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A street procession in a busy Indian town, with a silver car stopped at the left edge and a woman in orange clothing leaning toward its open rear window. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls, walk alongside, and one man in white bends to the car door. Two men at the front hold tall orange flags, and three colourful striped parasols with fringed edges are raised over the group. A red and multicolour banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham runs along the bottom right, with a framed photo of a smiling woman in orange on it. Shopfronts, signboards and a corrugated tin roof line the street behind the crowd.

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August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves through a busy Indian town market. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts wear saffron-orange shawls, and a woman in an orange sari with matching shawl stands at the centre with hands folded in greeting. Several men carry ornate parasols with red, green and yellow tassels, and others hold a large saffron flag and a long striped ceremonial pole with blue, yellow, green and red bands. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks among them. Shopfronts, signboards and a crowd line the road behind the procession. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2008-08-01A street procession in a busy Indian town. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange shawls walk through the road, some holding orange flags on poles and a long banner striped in red, yellow, green and blue with gold lettering. Several large umbrellas with blue and orange fringed canopies are raised over the procession. A figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair stands at the center of the crowd, while a man in orange shawl leans toward a silver car at left. Shopfronts, signboards and onlookers line the street behind them.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor street procession on a busy market road. A line of men in white dhoti and shirts with orange saffron shawls walk through the crowd. Several carry tall orange flags and a long striped banner in red, yellow, green and blue with gold fringe. Two large ceremonial parasols with multicoloured tassels and blue-and-white emblems are held aloft. Behind them, a yellow-and-red banner hangs on a pole. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands near a silver SUV at left, and onlookers and shopfronts line the street, including signs for Onida and a shop with yellow lettering.2008-08-01Outdoor street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town, with devotees in saffron and white dress. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holds a tall saffron flag on a pole and gestures forward. Men around him wear saffron shawls over white dhotis; one wears a yellow shawl. Behind them a striped banner reads NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM in English, and a colourful procession umbrella and yellow garland hang overhead. Shopfronts with Tamil signage and a large banner line the street, and a white bordered banner with Tamil lettering is visible on the right.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor street procession in front of a temple gopuram with a colourful tiered tower. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a man beside her in orange garments lead the crowd, while many men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry orange flags and a long banner. Umbrella-shaped canopies with fringed yellow and red edges flank the procession, and small shops and a signboard line the street. A decorated banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hangs across the group, and an elderly man in white with an orange shawl stands in the foreground.2008-08-01A street procession in a busy Tamil town. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Two large umbrella-like canopies with multicoloured fringed tassels and blue, red and gold patterns are carried above the crowd. Men in the foreground hold orange flags on poles, and a colourful striped decorated pole runs along the lower right. Shopfronts, a tin-roofed shrine structure and signboards line the street. Several people are visible in the crowd, most dressed in white with orange shawls.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01