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Photograph of a street procession in a village at low sunlight. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards hold a long white banner with red and yellow Tamil lettering up the road. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in orange on the left and a deity image with a red background on the right. Behind them, ornate yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas on poles rise above the marchers. A small sign on a shop shows Sri Vasavi and a phone number. Several other men in white walk behind.

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February 10 20092009-02-10February 05 20092009-02-05January 30 20092009-01-30February 12 20092009-02-12 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu road in daylight. In the foreground, a young man in white shirt and white dhoti holds one end of a long white banner, and men in white follow behind it. The banner carries a portrait of a smiling woman in pink, a deity image at right, and bold Tamil lettering. Orange flags and smaller white placards with portraits are carried behind. A yellow auto-rickshaw is parked at left beside shopfronts with signs, and a white truck and utility poles line the street.A photograph of an evening street procession passing along a paved road. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas walk barefoot, some carrying orange and saffron scarves, and two tall ceremonial umbrellas with yellow and red decorative panels are held aloft at left. On the right, a gilded ratham chariot carries a deity murti draped in red fabric, with a garland of red and white flowers. Its front bears a white banner with a photograph of a smiling woman in red, captioned in Tamil with the name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and the title Paramahamsa Nithyanandar, followed by the Tamil words for foot pilgrimage. Below the banner are Tamil sponsor panels with phone numbers.2009-02-12A group of men stands outdoors in front of a plain concrete building with barred windows, holding a large cloth banner and several orange saffron flags on poles. The banner reads in Tamil that it is a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Kodikkan darshan ratha pada yatra, a 1000 km spiritual awakening pilgrimage, with a portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing and a deity image on the right. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts; one at the centre wears dark glasses and a white shirt. A young man at the right wears a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala. Green shrubs and bare ground fill the foreground.A 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.2006-09-24A street procession in a village at dusk, with a row of men in white shirts and dhotis walking behind tall, ornate ratha-style canopies topped with golden finials and rounded silk panels in orange, red and teal. A white-capped man in front leads the marchers, and orange flags appear among them. Palm trees, a small shop and utility poles line the road. A large horizontal banner in Tamil and English shows the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo, a portrait of a smiling woman in the lower left and a deity image at right. The banner text reads a Tamil programme title for a Kodikkan Darisana Ratha Paada Yatra.2009-02-10A photograph of a group of men standing outdoors in front of a white building with dark windows, holding a large white banner and many saffron-orange flags on poles. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one older man in dark sunglasses wears a white shirt and a beaded necklace. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in orange with a beaded necklace on the left, and a picture of a deity pair on the right, with Tamil text announcing a pilgrimage of Kodikkan darshan and a 1000 kilometre spiritual walk. A date stamp reads 11.19.2008.Outdoor street procession on a sunny day. A large vertical banner on a decorated golden float shows a black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair wearing an orange garment and beads; below it a printed Tamil caption reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda and a name, with Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam printed beneath. A multicolour umbrella with fringe stands over the float. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk along the road, one at the front in an orange garment, another in orange with a shawl adjusting his clothes. Behind them men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one with a shaved head in an orange wrap, and a uniformed police officer stands to the left. Orange flags are visible in the background among buildings.2009-01-30February 12 20092009-02-12