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December 25 2005

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A street procession moves through a crowded town lane under strings of white triangular flags. A large decorated float, or ratha, is draped with green banana stalks, marigold garlands and yellow mango-leaf toranas. Standing on the float are several figures in white and saffron clothing; a saffron-robed man with a tilak stands near the front. A large banner above the float shows a portrait of a man in orange with a red-and-orange head covering, with a printed caption above the portrait. Around the float a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and checked shirts raises hands and waves orange flags. A drummer in the lower left plays a large drum with a red-and-yellow strap. A decorated arch and shop signs line the street, and a green dome is visible at right.2006-09-24A street procession moves along a rough paved road in a town. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts play a drum on the left, and a line of men and women in white and cream clothes walks behind. A man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a red-and-gold umbrella-like canopy over a central figure, with a yellow and red decorated parasol nearby. Banana plants with leaves and striped cloth canopies line the street. On the right, a long banner held by men in white shows a portrait of a long-haired man and Tamil script. Shopfronts and a multi-storey building stand behind, with a uniformed police officer on the right edge.2006-09-23January 12 20072007-01-12 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12September 24 20062006-09-24September 23 20062006-09-23February 12 20062006-02-12January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesA street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town moves between shopfronts, with a large multicoloured umbrella and smaller decorated parasols carried above the crowd. Men in white shirts, dhotis and rudraksha-style beads walk alongside a player with a long wooden pipe and a drummer in a yellow shirt. Several placards held aloft show framed portraits of a saffron-clad figure with a label reading Paramathi Velur, and a sign reads Nithyananda Youth Club. A man in orange cloth with a garland walks near the centre, and many onlookers and police officers in khaki fill the road. The photograph is a standard daylight street view with a date overlay in the corner.2009-02-02December 25 20052005-12-25Street procession in Tiruvannamalai with a large red banner above the road reading Anandha Rathotsavam, showing a smiling man in an orange turban with a red tilak and a deity chariot image; the banner is labelled as a Paramahamsa Nithyananda portrait caption. Below, men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry ornate multicoloured umbrellas on poles, and a golden kalasha-style finial is visible; several men wear orange sashes. Bystanders in white shirts and dhotis line the roadside, with shops, a tin roof and a cycle rickshaw on the left.2006-09-23Photo of a welcome procession passing under a decorated arch at a Nithyanandha Dhyanapeetam entrance, with banana plants and a multicolour bunting. A man in saffron robes and a red garland carries a brass pot with a green coconut and offerings on a tray, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts. Drummers in white dhotis play two frame drums on the right, and a shirt-wearing man stands nearby with a hand extended. A banner shows a large portrait of a bearded figure in saffron-coloured clothing above Tamil text, and a photographer with a video camera records the scene at the right edge.2008-08-01