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Outdoor procession beside an ornate golden ratha-style float labelled "SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI" on its top edge. A man in an orange robe stands on the float's steps. Around it, a group of devotees in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders walk barefoot on sandy ground, several carrying umbrellas with bright red, yellow and multicoloured embroidered canopies and tassels. Men in white shirts and white dhotis accompany them. A printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is mounted on the float, and a framed image stands nearby. Trees and a low wall fill the background.

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December 19 20062006-12-19December 19 20062006-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession on a dirt path outdoors. A gilded ornate palanquin or ratha topped with a sign reading 'SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWAR' carries a deity murti behind it. Several colourful umbrellas with red, yellow and blue embroidered panels are held aloft over the palanquin. Devotees walk in front wearing orange-saffron dhotis and shawls, some women in white saris with orange shawls, and men in white kurtas and dhotis. Trees and a low wall line the path under a hazy sky.2006-12-19 +2 copiesA photograph of a procession on a dirt path. A golden ornate ratha/palanquin-style chariot labelled "SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI" is in the centre, decorated with framed portraits and red-and-yellow tassels. Several people in saffron/orange robes walk behind it, and a person in white holds a brass vessel at left. Two large decorated parasols with colourful embroidery and tassels shade the procession from the right. Portrait posters on the chariot read "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA", and the figures in the portraits cannot be matched to any person in the procession. About 12 physical people are visible, mostly walking away from the camera.2006-12-19 +1 copiesA procession at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, with saffron-robed attendants carrying tall ornate silver staffs and multicoloured fringed parasols. Central is a golden carved ratha or chariot-shrine bearing the banner SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWAR, with deity murti and a red curtain inside. Behind it, a white-clad devotee in a sling bag walks away from the camera; orange flags and a poster of a smiling woman in red are visible. Several white-clad children stand at the right, and a white building and hillside trees form the background.2006-12-14December 19 20062006-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20062006-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 14 20062006-12-14A procession of devotees in orange and saffron shawls moves beside a golden ratha chariot decorated with a large golden canopy above. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with embroidered red, yellow, green and maroon panels and fringed tassels shade the chariot. A figure in orange stands at the front of the chariot near golden deity figures and carvings on the shrine. Devotees in white and orange walk alongside, and a man in a white shirt holds a yellow umbrella at right. Green foliage and pink flowers line the path. A signboard on the shrine reads Sri Anandeshwar with Anandeshwari.2006-12-19 +1 copiesA procession at an ornate golden shrine labelled SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI, with a deity murti visible in a niche. Several people in saffron/orange robes walk forward carrying orange flags, and in the foreground a child in white and a boy in a brown top hold metal handheld cymbals or bells. A large red and green embroidered parasol with tasselled fringe, and a banner showing a portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" with a man in white turban and white robe, are carried in the procession. Palm trees and foliage surround the shrine.2006-12-14December 19 20062006-12-19 +1 copiesNight procession at the AadiKailaasa grounds beside an ornate golden palanquin carrying a deity murti of Sri Anandeshwar with Anandeshwari. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls walk in line, one carrying a brass kalasha pot with a green leaf and fruit. Behind them, decorated umbrellas with red, gold and multicoloured fringes are held aloft. A standing man in orange robes and an orange turban walks at the centre near the kalasha bearer. Framed portraits of a person hang on the palanquin's sides and steps, one showing a figure in white with a white turban, another in orange with a red turban. The palanquin's top reads SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI. Dark sky with stars above.2006-12-20