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A photograph of a large red and orange roadside banner on a street with an old wooden-balconied building and a concrete structure beside it. The banner carries Kannada headline text for a Hindu gathering and a row of portrait photos of men in saffron and white clothing, with a central illustration of a deity figure holding a bow. A man in white shirt stands at left holding a phone to his ear, partly visible.

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A photograph of a street scene with a large red and orange banner mounted on poles beside a roadside wall and trees. The banner reads a Kannada headline announcing a Hindu gathering, with a row of portrait photos of men in the upper area and a central figure in an orange turban and orange robes. Smaller posters with photos and text sit to the right, and a small orange flag flies above the banner. Several portraits appear on the banner but no physical people are standing in the scene.2011-05-24A large orange and yellow street banner hangs on a pole in front of a multi-storey building in a busy town street. The banner carries three portrait photographs at the top: a smiling woman with long dark hair, and two men wearing orange turbans, one with a white beard. Below is a red and black Kannada headline above a crowd photograph of a large gathering of people. Tiger emblems sit beside the portraits. Bicycles, a yellow umbrella, a shop shutter, and passersby in a yellow shirt are visible at street level, with an orange bunting strip hanging from the building's upper edge.2011-05-24A street scene photographed through a vehicle's windshield, with a silver SUV in the foreground and a yellow-and-black auto-rickshaw parked on the left. A large red and orange banner hangs on a multi-storey building with wooden balconies, bearing Kannada text and a grid of portrait photographs of saffron-robed sadhus and men in white shirts, with a deity figure at the top. Several men in white shirts stand on the roadside and a man in white walks across the street. Scaffolding bamboo and unfinished concrete pillars rise behind the building under a clear blue sky.2011-05-24Outdoor street photo of a padayatra procession on a roadside. A man in a white shirt, brown trousers and a rudraksha mala holds one end of a large saffron-orange banner with a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and red bindi, with Kannada text. Behind him, a man in white holds a smaller placard showing a similar orange-turbaned portrait. Other marchers in white shirts and orange-and-blue flags stand nearby; a yellow dump truck and white vehicles are on the left. Two or three other banners with orange portraits are visible on the right edge.2010-07-24Outdoor street procession on a paved road lined with trees and a multi-storey concrete building with balconies. A man in saffron-orange robes and a white cloth, bare-footed, holds a blue pole that carries a large orange flag with a dark blue circle, and gestures with his other hand. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing white and orange lanyard badges, raise orange flags and smaller handheld signs. Two large orange banners show a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing, with Kannada text. A man in dark trousers and a shirt on the left stands smiling with his hand raised. Sunlight and a pale sky are visible above.2010-07-24Outdoor street photo of a padayatra procession. In the foreground, a grey-haired man in a white shirt and dark trousers, wearing a small round rosette badge, holds one end of a long orange banner. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda, with Kannada text reading padayatre. Behind it, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange rosettes, carry orange and red flags on poles, and one man holds a gold-topped ceremonial staff. A man in a light blue shirt on the right holds the banner's edge. A blue kiosk marked CLUB stands in the background.2010-07-24A street procession on a paved road lined with multi-storey buildings and utility poles. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl, holding a long blue-handled staff with a saffron flag, stands at the centre of a crowd. Around him men in white dhotis and white shirts raise their fists and arms, and several hold orange flags. A large red-and-white banner with a portrait of a smiling bearded man in orange robes and Kannada script is held by marchers. Onlookers stand along the roadside and balconies.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +3 copiesA street procession in daylight where a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl holds a long pole with a large orange flag that is flying in the wind. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear round orange rosette badges, and several hold orange flags aloft on poles. Behind them, a large orange banner shows a portrait of a smiling saffron-robed sannyasi with a turban, beside Kannada script. Other white-clad men raise their arms and fists, and a multi-storey building with balconies and a shop with a red-and-white awning stands on the right. Several orange flags and small signs are visible along the roadside.2010-07-24October 05 20122012-10-05A street procession passes a temple gopuram in a roadside setting. In front, a man in white shirt and cream trousers holds one end of a large red banner printed with a smiling portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and orange robes, with Kannada text and a pada yatra notice. Behind, marchers in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange flags with blue emblems and wear round orange rosettes on their shirts. A parked white van and a motorcycle sit on the left, and onlookers stand along the roadside.2010-07-24A street procession on a tarmac road lined with trees and a white car in the background. Marchers in white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, carry saffron-orange flags and placards. In the foreground, a man in a white polo shirt with a rudraksha mala and a white cloth tied on his head holds up a large orange banner. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, with Kannada text above and below it. Another marcher in a white shirt holds the banner's right edge, and further back a man in orange clothing walks among the group. The banner's portrait is a depiction on printed cloth, not a physically present person.2010-07-24