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Outdoor procession on a dirt road at a temple-like compound. A red Massey Ferguson 1035 DI tractor with a green canopy leads, pulling a decorated ratha/chariot draped in garlands, colourful umbrellas and fringed hangings. Women in orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas walk alongside, while a crowd of devotees in white and orange shirts with lanyards and orange shawls fills the foreground. Palm trees and a red brick wall stand behind.

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December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A festival procession moves along a dusty lane between red brick walls. A decorated vehicle carries a golden-yellow ratha-style structure topped with many tiered umbrellas in orange, red, yellow and purple, with garlands of flowers along its base. Several saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads stand on and around the float. In front, a sannyasi in orange holds a long ceremonial staff, and a man in white holds a tall golden staff with a trident finial. A green-canopied tractor and a red Massey Ferguson tractor follow, with a crowd of white-clad and devotee attendees lining the route. A large golden trishul stands at the right edge.2013-12-27A procession on a dirt road beside a red brick wall, with a red Massey Ferguson tractor pulling a decorated open cart. On the cart, a deity murti sits within a golden canopy framed by flower garlands, under a purple cloth, with a shaded umbrella overhead; a man in a white dhoti stands on the cart waving a white fan. Devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, some carrying tall ceremonial staffs with ornate tops. A man in white clothing and a woman in white saris walk in the group, and a child is carried in front. A shaved-headed priest in orange with a rudraksha mala walks in the foreground. Palm trees rise behind the wall.2014-04-13December 27 20132013-12-27An outdoor procession at an ashram beside a red-orange boundary wall, with a decorated palanquin-style float carried on poles and a tractor-drawn cart. The float has red and orange parasols, a golden canopy and floral garlands. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes, many with bare shaved heads and rudraksha malas, walk beside and push the float, some holding ceremonial staffs and a trident-topped pole. Devotees in white and cream dress line a dirt path, and women in saris and flower-decorated hair stand along the edge. Mostly bare hillside slope and trees behind. Visible text on a sign reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.2013-12-27April 13 20142014-04-13July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor procession in a sunlit courtyard beside a red-washed wall. A decorated palanquin with a canopy of red, orange and purple umbrellas and garlands is carried by several men in saffron and orange robes, while a red tractor with a green canopy follows. Saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads walk alongside, one holding a tall golden staff with a yellow banner, and a long ceremonial staff topped with an ornate finial stands near the tractor. Dense crowds of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, saris and kurtas fill the foreground and sides. a person is not visibly identifiable among the figures, so no candidate is marked.2013-12-27A festival procession moves down a dusty unpaved road between a red-brick wall and a blue-and-yellow pennant-decorated barrier. At the centre, a red tractor pulls a decorated float garlanded with red and white flowers; a figure in a dark outfit sits at its wheel and seated figures sit on the float beneath red and yellow umbrellas. Large numbers of men and women in saffron and orange robes and white clothing line and walk the route. Men at the front play hand drums, and a large yellow parasol is carried at the right. Spectators stand along the wall in white and colourful saris and dhotis.2013-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt path past a row of thatched sheds and palm trees. At the centre, a tractor pulls a flower-decked ratha chariot beneath a canopy of red, yellow and orange parasols. Several monks in saffron and orange robes walk beside it, one holding a trident, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a red shawl near the front. Devotees in orange and white follow, and crowds watch from the roadside. A figure at the chariot's top wears orange robes and appears to be seated in the shrine. Garlands of marigolds and red flowers hang from the tractor and cart.2013-12-27A festival procession at an ashram courtyard next to a terracotta-red wall. A decorated wooden palanquin with a gilded peacock-like prow and a canopy of red, orange, yellow and purple umbrellas is carried on poles. Several shaven-headed priests in saffron and orange dhoti-style robes stand on and around the palanquin, one holding a ceremonial mace-like staff. Garlands of marigolds and green leaves hang from the platform. A large crowd in white shirts and white dhotis fills the foreground, many with folded hands in devotion. A red tractor with a green canopy and a golden ceremonial flag appear at the right edge.2013-12-27