Dusk street procession in a dense crowd on a busy Indian road, with many devotees in white, saffron and bright saris. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a white plate of offerings at front. Behind him a small flame burns in a lit lamp or fire; a decorated deity float with carved figures stands at right. Buses, vans and billboards line the street and a banner is visible at right. - Nithyanandapedia

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Dusk street procession in a dense crowd on a busy Indian road, with many devotees in white, saffron and bright saris. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a white plate of offerings at front. Behind him a small flame burns in a lit lamp or fire; a decorated deity float with carved figures stands at right. Buses, vans and billboards line the street and a banner is visible at right.

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November 05 2006

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Outdoor street scene during a temple procession in a dusty residential lane, with a silver van parked on the right and a yellow auto-rickshaw in the background. A crowd of many men, women and children stands closely packed around a central group. Two men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls stand at center, one holding a lit oil lamp in a cupped hand. A man in a white shirt on the left holds a tray of offerings. Several older women wear pink, teal and purple saris with white forehead marks. The setting suggests a ritual welcome during the Koadikkan Ratha Yatra procession, though the photo itself shows only the gathered devotees and ritual participants.

Outdoor crowd scene in a village street with palm trees, a parked white van, a green bus and a red-roofed building behind. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, gathers closely around a central figure. That central man has short dark hair and wears a white garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Several women wear rosette badges on their chests and some carry small items. Plastic chairs are arranged in rows at left, and a wooden framework stands at the right edge. The atmosphere is one of a procession or ratha yatra gathering with people pressing forward to see the central figure.

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Outdoor street scene during a roadside procession, with a crowd lining a dusty road lined by trees. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange saffron shawls, stand among women in sarees, including a woman in a pale pink saree and a woman in a light blue saree holding a wooden stick. A small boy in dark clothes holds a stick. Cars, vans, motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw pass on the road behind them. A white board with flower garlands in the left foreground suggests a devotional stop. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the white-clad and orange-shawled men are shown only by role as devotees.

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Outdoor street crowd in a busy Indian town during a procession, viewed from above. Dense rows of devotees, mostly women in sarees in purple, pink, orange, yellow, white and green, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some carry small children on their hips. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a pink shirt stand among them. Parked white and red cars, motorbikes and a yellow-roofed roadside stall line the road behind. Shop signs and an overhead car roof fill the background.

A dense crowd of devotees fills a narrow town street during a procession, viewed from an elevated angle. Many people wear white ritual clothes and white head coverings, while women wear sarees in pink, orange, green and maroon. Bunting in yellow and green hangs across the street, and a decorated float or chariot with colourful canopies and garlands appears at the top of the frame. Ornate carved temple sculptures decorate a building at left, and a handful of banners hang over the road. Spectators line the street on both sides.

A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar in yellow, red, orange and white, press together at an outdoor procession. Many hold up folded hands in greeting and some raise their palms. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a black beaded mala and smiles. At the top, a man holds a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" showing a figure with a white turban and orange robe against a yellow background.