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A street procession of devotees in white ritual clothes and saffron-orange garments walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees. A large ornate pennant with red, yellow and blue floral embroidery leads, held on a tall pole, and many red and orange flags are raised. In the centre a man in white with a grey-shirted companion and a saffron-orange stole is garlanded with marigold and jasmine garlands. Another man in white holds a rudraksha mala. Behind, a decorated palanquin or ratha with colourful fringes is visible. A white bus with a Dhyanapeetam sign stands at left, and a portrait is printed on its side. Participants wear white dhotis, saris and shawls.

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A photograph of a procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. Many people in white clothing wearing marigold and rudraksha garlands walk forward, several holding up orange and red flags and banners. A man in the foreground with a rudraksha mala and white kurta claps while walking. Behind them a decorated float with a yellow and white ornamental canopy and a white bus at right with a framed portrait of a smiling woman on its side. The bus bears Tamil text. Procession of devotees at an ashram event.2009-06-01A procession on a palm-lined dirt path with a white bus at right. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing long white beaded garlands, walk and hold their palms together in anjali. Several men and women carry orange flags bearing a blue emblem. Ahead, a decorated palanquin with a framed portrait, colourful festoons and floral garlands is carried forward. A man in a white kurta raises one hand toward the palanquin while others in grey and white shirts look on. Tents and a fence line the background.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside tall coconut palms. Devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis or salwar-style clothing raise saffron and orange flags on poles, several with a red-and-yellow pennant. Men and women wear marigold garlands around their necks, and one man in the foreground has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them a white bus with a decorative panel and banners stands parked. Women in white saris with yellow borders and an orange sari walk among the group.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01A festival procession on a dirt ground in front of a white bus with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham banner and framed portraits displayed on its side, with palm trees behind. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl carries a round gold-fringed emblem disc, and a man in white holds a tall orange flag on a pole. Other women in white saris and yellow blouses walk alongside, a man in a yellow turban and bare-chested drummer with a drum appear at left, and men in white kurtas stand at right near a table. Orange pennants and a garland-decorated bus frame the scene. A printed banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham, and no Swamiji candidate is visible.2008-12-30June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoor procession under a blue sky with scattered clouds and palm trees. Devotees in white shirts and white kurtas wear rudraksha malas, some with ID lanyards, and raise their hands and clap joyfully. Behind them an ornate palanquin with a purple fringed canopy and gold-topped poles is carried, and yellow and red decorated umbrellas and saffron flags wave above the crowd. A tall ornamental lamp post stands at right. Several people are visible in the foreground, with more in the background.2005-12-31June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01