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A street procession of men in white shirts and light trousers walks past a large Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ashram information board, with thatched huts and palm trees behind. Several men raise long silver ceremonial staffs and bright orange-red flags, while a large drum with a white head sits at left and a young boy in a blue checked shirt watches from the lower centre. Some men wear dark trousers and one wears a grey-striped shirt. Palm fronds and a clear blue sky frame the scene.

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December 22 20102010-12-22A dirt road procession moves between trees and low buildings under an overcast sky. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in front, some wearing beaded necklaces; one on the left wears a white shirt and holds his hands together. A man in a striped shirt and checked lungi carries a drum, and a shirtless young man in white holds a long pole with a red banner. Behind them, red-orange flags with a dark emblem flutter above a green auto-rickshaw and an ornate palanquin with a decorated canopy. Devotees in white and orange follow along the road.2008-12-24December 13 20112011-12-13December 25 20072007-12-25December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 29 20082008-12-29December 22 20102010-12-22A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road toward a red gateway with a tall shrine structure at left. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis carry bright orange-red flags, some with a dark emblem, and several hold small placards. Drummers in white dhotis play large drums in the centre foreground. Ornate palanquin-style canopies and a decorated float with gold and red panels move through the crowd, with banana plants lining the route. Boys in white and a man in a red shirt walk among the marchers, and a photographer in a light shirt stands at the lower right. A white boundary wall and a tree-lined hillside form the background under a cloudy sky.2010-07-24December 30 20072007-12-30December 25 20072007-12-25An outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk, lined with coconut palms. Many people carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles, and two ceremonial umbrellas, one ornate gold and red with embroidered panels and one multicoloured canopy, are raised above the group. A man in an orange shirt and orange dhoti walks at the left with a mala around his neck, while women in white saris with red borders and men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind. A young boy in a checked shirt in the foreground holds a staff. On the right, two young men in olive and mustard shirts watch, and a white pillar stands behind the procession under a sky with strings of pennants overhead.2007-12-29