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Outdoor procession crowd beneath colourful striped umbrellas with tassels, banana leaves and vehicles behind. In the foreground a shaven-headed elderly monk in orange robes and a red tilak walks beside a man in white with a yellow scarf and rudraksha-style beads. To the right a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, smiling as he walks. Many devotees in white shirts and orange garments surround them, and a uniformed police officer stands at left. A camera lens is visible at lower right.

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January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession under a thatched canopy with several large parasols (chhatras) in yellow, green, red and blue with fringed tassels, bearing a bird emblem and the word Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Foreground: a man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala smiles and claps, with a saffron-robed elder beside him. A bald elder in a light orange-pink robe walks with hands folded at the centre. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange or yellow shawls, one holding a parasol pole. Crowd members stand along the sides. The person in saffron with the turban and rudraksha mala has distinctive long hair and a turban, a person candidate in the procession.2009-01-12Outdoor photo at a roadside gathering beside a white van, with brightly coloured ceremonial umbrellas behind the crowd. Several saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees greet one another; a bald monk in orange on the left wears a white flower garland and a folded orange shawl. At centre, an older bald man in an orange robe with white forehead markings smiles, while a younger sannyasi in orange with a saffron turban and long dark hair stands facing him. Men in white shirts and light orange shawls stand nearby, and a cameraman with a camera is visible in the back. The umbrellas are red, orange, blue and gold with fringed tassels and a printed Nithyananda Peetam name. Several people are visible in the crowd behind, with the people in front forming the focus.2007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01A procession moves along a narrow market street lined with stalls selling bags and textiles, under a thatched canopy strung with orange pennants. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured panels and fringed edges are carried overhead. In the foreground, a young man with long hair and an orange turban and orange robe holds his hands together in front of him, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him, an elderly bald man in an orange shawl walks with hands clasped. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls wear rudraksha malas, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl and dark sash walks in front of the crowd. Several onlookers and devotees fill the street.2009-01-12January 01 20072007-01-01A street procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walks along a paved road. At the centre, an elderly bald man in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads walks with bare feet, flanked by saffron-clad attendants. Behind them, a man in a white shirt wears an orange shawl, and a woman in orange wears a gold-coloured garland. Several men in white shirts and dhotis with orange shawls follow. Two large colourful umbrellas with tassels, one reading Dhyanapeetam in lettering, are held aloft by attendants in white and yellow clothing. Crowds in white shirts line the background, with a decorated gateway and flags visible further back.2009-01-12Outdoor procession on a dusty path with trees behind. A man in an orange shawl and orange dhoti, with a white beard and smiling face, walks under a large pink and red lotus-patterned umbrella held aloft by a helper in white. Beside him, a man in an orange robe and orange turban wears long hair and a rudraksha-style beaded mala with a gold-coloured necklace. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with red-and-white shawls, walk alongside; a man in the foreground holds a white flower garland. Another decorated umbrella with red and green fringe appears at left. Several onlookers and marshals stand around the group.2006-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01