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Outdoor festival procession on a dusty ground before a forested hill. A golden ornamental float with a red canopy and a decorated deity murti stands at center, garlanded with flowers. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris in orange, teal and purple walk around it. A blue Sonalika tractor stands at right beside a yellow-roofed float. Red banners and stage scaffolding frame the scene.

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Outdoor festival scene at a dusty open ground before a large hill covered with trees. A crowd of many dozens of people in white dhotis and shirts, saris, and casual clothing mills about. In the centre, an ornate golden ratha (chariot) with a red-and-gold canopy and decorated gold figures stands, with a second decorated float behind it. A blue tractor with a trailer stands at right. Banners and a stage with lighting rigs frame the grounds, with a small portrait banner visible at left.2010-12-29Outdoor festival ground with a dusty dirt surface and a wooded hill behind. Many devotees mill about, mostly in white dhotis and white saris, with women in green, pink and orange salwar and saris. A large white canopy stage with a banner reads Aththmanda Nithyananda... and a decorated golden palanquin or float on the right, draped with white flower garlands, orange and red tassels and a canopy, carries a seated figure. A tractor with a blue and white body is at the lower right corner. A large red banner stands at the far left. Some people in the crowd are children in white and orange dresses. No clear identification of a specific person is made from appearance.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor festival crowd in front of a wooded hill at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam grounds. A large golden ratha (chariot) with an ornate canopy and garlands stands at right, with a figure in orange clothing visible on it. Many men in white dhotis with blue sashes and some bare-chested men mingle with a dense crowd of people in white and orange clothes. A stage with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and a portrait banner are visible, along with scaffolding and lighting trusses. A small red-orange flag flies on a pole.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photo of a procession in a dusty village lane with trees and a hazy hill behind. On the right, a decorated multicoloured cart with a red and gold canopy, garlanded with yellow flowers, is being pushed by men in white dhotis and bare-chested workers. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot beside a group of men in saffron and white garments, one in orange with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads. A red and orange tractor on the left carries a seated man in white. A red roadside banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, beside printed Tamil text.2011-01-16Outdoor festival procession in a dusty open ground with a forested hill behind. On the left, a golden ornate palanquin decorated with white flower garlands, colourful tassels and a red canopy carries a figure in saffron-orange robes seated under it. In the centre, a yellow decorated vehicle with a loudspeaker and a deity murti and framed portraits on its side moves through the crowd. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing saffron shawls, walk around, and a man in a white shirt with an orange stole and a white shirt printed with N.D.S.S. stands in front. Women in saffron, green and patterned saris are visible, and a few older men and a bright-red-shirted man are among the crowd.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29November 27 20122012-11-27