in an orange saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long pink rose garland with white jasmine strands and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of men in white and orange clothing gathers outdoors; a man on the left wears a gold ceremonial necklace over his orange garment. A Tamil sign reading Om Nama Shivaya is visible in the background, with string lights above.

A procession at an outdoor street setting. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a thick white and red flower garland over an orange garment and holds his hands together in front of his chest. Gold ornaments and a gold armlet are visible. Around him, men in orange and white robes and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding tall gold-topped staffs and a green banana-leaf decoration. A brightly tasselled canopy and white building are in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

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July 16 2006

A man with long, swept-back black hair sits in a procession, wearing an orange saffron shawl, a white jasmine garland with red accents, and a gold headband with a central ornament. He has a red tilak on his forehead, a gold bracelet on his wrist, and his palms are pressed together in namaste near his face. Behind him, devotees in white clothes and saffron attire sit and stand, and a large deity murti with a yellow and white garland stands at the right. Saffron-coloured ceremonial flags on wooden poles frame the scene, marking a temple procession.

2008-12-24 +1 copies

A smiling man in a procession stands in the centre with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears an orange turban, an orange and gold shawl, a green leaf garland and a pink flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace. He holds a long wooden staff. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in the crowd, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Street shops, orange flags and a large portrait banner appear in the background.

Outdoor street photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment and a white flower garland, standing with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels stand above, and a red-shirted man on the left holds a brass tray with a pot and green leaves. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a checked shirt, surround him on a busy street lined with shop signs and scaffolding.