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Street procession at dusk with crowds of devotees, many in white and orange-saffron clothes, carrying orange flags. Center foreground, a woman in an orange sari with dark-rimmed glasses walks beside a younger woman in an orange sari smiling. Above them a green banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, SPIRITUAL HEAD QUARTERS, BIDADI ASHRAM, with a black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a beaded necklace. A young man in orange robes with a shaved head gestures on the right, beside a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap. Buildings and utility poles line the background street.

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April 27 20082008-04-27Outdoor street procession at dusk with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis and many saffron-orange flags behind them. A man in a white shirt raises a large green-and-white banner on a wooden pole; the banner carries a black-and-white photograph of a smiling person with long hair, a bindi, and a rudraksha mala, with printed text reading 'Nithyananda' and 'SPIRITUAL HEALING' in red and white. Several people in white and a woman in yellow and orange saris are visible in the foreground, with utility poles and a street lamp along the road.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in a busy Indian town. Devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside women in white saris with yellow borders, carrying saffron flags with a black emblem and a long banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Spiritual Head Quarters, Bidadi Ashram above a large smiling portrait of a woman. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the road among onlookers in white shirts. Shops, signboards and pennants line the street behind them.2008-04-27A street procession in a busy Indian town, with many people walking along the road. Foreground: a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, holding a saffron flag, and a woman in orange clothing with a shoulder bag. Several women in white sarees with yellow borders carry a large green-and-white banner showing a smiling woman with a rudraksha-style necklace, reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and SPIRITUAL HEAD QUARTERS BIDADI ASHRAM. Men in white shirts and dhotis and uniformed police stand along the street. Saffron flags and small bunting hang above, with shopfronts and signs behind.2008-04-27Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a large crowd of devotees carrying a long white banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta" in English and Hindi, held on bamboo poles. A portrait on the banner shows a smiling figure with hands folded in namaste, wearing a red-orange garment, with a red bindi. Many participants wear saffron/orange cloth and hold orange flags; some wear white dhotis and have painted white or ochre faces and forehead markings. A man at left in white robes and red cloth holds a golden staff. Warm sodium streetlights glow in the background.2013-02-10April 27 20082008-04-27February 05 20092009-02-05Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a large white banner held aloft by a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes and ochre-streaked faces. The banner shows a portrait labelled "Jagadguru Sri Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a bird logo, and reads "Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta" in Hindi and English. Saffron flags are raised behind it and many people in white and orange clothing fill the foreground. A man with long dark hair and a moustache stands near the centre of the banner, wearing a dark top. Warm street lights glow in the background.2013-02-10A street procession in a town, with many people in white dhotis and white saris walking along a road lined with shops and signboards. Several people carry saffron-orange flags bearing a dark crescent-and-circle emblem. Front and centre, women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls hold a long teal banner with a black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman and the headline Spiritual Head Quarters, Bidadi Ashram. A man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads walks at the right edge. Roadside buildings show Kodak and Hotel signs, and orange bunting hangs overhead.2008-04-27A street procession at dusk with many participants in white and orange clothing. In the foreground, a man in white raises an orange-red flag on a pole, and a woman in an orange and white sari with an orange headband lifts a flag beside him. Behind them, a white banner reads International Nithyananda Youth Foundation, held aloft over the crowd. Participants wear orange headbands and rudraksha-style beads, and some wear round badges. Shopfronts, power lines and orange bunting line the road.2008-04-27A procession of women and young people holding saffron-orange flags with a blue lotus-like emblem reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham along the top edge. In the centre, a woman in a yellow and red floral sari holds a white placard with a red border reading STOP ABUSING MY FAITH! STOP ABUSING MY GURU! beside a small photo of a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robe. Around them, women in white saris and a older woman in a pink sari with glasses walk in the crowd, and a young woman in an orange top holds a flag at the right. A partial banner at upper left reads Paramahamsa text.2010-07-24