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A 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.

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August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor street procession in front of a temple gopuram with a colourful tiered tower. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a man beside her in orange garments lead the crowd, while many men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry orange flags and a long banner. Umbrella-shaped canopies with fringed yellow and red edges flank the procession, and small shops and a signboard line the street. A decorated banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hangs across the group, and an elderly man in white with an orange shawl stands in the foreground.2008-08-01A street procession in Tiruvannamalai with devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls carrying orange flags on poles. A long banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam is held across the front, and another banner above is in Tamil about a milk abhishekam procession. Two decorated umbrellas with tasselled fringes shade the crowd. In the foreground an older man with white hair and a white-and-saffron shawl stands beside a rudraksha mala. A gopuram temple tower rises behind the road-side shops.2008-08-01A street procession in front of a temple gopuram in Tiruvannamalai. Devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls march with orange flags bearing a blue emblem. A man in the foreground in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads waves an orange flag. A tall orange-robed sadhu with a shaved head stands at left holding a staff. A banner reading NITHYANANDAPEETAM is carried in the crowd, and a hoarding above shows a printed group of white-clad devotees. Roadside shops and umbrellas with tassels line the street.2008-08-01Outdoor street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town, with devotees in saffron and white dress. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holds a tall saffron flag on a pole and gestures forward. Men around him wear saffron shawls over white dhotis; one wears a yellow shawl. Behind them a striped banner reads NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM in English, and a colourful procession umbrella and yellow garland hang overhead. Shopfronts with Tamil signage and a large banner line the street, and a white bordered banner with Tamil lettering is visible on the right.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls moves through a town, carrying orange flags on poles. In the centre, a bare-legged man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck stands at the front beside a banner reading NITHYANANDADHYANAPEETAM with a multicoloured bordered pattern. Behind them, a large white banner bears a portrait and the text for a 1008 lingam milk abhishekam urvalam at Tiruvannamalai. Shops with colourful umbrellas and signboards line the street, and a temple colonnade appears at right.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in Tiruvannamalai with devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls waving orange flags. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala stands centre-left, arms spread, facing a group of white-clad devotees. Two banners are held: a long red one with a multicolour bunting border reading Nithyanandapeetam, and a white banner above with a portrait and Tamil text about a 1008 lingam milk abhishekam. Colourful umbrellas and shops line the background.2008-08-01Outdoor procession on a street lined with orange flags and a large banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban, with Tamil text printed on it. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk and dance, some holding green leaves and bundles of greenery, while two drummers in orange and green dress beat drums. A man in an orange dhoti with a gold-bead necklace stands at left, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. Behind them stands a temple gopuram tower, a decorated arch with flowers and green garlands, and a sound stage with speakers.2011-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01