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A street procession in a town, with a white minibus stopped in the road surrounded by people. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border carries a green banner reading the headquarters and ashram name, and several men in white shirts and dhotis walk nearby. Monks in saffron and orange robes stand near the van, and a man in a white shirt with a red-orange headband is at the front. Uniformed police officers stand on the right, and orange flags and bunting hang across the street. Shopfronts and balconies line the road, with onlookers gathered above. Individual faces in the minibus windows are too small to judge reliably.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in a busy Indian town, with many people walking along the road. Foreground: a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, holding a saffron flag, and a woman in orange clothing with a shoulder bag. Several women in white sarees with yellow borders carry a large green-and-white banner showing a smiling woman with a rudraksha-style necklace, reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and SPIRITUAL HEAD QUARTERS BIDADI ASHRAM. Men in white shirts and dhotis and uniformed police stand along the street. Saffron flags and small bunting hang above, with shopfronts and signs behind.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession moves along a road lined with shops and signboards. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, walk in the crowd. Orange flags on poles rise above the group, and ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges shelter the procession. A large banner held aloft shows a portrait of a man with long dark hair and a Tamil caption. Musicians play drums and a horn, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the left edge. A white van and a bus are visible in the background, along with palm trees and utility poles.2008-08-01February 02 20092009-02-02 +1 copiesA large street procession moves through a busy Indian town under bright daylight, with many participants and spectators crowding the road. Orange flags on tall poles and several decorated umbrellas in red, green and multicolour lead the marchers. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside others in red garments, and some carry decorated kalasha-style offerings with pink flower garlands. Near the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with bare shoulders and a shaved head walks among the crowd. Shops, a white arched gateway, a teal truck and roadside signboards line the street, and portrait banners are visible in the distance. Drummers and devotees appear to accompany the ratha-style procession.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession in a South Indian town. A woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling, holding a hand of a man in white. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls carry orange flags and decorated umbrellas, and a man in white with a grey beard and shawl stands at right beside a drummer. A large white banner with portrait photos and Tamil text is held aloft, and a red and yellow strip reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A temple gopuram rises at upper right and shops line the street at left.2008-08-01January 30 20092009-01-30Street procession in a Tamil Nadu town during a grand procession at Salem, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saffron saris. In the foreground a figure in an orange-saffron robe and a saffron turban stands on a raised platform, facing away from the camera, with a dark-haired person in saffron to the left and a saffron-clad figure at lower left. Drummers in white clothes play large drums at lower right, and saffron flags fly above the crowd. Shopfronts, signboards and a green banner line the street behind. A saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and a turban is visible, but the face is not shown and the appearance is not confidently matched to a person.2008-04-27