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A dense outdoor street crowd gathers under a striped canopy with orange and maroon bunting at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre opening. Many men in white shirts and orange or saffron stoles press forward, some with rudraksha malas, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and gold necklace stands at the centre with folded hands. Orange flags with a dove-like emblem hang overhead, a white van and a camera operator on a raised stand are visible, and several people reach out with raised hands. The scene is busy and close-packed with well over twenty people visible.

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August 03 20092009-08-03December 23 20072007-12-23August 03 20092009-08-03A large crowd of men and women fills a village street during a procession in Tamil Nadu. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis, and a few wear orange and saffron garments; one man in the foreground wears a saffron-and-green sash over a white shirt and holds his hands in namaste. A tall man in white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses stands at right, and a woman in the lower left wears a dark top. Beyond them are parked autorickshaws, cars, vans and a truck, with a low concrete building, a tiled roof and a small shrine-like structure in the background. A cameraperson with a shoulder camera films at the left edge. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in this crowd.2009-08-03February 16 20092009-02-16A dense outdoor crowd of many men and women in white clothes gathers under a canopy strung with orange and multicoloured festival flags and banners. In the centre a decorated ceremonial figure with a red and white plumed headdress is carried or borne forward, with a pink cloth hanging at the right edge. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera at right, and several people in orange and white stand near the procession. Faces are not visible enough to identify anyone, and no clearly identifiable a person figure is present.2006-12-31February 15 20092009-02-15A large outdoor crowd gathers under a striped fabric canopy in red, green, purple and blue with scalloped edges. Many men in white shirts and mundus crowd closely, some pressing forward with hands extended. A woman in an orange sari and another in pink stand near the front, while a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at right beside an older woman in a peach sari. Behind them, many more people fill the street, and a small child in pink stripes is visible at left. The scene suggests a darshan gathering with devotees pressing toward a central point.2011-05-17A dense outdoor street crowd surrounds a central figure with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a thick garland of red and white flowers and holding a red rose. Behind, a large umbrella canopy with the word Dhyanapeetam hangs above the scene, with a fringed ornate design. Many people in white clothing and orange shawls press forward, and orange flags are raised throughout the crowd. Vehicles and buildings line the roadside behind the procession.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis gathers on a roadside, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre, a woman in a cream sari with a coloured border holds a silver tray of oranges, pink flower petals and a garland of white flowers, while a man in white reaches toward her. Saffron flags are raised above the crowd, a palm tree and mountain stand behind, and a uniformed police officer is visible at right. No single figure in saffron or with the distinctive a person cues is clearly present.2009-02-15December 25 20072007-12-25