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Outdoor village street procession with a decorated ceremonial parasol of colourful tassels overhead and a hand-painted fabric banner at left. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, stands with hands lowered as a man in white shirt and trousers offers flowers. Around them devotees in white shirts, orange shoulder cloths, and women in teal and blue saris with flowers in their hair press close. Parked silver cars, a rickshaw and a green-painted house line the road.

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November 24 20082008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24Outdoor roadside scene of a procession: a yellow umbrella with pink, white and green tassels is held aloft over a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a garland of flowers and a rudraksha mala, who stands beside a silver car. Around him, several men in white dhotis and orange or yellow shirts crowd close; one man in white holds the umbrella pole while others reach toward the central figure. A man in a white shirt and glasses stands at left, a child in white stands at right, and a photographer's camera is visible at lower right. A rural road with a few parked cars and trees stretches behind.2008-10-09A photograph of a village street outside a yellow-washed school building with painted wall art. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with an orange turban and a long white and red flower garland is stooping with hands extended toward a crowd of children and adults. Behind him a man in a white shirt and a woman in an orange-and-cream sari stand near a silver minivan. Schoolchildren in blue uniforms crowd close, some waving, and a young man in a light blue shirt is in the foreground. Vehicles and a motorcycle are parked along the road behind them.2008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24Outdoor roadside scene in a rural setting with open fields and a paved road behind. A large yellow umbrella with fringed red, green and white tassels is held aloft over a central figure whose head is draped with a white flower garland. Several men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, one in an orange shawl, another bare-chested with a white cloth and gold chain. Parked cars and a silver van are visible behind the crowd.2008-10-09Outdoor photograph of a crowd on a village road in front of simple tiled-roof houses and a parked silver van. A man in an orange-saffron turban and saffron sannyasi robes, wearing a long white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala, stands at the centre with head slightly bowed while a woman in a teal sari kneels or bends before him with flowers and a lit lamp. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-clad devotees hold marigold and rose petals, and a young boy in a white shirt leans in. A decorated yellow-and-red ceremonial umbrella and a tall wooden pole appear at the upper left. Several people line the background, and an overlaid credit line reads Nithyananda Paramashivam.2008-11-24A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18Outdoor procession scene with a central figure in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and a heavy gold necklace draped with white and red flower garlands, standing amid several saffron-robed monks and men in white. A shaved-headed monk in saffron stands behind him, and an older man in an orange shawl with white flower garlands holds his hands together in namaskar. Men in white bend forward at the bottom of the frame, and an umbrella-like ornate canopy with gold fittings appears overhead. Crowd members in white and saffron surround the group on a dusty roadside. The central figure's appearance and adornments are not sufficiently distinctive to establish identity, so no candidate is named.2013-11-11February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered under colourful striped ceremonial umbrellas beneath palm trees, with a thatched hut and parked vehicles behind. At the centre a man in an orange-and-saffron cloth with a tall cream-and-gold turban and a garland of white flowers smiles while devotees around him lean in. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, and women wear saris and salwar in pink, red, yellow and cream. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at right holding a silver plate of round yellow sweets. Brass staff-topped poles with trident-like finials rise among the umbrellas, and a light-coloured dressed devotee at the lower centre holds a plate. The festive procession setting suggests a ritual gathering in progress.2008-12-27