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A night procession on a paved path beside a white car. At centre, a smiling figure with voluminous dark hair and a red bindi wears a maroon shawl over maroon robes and a long red-and-white flower garland, walking forward. Behind to the right, a tall young man with a shaved head and white tilak holds a tall golden staff and wears a saffron dhoti with rudraksha beads. To the left, a man in orange-and-gold silk carries a decorated kalasha-like offering of flowers and green leaves. Another man in white dhoti with gold border wears a rudraksha mala. Several attendants stand behind in saffron and maroon, one gesturing with an outstretched hand.

January 02 2016

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February 07 2016

Night procession on a green-carpeted path lit by bright lamps, with orange and red festoon lights strung overhead. At centre, a bearded man in a maroon-red robe wears a long multicolour flower garland and smiles while holding a tall yellow pole raised with one hand. Around him, men in saffron-orange cloth bare the upper body, with rudraksha mala necklaces and white tilak marks on their foreheads; one carries a brass tray with a decorated pot and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti and shirt walks at right, and a man in white robes with gold necklaces stands at left. Several women in white saris and devotees fill the background, with a bus and signboards behind the crowd.

A photograph of a night-time procession on a paved outdoor area with stanchions and a parked white car behind. In the centre, a smiling man wears a rust-brown robe over a rudraksha mala and a thick red and yellow marigold garland. Behind him on the left, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a younger man in orange with a rudraksha mala carry a brass kalasha-style vessel decorated with flowers and a gold-toned necklace. On the right, several women in white and red saris stand with hands folded in anjali. A camera operator on the far left films the scene.

Night procession outdoors with a bright lamp-lit street and a bus behind, its sign reading NITHYANANDAM. A bearded man in a maroon-red robe and a long white and multicoloured flower garland, with a red tilak on his forehead, walks centrally holding a tall yellow pole, smiling. Around him are saffron and orange-robed devotees, several with white and ash markings on faces and bodies, rudraksha malas and gold pendants. A devotee on the left carries a decorated brass pot with pink flowers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside him, and a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala is at right, with a crowd behind.

February 07 2016

January 02 2016

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A procession of devotees in saffron and white ritual dress walks along a paved path outside a building. At centre, a man in a rust-red robe wears a long multi-strand garland of white and red flowers, a gold pendant on a beaded necklace, and a dark rudraksha-style mala; the bare-chested figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and gold armbands. Flanking him, a man in orange with a white turban holds a ceremonial staff, and a figure in orange with a flower-decorated pot at chest height walks beside him. Other devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, orange shawls and white vibhuti marks follow, one drummer partly visible, and a white car is parked behind. Hanging green leaf strings decorate the entrance above.

Night-time procession on a dirt-and-brick ground with a central figure walking under a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels and a Nithyananda-style emblem. The centre figure wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and holds hands together in greeting. Around them, men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk alongside men in white dhotis and gold-bordered shirts; one carries a brass plate with flowers. Onlookers in casual clothes stand at the edges, some with palms joined, and a camera and a light pole are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure carried under the umbrella, identified by long hair, saffron-orange clothing, a gold necklace and rudraksha mala.

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