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A large blue banner held aloft by a crowd of devotees in procession. The banner shows a church with a clock tower on the left, a South Indian gopuram temple tower in the centre, and a golden-domed mosque on the right, with a circular inset of a smiling person in orange clothing with palms pressed together. Below, a blue band carries Tamil text. Beneath the banner, women in white saris and men in white shirts hold up the banner, one woman in the foreground smiling and another with palms joined in namaskar. Small blue-and-white flags line the top edge.

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September 24 20062006-09-24A photograph of a dense street procession in India, with a large crowd of people filling the foreground. A large white banner held aloft shows a portrait of a seated figure in an orange-yellow garment with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, set against tree roots, and Tamil text reading an Aarani dhyana peetham address and phone numbers. Below it, a second white banner shows a partially visible portrait. Orange flags bearing a blue bird emblem are raised on the left. Behind the crowd are corrugated metal sheets, peeling posters and multi-storey buildings with strings of small white flags overhead. Many marchers wear white and orange; a woman in an orange sari stands near the center.2006-09-24A street procession under a row of white and blue triangular pennants, with a large white banner held overhead by several men in white shirts and dhotis. The banner carries red and green Tamil headline text, a portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and beaded necklace on the left, and a framed deity image of a seated goddess and god in red and gold on the right. Many white-clad marchers walk along a dusty road, some carrying small flags, and a woman in a white sari stands at the left edge. Tin-roofed structures and a temple gopuram-style spire appear in the background.2006-09-24September 24 20062006-09-24A street procession of men in white shirts and dhotis marches under a large vinyl banner reading Dhyana Peetam Oosur (Kalai) in pink and purple letters, with a waterfall and yellow flowers in the background. Two figures on the banner wear orange headwraps, orange robes and rudraksha malas; the left one is a painted-style figure and the right one is raising a hand in blessing. A smaller placard on the right shows a portrait of a figure in an orange turban and robe. Several people in front carry orange flags, and a boy in white kurta with a round badge stands at left. Bunting with blue logos hangs above the street.2006-09-24A street procession in a town with a crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange scarves, walking along a road lined with string pennants. At centre a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a green banner bearing a circular portrait of a figure with long dark hair, orange robes and beaded necklaces, with a peacock-feather motif. Orange flags on poles flank the banner. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a long plait carries a bag, and a temple gopuram and a tiled roof appear at right, with a large billboard portrait beside the road. Visible people number roughly 6-20.2006-09-24September 24 20062006-09-24December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession in a South Indian town moves along a palm-lined road under strings of small white and blue pennant flags. In the foreground a boy in white shirt and white dhoti holds the lower end of a banner reading in Tamil and English 'Dhyanapeetam Kancheepuram Branch', showing a portrait of a long-haired figure with white markings and a white cloth head covering. A man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a banner pole at the front, and a second boy in white holds the upper banner. Other marchers in white shirts and white dhotis carry white and orange flags, and a placard reads 'Kancheepuram'. A green Mahindra bus with KPA lettering stands at right, and a scaffolding frame and shops line the street.2006-09-24A street procession in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, with a large yellow banner in the foreground. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and white garland, hands pressed together in namaste, beside a printed Tamil heading for meditation and meditation healing with a Pondicherry location line. A gilded arch holds a framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and a gold canopied ratha-style structure stands behind. A pedestrian in white shirt and a small child in orange walk along the roadside, and blue-and-white flags are raised above. A blue dove logo appears on the banner. The printed Tamil heading and the portrait caption are the visible names.2006-10-16A dense outdoor crowd of men fills the frame at a street procession. A large peach-coloured banner carries a blue emblem and Tamil script reading நித்யானந்த தியான பீடம் (Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam). Several men in the foreground have vibhuti on their foreheads, folded hands in namaste, and white or cream shirts. A man at left wears a rudraksha mala and dark-framed glasses. Small white and blue pennants strung overhead line the street, and a tall ornamental temple tower rises behind the banner. A small framed portrait is visible on a vehicle at upper left, too small to read.2006-09-24A street procession in which several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a long horizontal banner aloft. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and orange robe on the left, central images of two deity murtis, and on the right a seated goddess figure in red and white decorated with gold. Red Tamil lettering on a green band reads a dedication to a meditation centre. A bare-chested man in a red lungi plays a drum with a red face near the bottom, and a tall multicoloured temple gopuram stands at the left edge.2011-12-20