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Crowded street scene with a large crowd of men in front of a tall poster of a goddess riding a lion, holding a red flag with an Om symbol and a trident-like staff, set among trees and orange pennant bunting. Several men in the foreground hold up mobile phones; one wears a white shirt and dhoti-style white garment, another a striped polo shirt, and a man in orange clothing stands at right. Uniformed police officers stand among them. Behind them hang Kannada-language posters bearing rows of small portrait photos, and a white van is parked at center. Visible physical people number about twenty.

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A dense street procession moves through a town lined with corrugated metal roofs and small shops. In the foreground, many men in white shirts and dark trousers press forward, several wearing glasses, with one older man in a cap at centre. A blue-and-white bus on the left carries a large banner showing a smiling bearded man in a yellow turban and white garment, with printed text reading Nithyanandaa Centre for Metal Works. Behind the crowd, red and orange flags and white flags flutter, and uniformed police officers walk among the marchers. Strings of small white and blue pennants stretch across the street. Several more framed portraits of the same turbaned man are carried above the crowd, and a sign on the right shows another portrait.2006-09-24A 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.2006-09-24Outdoor crowd gathered at a large public ceremony in a village setting. Dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing caps and some women in white saris, fills the foreground. Behind them a raised stage area holds a robed figure in orange at the centre, with colourful striped umbrellas and an ornate decorated canopy overhead. Tall banners behind the stage show rows of printed portrait photos of men in a grid, one banner with a temple-like image. Utility poles and trees frame the scene. The people are too numerous to count precisely.2007-02-02A dense outdoor street procession with many devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing light blue t-shirts and rudraksha malas. A decorated ratha/chariot with orange and red drapery, a kalasha-style canopy and a red balloon cluster moves through the crowd near palm trees. Orange flags are carried aloft. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl walks in the foreground, and a devotee holds a white dove. A banner at left shows a portrait of a woman in a red top above the text Nithya Annadhanam. The figure seated on the chariot is too small and indistinct to identify.2009-12-25August 11 20092009-08-11A large dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors under a clear sky with palm trees and a thatched hut behind them. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear orange or saffron shawls. Women in saris of orange, pink, green and purple stand among them, with some holding children. Several men at the front hold wooden poles or sticks aloft. One man in a white shirt wears a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck near the lower right. A white banner with printed text hangs on a pole at the top of the frame, and a white vehicle is parked in the background.2006-11-13A dense crowd of men presses around a white car on a village street, many raising their hands and reaching toward the vehicle. Most wear white shirts and dhotis, while others wear checked shirts or patterned shirts. A large tasselled red-and-yellow umbrella canopy hangs overhead. On the left, a tall painted banner shows a saffron-robed figure with long hair, a rudraksha mala and hands folded in greeting, with Tamil script printed beneath it. Thatched huts, trees and a utility pole line the street.2009-08-11August 03 20092009-08-03A dense street procession of many men in white shirts and white dhotis moves through a crowded city road lined with buildings and a small temple gopuram. Several people hold up framed portrait photographs on sticks; one portrait shows a figure with a white head wrap and dark hair, and another shows a smiling person with long hair. A large banner above the crowd reads Nithyananda Centre for Mind Works. Some men wear rudraksha malas, one figure in orange ochre robes walks near the center, and a uniformed police officer is partly visible at the bottom. Saffron flags and white tents and canopies appear in the background, with garlands and decorations on a vehicle above the crowd.2006-09-24February 05 20092009-02-05August 03 20092009-08-03October 15 20112011-10-15