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A photograph of a crowd walking along a dirt path lined with coconut palms under an overcast grey sky at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam grounds. Many devotees wear white shirts and white dhotis or saris, with some in pink, green and blue. Several men have vibhuti and a few carry rudraksha malas. Strings of orange and blue-white bunting run along the path, and white tents and a red banner reading LBT sit in the background. A large number of people are visible, all walking away from the camera toward the tents.

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A crowd of devotees walks along a sandy path lined with coconut palms under an overcast sky at what appears to be an ashram grounds. Many wear white shirts and white trousers, while women wear saris in pink, purple, and turquoise. Orange and white prayer-flag style bunting stretches overhead and along the path, and tents and a stall with a red banner stand in the background. A man in a grey shirt and a young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace are prominent in the foreground, and a child in white with an orange cap walks at right.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A dirt road at an ashram grounds runs through a palm-lined field under an overcast sky. Several people walk along it: a man in a white shirt and white trousers on the left, and women in white sarees with coloured borders. Further down, more people in white and some in orange walk toward the distance. A string of white and blue banners with printed emblems stretches across the left, and orange triangular pennants flutter on the right beside young saplings and a tall billboard frame.2009-07-07 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees walks along a narrow village road during a pada yatra procession, lined with palm trees and a low white compound wall. Most people wear white clothes, and several men wear white shirts or dhotis with orange or saffron shawls. Many carry small paper or cloth badges with orange designs. A distant orange-roofed structure and a white board stand at the roadside, with a tent canopy on the right. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person; the procession is viewed from a distance through the crowd.2010-07-24A photograph of a dusty unpaved path lined with palm trees, where a crowd of people in predominantly white clothing walks along. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks near the centre, with a woman in a white sari bordered in gold beside him, and a child in white shirt and dark trousers holding his hand. Orange and white bunting strung on a wire fence runs along the right side, and a white banner strip hangs on the left. A grey-clad woman carries a plastic bag, and a few women wear sarees with blue or yellow tones. An overcast sky sits above. The attendees appear to be gathered for a procession or community walk.2009-07-07A large outdoor procession of many devotees in white clothing moves along a palm-lined rural road. Men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts fill the foreground and middle distance, with some women wearing orange-bordered white saris and several people holding small orange and red flags. Coconut palms, leafy trees and a white boundary wall frame the road, and a white canopy and a folded white screen stand at the right. In the distance a red-roofed structure and a golden palanquin or float appear within the crowd. A procession with many people; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground, and the distant central figures are too small to confirm.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves down a wide dirt road lined with palm trees and leafy trees under an overcast grey sky. Dense crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers walk toward the camera, many wearing round orange-and-white badges on their chests. Red flags are visible further up the road near a distant orange-roofed structure. A white canopy tent with a white cloth edge stands at the right, and a blank white board is set up beside the road. In the foreground at the lower right, a man in a white shirt holds a red-and-white banner. The procession appears to be a pada yatra on foot.2010-07-24A photograph of a dirt road lined with orange and blue festival flags and strings of small decorations, with palm trees and overcast skies. Many devotees walk along the road in white ritual clothing and saris, including women in green and red sarees, a man in a white kurta and shoulder bag at right, and a figure in a white sari with a lanyard in the centre. Several people are visibly dressed in white, and a bare-footed man in white stands to the right beside spectators in green and grey. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the figure is described only by role.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesA dusty dirt road lined with palm and leafy trees runs through an ashram site during an outdoor procession. Many people in white clothing walk along it, with men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white saris and one woman in orange. A young child in white walks in the middle of the group. Foreground men in white polo shirts with lanyards stand near the camera. Strings of orange and white festive bunting and blue-and-white flags decorate the route, with a tent and large blank signboard nearby. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copies