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Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts carry large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed tassels, one reading Nithyananda Peetham in print. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothing and walks with his back to the camera. Other white-clad participants, including men and women in white saris, follow along, and a small child in a checked shirt walks among them. A pocket badge on a man at left shows a printed portrait. Palm trees and low buildings form the background.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana and palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall wooden poles supporting colourful fringed umbrellas, one reading Nithyananda Peetam. At the centre, a person in saffron-orange robes, a red turban, and a long white and red garland walks barefoot with hands raised in greeting. Behind them, a man in an orange-brown robe holds a staff. Several dozen onlookers and procession members fill the background, and a boy in white shirt and blue jeans walks at the right edge. a person appearance cues include the saffron-orange robes and garland, though the face is uncertain and the figure is in a procession role.2007-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 25 20072007-12-25April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor procession on dusty ground beside palm trees and a parked silver car. Several umbrellas (chhatras) with blue, red and orange canopies and fringed tassels, printed with a dove logo and the word Dhyanapeetam, are carried by men in white and orange. A man in a plain orange robe stands at centre-left with his hand raised to his chin, facing a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands at centre-right holding a round red shield with gold border and a dove emblem, beside a young girl in white and a white-clad group. Another umbrella and a copper-coloured pillar stand in the background. Roughly a dozen visible people.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path during a Brahmotsava-style ceremony. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls carry tall ornate parasols with embroidered blue, red and gold canopies and fringed tassels in blue, pink and white. Behind them, a figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a maroon sash walks barefoot, long dark hair visible, facing away from the camera. Orange flags and temple-like spires appear in the background among green trees. Readable text on the parasol canopy reads Peetam with a dove emblem.2008-12-23February 24 20072007-02-24A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees and shrubs under a bright sky. Several people carry large ornate umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels decorated with white dove motifs and fringed tassels, and orange flags with a dark emblem flutter above the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and orange shawls, and some wear rudraksha malas; others wear checked shirts and red garments. The crowd is dense, with men and women walking together along the route, and a palm-leaf decoration and white cloth appear among the people. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this image.2007-12-25Outdoor procession under a clear sky with several ornate umbrellas in orange, red and blue with gold emblems and fringed tassels, carried on long poles. At centre, a man in an orange robe with a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali, smiling. Around him, followers in white dhotis and white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and identity badges. On the left, a bearded man in an orange shawl walks beside a young man holding a gold-and-orange cloth. Behind them, people walk along a dusty path past low buildings and trees. a person: the central man in orange with a long swept-back hairstyle, flower garland and rudraksha mala is the.2006-12-30A photograph of a procession on a dirt road beneath palm trees. A central figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a garland of white flowers, walking among devotees. Men in white dhotis and shirts hold large ornate umbrellas with red, blue and orange fringed canopies and a blue dove-and-lotus emblem, and a framed portrait is carried at the right edge. Many white-clad devotees and children line the route, with bunting strung overhead.2006-12-30A procession on a dirt path lined with palms and scrub. Several large umbrellas with red, green and blue panels and fringed edges, bearing the word Peetam, are held aloft over the crowd. Orange flags with a dark emblem flutter above. Many white-clad men and boys walk in the procession, with some wearing orange shawls and lanyards. In the foreground, a young woman in a pink top smiles, and a man in a red shirt walks near the camera while others wear light checked and white shirts. A man in the foreground right raises an umbrella handle. No one can be confidently identified as a person in this image.2007-12-25December 30 20062006-12-30