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A dense street crowd gathers on a road during a procession, with a decorated chariot-style float and orange-and-white flags visible at the top. Most men wear white shirts or white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and white or orange marks on their foreheads. Women in white saris with red borders stand near the front. In the lower left, a woman in a red blouse and white sari holds a lit oil lamp in front of a young boy in a red shirt. A bearded man in white shirt and dhoti, with a mala and a medallion, stands at centre left, and a moustached man in a white shirt is at centre. A large white vehicle with 'Be Blissful' and 'Ananda Ratham' lettering is in the background.

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February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12A street procession on a busy road, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris walking behind two decorated ceremonial umbrellas with yellow, red, blue and green panels and bird motifs. Many participants wear rudraksha malas and white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads, and several women carry metal trays of offerings. Behind them a white bus with a Nithyanandam sign and passing traffic, including a truck and motorbikes, are visible on the roadway. The scene is a daytime outdoor procession with no clearly identifiable a person present.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12A dense outdoor crowd gathers at dusk beside parked buses during a procession. Two tall ornate umbrella-like standards with gold fringe and embroidered red and gold panels rise above the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several women wear saris; some devotees have white and red marks on their foreheads. A bus in front displays the word Express and Tamil script, and another white bus shows Nithyanandam and Rathams signage. Orange flags are visible among the people, and a uniformed police officer stands near the blue bus.2009-02-12February 09 20092009-02-09February 13 20092009-02-13February 12 20092009-02-12February 16 20092009-02-16December 29 20102010-12-29February 10 20092009-02-10February 12 20092009-02-12 +1 copies