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Outdoor evening procession on a dirt path under dark trees. Two central figures in saffron-orange robes walk forward, one with a grey beard and one with long dark hair, flanked by devotees in white with saffron shawls. Several attendants hold large ornate umbrellas in red, green, and blue with colourful tassels, and a young girl at left carries a gold-edged red tray. Others in white dhotis and orange shawls follow behind. The scene is a ceremonial welcome procession.

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Evening procession on a dirt path lined with trees. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk toward the centre, with a bearded older man in deep orange robes leading and a figure in orange robes with long dark hair walking beside him. Eight or so attendants in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls hold large parasols in red, green, blue and yellow with tassels, one reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, plus a gold-edged red tray on the left and a small gold fan on the right. Young girls in white and orange also hold items. A small sign reads SILENCE.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession on a dirt path before dark trees. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk at the front, one with a grey beard and a rudraksha mala, the other bare-headed in orange cloth. Behind them, devotees in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls carry large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed tassels and bird emblems. Young girls in white tops and orange skirts stand at the sides holding round orange-and-gold ceremonial fans. Trees and a small wall frame the scene at dusk.2007-02-02Outdoor evening procession on a dirt path near dark trees. Two saffron-robed figures walk at the centre: the foremost has white hair and a white beard and wears an orange robe with a rudraksha mala; the second, in an orange robe, walks barefoot beside him. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis and white clothes with orange shawls carry four ornate umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies in orange, green, red and blue. Two girls in white with orange lower garments hold round gold-and-red ceremonial fans at the edges of the frame. A concrete kerb and greenery sit to the left.2007-02-10A procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. A young man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange shawl over orange clothing and walks at the front, looking ahead. Beside and behind him, people in white clothes and orange shawls carry large multicoloured parasols with tasselled fringes and golden ornamental finials. An older man with a white beard and orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala, walks to the right. Women in white saris and girls in light clothes line the left side, and a drummer with a red drum stands in the background. A white stone pedestal is visible among the trees.2007-02-02 +1 copiesAugust 01 20082008-08-01A procession on bare dirt ground under trees and a grey sky. Three ornate umbrella-like canopies are carried on long poles: two are gold-fringed with red triangular panels bearing a white bird emblem and green floral borders, and the central one is multicoloured with red, green and yellow tassels. A tall man with long hair in an orange robe walks at the centre, flanked by younger people in saffron-orange robes, some with red-bordered clothing; a young man holds a brass pot and a boy carries a small decorated silver figure with red flowers. Other saffron-clad devotees follow, and a few men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the right. Several carry orange flags on tall poles.2006-10-08 +1 copiesAugust 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A procession on a dirt road walks past banana plants and a low building under a dusky sky. Four ornate, colourful parasols with floral and peacock-motif panels lead the group. Men in white dhotis with yellow shawls carry a brass vessel and a long staff. At centre, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and gold chain walks barefoot. Behind, a bald man in a red-orange cloth with gold necklaces holds a tray, and a bearded man in orange robes walks at right beside a man in white with a rudraksha mala and yellow sash. A woman in white with a headscarf walks among them, and a trident is visible in the background.2010-01-02August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01December 25 20082008-12-25