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A large street procession moves along a busy coastal road lined with shops and parked cars. Colourful multi-panel umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue, decorated with Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style emblems, are carried above the crowd. Many marchers wear white or white-and-saffron clothing with orange shawls, and bright orange flags with a blue dove logo wave overhead. In the centre, several monks in saffron robes and rudraksha malas walk alongside a bearded man in a white dhoti and a white shawl holding a book, while a man in an orange turban and orange robes walks near the front. Crowds of onlookers fill the background under trees.

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A street procession moves along a coastal road under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a figure in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and an orange head wrap walks among several saffron-robed sannyasis. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with gold finials and fringe rise above the crowd, and orange flags are carried at the front and sides. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some holding yellow bundles, and a drummer in a beige shirt plays at the lower right. Vehicles, a roadside shrine and a tree line the street behind the marchers.2009-01-12A large street procession moves along a road lined with shops and signboards under a bright sky. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, blue and green panels and gold emblems are carried by people in white dhotis and orange shawls. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk among them, one wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange turban, and orange flags are raised. Many devotees and onlookers fill the street, with a large tree and a stone structure at the centre back.2009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in daylight on a Tamil Nadu road, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes walking behind several colourful umbrellas (red, green, blue and yellow with star and circle motifs) carried on poles. In the centre, a bearded figure in white and a saffron-clad sannyasi wearing a saffron shawl walk near the front; a sannyasi with long dark hair and an orange robe and rudraksha mala walks beside a man in a yellow-orange turban. Musicians in white with pipes (nadaswaram-style wind instruments) play at the front of the crowd. A temple gopuram-style shrine and a large tree stand behind the road, with signboards visible. A procession of the Kodikann ratha yatra, a satsang-related walk.2009-01-12A street procession in daylight with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala walking barefoot between two rows of followers. Above them are several ornate umbrellas with blue, green and gold panels, white-dot motifs and fringed edges, carried on tall poles. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, and some carry orange flags. A pennant with a red border and floral emblem is held up at left. Vehicles and onlookers line the road behind. The central figure's face is not described and the presence of a specific person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role as a sannyasi-garbed procession leader.2008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves along a tree-lined road under a bright sky, with saffron flags carrying a dark blue emblem leading the group. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk in rows, several holding saffron flags on poles. Decorated umbrellas in multicoloured patterns and small ornate banners with blue emblems are carried above the crowd. A drummer in a white shirt beats a drum at lower left, and a man in a light checked shirt with a shoulder bag walks nearby. A flowering red tree stands at upper right, and traffic and buses are visible in the distance.2008-08-01A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty village road in Tamil Nadu, led by devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls carrying colourful striped umbrellas with gold-trimmed yellow and red borders. A tall man in an orange turban and long orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks near the centre, flanked by younger men in saffron clothes with marigold garlands. Men in bare chests and white vests carry drums and flags, and an orange flag streams in the foreground. Dozens of participants fill the frame, many waving and smiling as they walk in this pilgrimage procession.2009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession on a busy road with buses, auto-rickshaws and a truck in the background. At the centre, a flower-decorated palanquin with a garlanded canopy and a bright multicoloured umbrella-style canopy is carried forward. A man in saffron/orange robes stands near the palanquin, beating a hand drum, and another saffron-robed figure stands in front of it. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-coloured clothing walk alongside, carrying orange flags and handheld placards, while uniformed police officers guide the crowd at the left. Several children and adults line the roadside on the right. Other canopies with the same ornate pattern are visible around the palanquin.2010-07-24