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June 23 20132013-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 27 20082008-07-27A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees, with saffron-orange flags on tall poles at left. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk closely together, several wearing lanyards with ID badges and some with rudraksha or beaded necklaces. At left, a drummer in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala plays a drum. Foreground centre, an older man with grey hair in a white dhoti and orange-red lanyard walks with hands clasped. At right, a young drummer in a dark patterned shirt and yellow cloth plays a drum, while women in blue and other saris watch from the roadside. Behind the crowd, a decorated temple chariot with colourful carved pillars and a deity murti is visible.2007-12-30Outdoor scene on a dirt ground beneath tall coconut palms in front of a low white building with a corrugated roof and red doors. Many people in white clothing walk in a loose procession. The front men wear white shirts, white dhotis or trousers, and rudraksha malas, and some carry round flat brass or wooden plates. Others in white shirts and dhotis walk behind, and a few women in white saris are visible among them. A man on the right wears white and a mala and walks barefoot. The mood is orderly and communal.2006-08-09 +2 copiesA procession moves along a dirt path past orange-brick buildings at a temple complex. Robed devotees in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls walk in a line, many with yellow sashes. Near the centre, a figure in saffron robes with a shaved head walks beneath a large yellow-orange ceremonial umbrella held aloft, with a long staff. Drummers and musicians in white at the front play drums and wind instruments, a young man in a white shirt and dhoti beating a drum on the right. Small colourful umbrellas stand near the left edge, and a young tree lines the path.2010-07-26A large outdoor crowd gathers along a dirt path during a festival procession with banana and palm trees behind them. In the center, a man in a plain white dhoti and white shirt with a dark beaded mala and an ID badge walks barefoot across a bed of glowing embers, hands pressed together in prayer, as in a fire-walking rite. Behind him, a man in white clothes and a dark mala stands near the embers. On the left, a drummer in an orange-saffron robe and a red-orange flag stand beside drums, and white-clad devotees with dark malas surround them. Saffron flags on bamboo poles and a decorated temple gopuram with colourful figures rise in the background, and a woman in a blue sari and a child stand at the right edge.2007-12-30Outdoor photo at a dry dirt ground with a green hillside behind. On the left, musicians play long brass horns and a drum, and a man in orange dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a brass kalasha-like pot with flowers. A line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stands along the right side, some with garlands and orange cloth. A lone elderly man in white dhoti and shirt walks toward the line on the right. Behind them is a stage with a red-orange backdrop, a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham, and rows of colourful cushions. Ritual procession with musicians and devotees at a temple-style ground.2012-06-03