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Outdoors on a street, a procession moves past a shrine-like table draped in gold cloth with a small framed photo on it. A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and red inner garment walks forward with a slight smile while a man in a white shirt bends toward him near a yellow flower. Behind him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry a large green, red and white canopy trimmed with fringe and tassels, and an orange flag hangs at left. A shaved-headed elder in white stands near the canopy. A police officer in khaki is visible in the background, and a shop building with signage stands behind the crowd. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda.

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August 11 20092009-08-11Street procession in a busy town market. A young man with long dark hair wears a plain saffron-orange robe and is surrounded by a dense crowd. Behind him a uniformed police officer in khaki and a peaked cap walks alongside. Many devotees in white shirts and saffron flags fill the street. Above, a decorated canopy hangs with orange, green, pink and purple tassels. A woman in white with a garland is smiling at left, and a devotee holds a small brass pot with flowers at lower right. Shuttered shopfronts and signboards line the road.2009-02-05January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in an Indian town, with a large crowd of devotees in white and orange. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange turban, orange shawl and a green leaf garland with a gold pendant holds a burning coconut or ritual vessel forward with both hands, flames visible at the left edge. Behind him, men in white shirts with orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk alongside, some holding a tall wooden pole under a red tasselled canopy. Spectators raise their hands in greeting, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the right. Trees, a bus and buildings line the street.2006-09-24January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor crowd scene under a clear blue sky at a festival or procession. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his bare upper body and a heavy gold necklace. He clasps hands with a devotee in white kurta and white dhoti who wears a rudraksha mala. A red umbrella with tassels and a second colourful decorated umbrella are held overhead. A cameraman with a large video camera stands at left, and many people in white and orange-saffron clothing surround them. The bearer-like man in orange-saffron on the right holds an umbrella. Dark-haired devotees and onlookers fill the background.2007-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21January 12 20092009-01-12Street procession scene in a Tamil town with two red and gold ceremonial parasols with tassels and flower garlands overhead. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wearing a yellow and white marigold garland stands at centre, smiling, surrounded by attendants in white and orange clothing. A woman in mustard-yellow sari holds a brass kalasha pot with mango leaves at left. A man in white shirt and a rudraksha mala stands beside them, and a camera operator is visible at right. Shop signs and parked cars line the street behind, including a banner reading a temple festival greeting. a person appears in saffron robes with a garland, as an honoured guest in procession.2006-09-23A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. Beneath them a central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe smiles and is surrounded by devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Nearby, a young man in an orange robe and a white-shirted man wear pink flower garlands. Shopfronts, a passing bus and roadside banners line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21