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Night photograph of a procession or ceremonial gathering outdoors in front of a red-painted building. In the left foreground, a man in a white t-shirt with a lanyard holds a tall brass torch with a bright open flame. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a green border stands with palms pressed together. A crowd of standing devotees, many in white and cream clothing, some in saffron and red, fills the middle ground with hands folded in anjali. At the right, a saffron-robed figure and a figure in a red-orange shawl stand in front of a red tractor-style vehicle decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. A striped ceremonial umbrella stands at the right edge beside a banner printed with a portrait and text. Several people, roughly 40 to 60, are visible.

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A night procession on a dirt path lined with devotees holding torches and palms pressed together in namaste. Lit flaming torches are held by men in white kurtas at left, while a woman in a pink salwar kameez stands at the far left. At center, a richly decorated ratha or palanquin-style chariot glowing with lamps carries a deity murti, pulled along the path. Behind it, a man in a white shirt and a woman in white walk, and orange-and-gold ceremonial banners stand above the crowd. At right, a person in a blue patterned shawl and rudraksha-style bracelets watches with hands folded, while another devotee in white joins with hands together. A red brick wall and dark trees frame the scene.2011-12-05February 19 20152015-02-19Night procession at an ashram courtyard lit by strings of coloured fairy lights along a red-painted building. A large crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing walks forward, many women in cream saris with gold borders and one woman in a sari with orange-brown border. Two women in white saris hold hands in the foreground. Ceremonial poles or staffs with golden tops are raised above the crowd, and a red tractor sits at the right edge. A shirtless man with a saffron-orange wrap stands among the crowd near the centre-left. Several people hold lamps or lights. The scene is festive and dense with people, though no clearly identifiable central figure is visible.2015-07-31December 31 20152015-12-31December 05 20112011-12-05December 31 20152015-12-31October 30 20162016-10-30Night procession on a dirt ground with several men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis with gold borders moving energetically. A bare-chested man in a red and gold dhoti dances in the centre with his arm raised, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Orange and golden umbrellas are held overhead, a red tractor stands at right, and a crowd watches under strings of lights and dark trees.2016-10-30Night-time outdoor gathering on a sandy ground with string lights overhead. In the foreground a red tractor carries a large golden ceremonial staff topped with an ornate finial. Many devotees crowd the path: women in orange and saffron saris, others in white and cream saris with gold borders, several men in white dhotis and shirts, and some with bare upper bodies. Several women press palms together in anjali, and a woman with a long braid and gold jewelry smiles at the camera. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and red-orange kumkum or vibhuti marks. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible in this frame.2015-07-31October 30 20162016-10-30Evening outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with orange-washed walls and a corrugated awning. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed, amid a crowd of devotees in white kurtas, white dhotis, green and red saris, and a yellow top, many with folded hands and rudraksha malas. A tall pole stands in front of a large purple-framed poster titled Miracles Of Nithyananda showing photos of vibhuti, kumkum, turmeric rice and rudraksha, a hand with a stone image, and a deity with kumkum. The figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so it is described by role only.2011-12-05Night procession at an ashram grounds lit with fairy lights, with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis, saris and kurtas, with orange and red garments among them. A red tractor in the foreground carries a man in a light blue shirt at the wheel, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands beside it. Several devotees carry long ceremonial staffs or tridents upward. A brightly lit, multi-tiered temple tower with lamps glows in the background. Many women wear red-and-white flower garlands and sindoor-marked foreheads. The crowd is dense and extends into the darkness.2015-07-31