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A photograph of a crowd pressing forward on a village road beside storm-damaged trees, with many people reaching out their hands. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, and beside him a shaved-headed man in saffron robes walks under a white canopy edged with red, green and blue tassels. Behind them hangs an orange banner with Tamil text and a portrait labelled "Nithyananda". Several women in white saris and men in white shirts surround them, with a child held in the foreground.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a pink-and-white building under a red, green and white fringed canopy. A long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, leaning over a devotee, while a shaved-headed monk in orange stands beside him. Behind them a large orange banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and an orange flag flies at right. Many people in white shirts and dhotis press around, a woman in a teal sari stands at left, and a small child is in the crowd. Debris and bare branches suggest post-storm surroundings.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor photograph of a dense crowd gathered around a central figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, standing beneath a white umbrella-style canopy with red, green, blue and white fringe. Behind the canopy hangs a large orange banner bearing a portrait labelled "Nithyananda" and Tamil text. A bald man in orange stands beside the central figure. Around them, men in white shirts, women in saris and elderly people press forward, some reaching toward a green bucket being passed. Orange flags hang on the right and a cameraman with a video camera is visible at left.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03A dense outdoor procession crowd in bright daylight. At the centre, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon border and a red-banded tilak stands among devotees, receiving a garland of white jasmine, purple flowers and yellow-green round fruit. Beside them, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala holds his hands together in greeting, and another man in a white kurta with a saffron scarf stands nearby. Around them, men and women in white clothes with rudraksha malas and saffron cloths hold wooden poles and banners, and a yellow-and-orange canopy with pink and green tassels appears at upper right. Many people in the foreground face away, with dark heads of hair visible. A printed white banner held up at left carries Tamil script. Several people hold poles of a procession float or ratha.2009-01-21A dense outdoor crowd gathers beneath a white cloth canopy and a red decorated umbrella, with white flags and a colourful striped awning overhead. Near the centre, a bald man in a saffron-orange garment with a red-and-white cloth and a red-beaded necklace stands among the people, and a shaven-headed man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at the left edge. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and flowers in their hair, and cameramen with equipment press close. A red-and-white floral wreath hangs on the canopy and rose petals lie on the cloth. The crowd fills the frame, with a parked white vehicle and a street visible behind.2011-05-17January 21 20092009-01-21April 19 20082008-04-19January 03 20122012-01-03