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Outdoor crowd scene under a clear blue sky at a festival or procession. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his bare upper body and a heavy gold necklace. He clasps hands with a devotee in white kurta and white dhoti who wears a rudraksha mala. A red umbrella with tassels and a second colourful decorated umbrella are held overhead. A cameraman with a large video camera stands at left, and many people in white and orange-saffron clothing surround them. The bearer-like man in orange-saffron on the right holds an umbrella. Dark-haired devotees and onlookers fill the background.

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Outdoor photograph at a riverside or lakeside gathering under a clear blue sky. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around a central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a red-orange shawl and a heavy ornate gold necklace with a beaded pendant. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange also appears. Two tall decorated parasols with red, orange and green fringed canopies and gold finials are raised above the group. A cameraman on the left operates a Leica-branded video camera on his shoulder. Trees and a white temple structure stand on the far bank. Several people are touching or reaching toward the saffron-clad figure. Around 25 people are visible.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession on dry, sandy ground under a clear blue sky. A central man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold-toned bead necklace and a large gold pendant, walks forward smiling with long dark hair, while a red-and-tassel umbrella and a multicoloured umbrella with a bird emblem shade the group. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, a man in a saffron shawl, and a woman in a pink sari walk closely together, with more umbrellas and people behind. Tall dry grass and trees appear in the background. Bodies are numerous and tightly packed, so the count is above twenty-one.2007-02-02Photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at a riverside procession near T. Narasipura, Karnataka. Two large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and blue, orange and green panels are held aloft on poles. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe with a draped orange shawl is surrounded by men in saffron and orange clothing. Behind him a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a long beaded necklace stands near a man with a shaved head in orange wearing red tilak marks. Many spectators in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and bright yellow marigold garlands are visible at the right edge. Trees and water are visible in the background under a clear sky.2007-02-02Outdoor procession on dry, open ground under a sunny sky. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body and a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant; the figure is walking with eyes lowered. Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, shown here as a walking participant in the procession. Flanking him are men and youths in white kurtas and orange shawls, one with a hand extended toward the central figure. Behind, a crowd stands and walks, and above them a multicoloured canopy with tassels shades the procession, with a partly visible printed panel reading Nithyananda-Peetam.2007-02-02December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photograph under a bright sky of a bare-chested man with long, dark, wavy hair draped over his shoulders, wearing an orange cloth across his shoulders, walking beside a red umbrella fringed with multicoloured tassels. A second man in an orange shawl over white clothes walks beside him. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white and orange garments, including an older man in a light pink shirt at left and a young man in an orange top at right, watches. a person: the bare-chested long-haired man in orange cloth with long swept-back hair matches distinctive presentation cues, shown in a procession setting beneath a ceremonial umbrella.2007-02-02Outdoor procession at a festival on a dry, sunny day under a clear blue sky. Two red umbrellas with fringed tassels are held over a crowd. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, saffron robe and long gold-toned bead necklace walks beside a man in a saffron-orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders, who is speaking. Men in white dhotis and kurtas, a uniformed police officer at left, and a man in sunglasses surround them. A blue-and-white striped tent stands at right, and trident-like poles are visible in the background. Whether the saffron-clad central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone.2007-02-02Outdoor crowd scene at a festival ground under an overcast sky, with trees, a blue tarpaulin-covered stall and a colourful bunting-decorated pavilion behind. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long multi-strand gold-coloured garland and smiles, with long swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body. Around him, men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis and shirts press close, some with raised hands and folded palms, while a white-clad man with long hair in a white shirt gestures beside them. Several bald men in white and orange attire surround the group, one wearing a rudraksha mala.2010-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02A procession outdoors under a bright sky. At the centre a man in saffron robes and a white flower garland walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him several men in white kurtas wear saffron shawls, and a man in white with a green-bordered shawl stands at right. Above the group a large multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels and the words Dhyanapeetam is carried, with smaller decorated parasols beside it. Spectators and devotees fill the background, along with low buildings and trees.2006-12-26