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Night procession photographed at a close angle. In the foreground, a middle-aged man in white clothing and a blue-edged shawl walks with his hands joined at his chest. Beside him, a man in white with a moustache walks alongside. Behind them, a young man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair walks in the line, and other men in white and saffron follow. A white banner with blue lettering and a red flag on a pole stands at left, and a yellow placard is raised at top right. Ornate gold-framed decoration and a canopy with tasselled fringe appear at the top. Crowd members in white clothing fill the background.

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February 16 20092009-02-16Outdoor procession on a paved road during a ratha yatra, with a white banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and "...sa a person ...a Yatra" at the left edge, held beside a gold-toned ornamental base. Devotees walk in front of a colourful umbrella with fringe, one person holding a multicoloured parasol. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a bare head walks at center, with another person in orange beside him; several people in white ritual clothes and white shirts surround them, and a child in a pink top with a white hair band stands at the right edge. A small sign reading "Be Blissful Is My Message" is visible in the background. Vehicles and a bus appear on the road behind.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16December 31 20112011-12-31Evening procession on a dusk street with a golden ratha/chariot at left, its carved gold pillars and a small seated deity figure draped in green and orange. A white banner reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a portrait of a smiling woman in red and a printed "Pada Yatra" label, alongside blue banners with Kannada and English script. Devotees walk behind in white kurtas and saffron, with women in white and red saris holding flower garlands and rudraksha malas. Ceremonial umbrellas and small placards are raised, and a flag-decorated pole and garlands hang from the chariot.2009-02-16Outdoor procession at dusk along a dirt roadside with a golden ratha-style float behind a white banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and "Paramahamsa Nithyananda ... Yatra". Marchers in white shirts and orange or saffron garments carry a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with floral and bird motifs, and a bearded man in an orange robe with long hair walks near the front. A musician plays a saxophone and another beats a large drum. Others wear white with blue lanyards, and a raised arm holds a small placard.2009-02-16Night procession on a dark road, lit by a warm street lamp at upper left. In the foreground a man in white shirt and dhoti with a red shawl and lanyard holds a hand near his mouth. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a red shawl raises a long blue-and-orange flag pole. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis and saffron-red shawls walk, some wearing beaded necklaces and white sacred-thread garments. A large maroon banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Mahanirvani Akhada, showing a portrait of a saffron-clad sadhu with garlands. Ornate lit floats and orange-clad marchers appear in the background.2015-09-15Night procession on a dirt road under trees. A bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak walks at left, arm extended. Behind, a white-shirted man holds a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style Kannada text, and another white-clad devotee carries a framed portrait garlanded with yellow flowers, a saffron-robed monk in the portrait. A rainbow-coloured parasol is raised over the group, and a saffron-robed man in the centre holds a yellow-fringed ceremonial flag pole beside a man in white with a lanyard. Devotees in white and orange follow in a pada yatra.2011-12-31February 16 20092009-02-16Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with devotees in white dhotis and orange-red shawls, many barefoot, carrying tall poles and saffron flags. In the centre a smiling man in a white sleeveless garment and a red-orange cloth holds a pole and flag; a large white banner shows a portrait of a woman in red with a printed caption reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Other marchers carry orange and gold umbrella-like standards. Streetlights and a dusky orange sky backdrop the crowd along a road.2013-02-10February 16 20092009-02-16Night procession on a road with devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walking in a long line behind large red and maroon flags. A man in the foreground wears a white kurta with a crossbody strap and an orange lanyard badge, with a grey moustache. Behind him, others hold red banners bearing gold and orange emblems and blue-tipped poles, and an ornate palanquin or ratha canopy with red and gold trim rises in the background. Several participants wear red and gold sashes and gold-bordered white dhotis.2015-09-15