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A street procession in which several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a long horizontal banner aloft. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and orange robe on the left, central images of two deity murtis, and on the right a seated goddess figure in red and white decorated with gold. Red Tamil lettering on a green band reads a dedication to a meditation centre. A bare-chested man in a red lungi plays a drum with a red face near the bottom, and a tall multicoloured temple gopuram stands at the left edge.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor procession on a street lined with orange flags and a large banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban, with Tamil text printed on it. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk and dance, some holding green leaves and bundles of greenery, while two drummers in orange and green dress beat drums. A man in an orange dhoti with a gold-bead necklace stands at left, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. Behind them stands a temple gopuram tower, a decorated arch with flowers and green garlands, and a sound stage with speakers.2011-12-20September 17 20072007-09-17 +1 copiesDecember 29 20102010-12-29December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor street scene at a village entrance decorated with banana leaves and strings of green leaves. A large red banner reads a Tamil-script name for the Nithyananda Dhyana Peetam and shows a smiling portrait of a figure in orange with a turban. A central figure in orange robes, rudraksha malas and a red-orange head covering walks through the gate, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts pressing around. To the right, two shaven-headed priests in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand near the crowd. A man in white with a garland of orange-red beads guides the way. A red-and-orange shamiana canopy and a bright sky complete the scene. a person candidate is the central figure in orange, appearance consistent with the page; the banner portrait is a depiction.2014-07-01December 25 20062006-12-25December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town. In the foreground a young woman in an orange printed kurta raises one arm and holds a long banner; the banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and a red bindi, with Tamil script beneath. Beside her a woman in a pink dress with a rudraksha mala holds her hands in anjali. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the street. Behind them saffron-robed devotees and white-clad participants carry a brass kalasha aloft, and orange flags and decorated temple structures appear in the background. A text on the banner, the portrait labelled in Tamil, reads a name tied to Tiruvannamalai.2011-12-20A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves past a city wall and roadside buildings. Devotees in saffron and orange shirts and sarongs walk among people in white dhotis and shirts, some holding orange and red flags and a yellow-and-red parasol. A drummer in white beats a large drum at right. Behind them, a large photographic poster of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a float, and a banner with Tamil text and a portrait of a man in a dark suit is mounted on a richly carved stone shrine structure. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge, and a man in an orange shirt walks in the foreground.2009-01-30