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Evening outdoor gathering at a village event where a crowd of devotees, mostly women and children, stands behind a row of children in the foreground. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at centre holding a framed portrait garlanded with a yellow marigold garland and red flowers. The portrait shows a smiling figure in saffron-coloured robes with beads, and the printed caption in Tamil reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A large speaker box and string lights are visible at the top of the frame, with a plain concrete wall at right. The children wear school uniforms, checked shirts, pink and orange dresses and blue shorts.

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2008 - Post August - Powerful homa in Sirkazhi by trained AcharyaA nighttime street procession in a South Indian village. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a framed portrait garlanded with a yellow-and-white flower garland and red blossoms; the portrait shows a robed figure in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace, and is labelled in Tamil. Beside him, another white-clad man in a dhoti walks at the front, and a man in white to the right follows. Children in blue, pink and striped clothes walk in front, one girl holding a small red packet. Women in saris carrying a brass vessel and a small plant stand behind, with more people and trees in the dark background.2008 - Post August - Powerful homa in Sirkazhi by trained AcharyaJanuary 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a procession on a sandy road lined with palm trees. In the foreground, a young woman in white sari and a white-clad woman carry a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" showing a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated with a raised hand, against a tree backdrop. Another woman in white holds a tray of yellow marigold garlands. Men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange and white rosettes, walk barefoot with hands in anjali mudra. A man in glasses wearing a rudraksha mala walks at the right edge. Several people in the background film or photograph the procession.2010-07-24November 11 20102010-11-11Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees dressed in white dhotis and white saris, many with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a brass kalasha-style vessel with a red shawl over his shoulder and a marigold garland, while the man beside him wears a yellow shawl and a marigold garland and carries a small brass object. A kneeling man in white in the lower left has hands folded and a rudraksha mala. A woman in white holds a baby. A man in orange clothing is partly visible at the bottom edge. Lights glow in the dark background, and a tall golden structure is visible at the right edge, with marigold petals scattered on the ground.2009-12-21July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor photo of a devotee welcome line at a village house in Pudukkotai. A bald man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange-saffron shawl and a long red and white flower garland with yellow marigolds, standing at the front. Behind him a line of women in sarees and salwar-style dress hold brass kalasha pots decorated with mango leaves and flowers, a traditional purna kumbha welcome. Behind them a large framed deity murti garlanded with flowers hangs on the wall, and a television sits on a shelf to the right. Several men and children stand in the background.2014-07-01A blurred night-time procession with many people in white and orange clothing moving through a crowd. A woman in a blue sari and a man in white shirt are prominent, with a man in orange at the lower left. Raised above the crowd is a framed portrait of a seated, orange-robed figure with a turban-like head covering, hands in lap, labelled with Tamil script. Warm lamplight and string lights fill the scene, and a few people wear white markings on their foreheads. The image appears to show a ratha yatra style procession with devotees carrying a portrait.2006-10-20A group of about twenty devotees sits and stands on a tiled floor in a plain white-walled room, posing for a group photograph. Behind them hangs a framed portrait of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a red cushioned seat, wearing white and a red-and-white garland draped across the frame. Some men wear white shirts or dhotis with rudraksha malas, a woman in an orange sari sits near the back, and women in cream and red saris sit at the front right. A small table beneath the portrait is decorated with flower garlands and offerings. Both the portrait and the people are visible in the same frame.2005-07-09A crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of devotees pressed together under a long patterned maroon-and-gold canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many men wear white shirts and orange or saffron headbands, and several women wear white saris, orange and purple saris, and gold necklaces. Purple, teal and pink ceremonial banners hang along the right side, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange garment stands against a blue wall on the left. Air conditioning units line the building walls, and an older man with glasses in the foreground looks toward the camera.2008-07-28