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A crowd of men and women in white shirts and dhotis fills a village street in Tamil Nadu under a bright sky. Many raise their arms and hands in the air, and one man at the left holds a long wooden stick. Behind them a thatched roof shed is decorated with green leaf toran and paper bunting, and a large banner-style poster shows a standing saffron-robed figure beside Tamil lettering. A small white-haired man in front looks ahead with a serious expression. A parked car and a loudspeaker on a pole sit at the right edge.

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A dense crowd of Tamil men and women gathers outdoors beneath a palm-leaf and bamboo canopy decorated with green mango leaves and paper streamers. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with pink or red towels over their shoulders. A man in the centre-right wears a white shirt and holds his hands together in a respectful namaskar gesture, while an older bearded man in white stands nearby. Behind them a large blue banner carries Tamil text, and a red-and-orange portrait hangs at the top right beside another banner. The scene feels like a procession or welcome at a temple-town street, with many people pressing forward to see.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A dense street crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis presses around a white van on a sunny tree-lined road. Many hands reach upward and outward toward an unseen centre, and several men look toward the vehicle. Behind them hang strings of colourful pennants and banners, a green-and-saffron signboard, and a small framed portrait on a wall. Some people wear checked or striped shirts. The mood is one of eager greeting around a visiting arrival.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered in front of a decorated entrance with a brightly coloured fringed canopy in red, orange and blue at the left. A central figure with long dark hair, a beard and glasses wears an orange-saffron robe and stands among men in white shirts and dhotis who reach toward him. Another person in orange with a flower garland raises a hand in greeting. Blue signboards read Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Tamil and a banner with Tamil text hangs above a thatched shed, with strings of colourful bunting and green leaves overhead. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in orange robes with long hair, beard and glasses, greeted by a crowd in white.2009-08-11A dense crowd of men presses around a white car on a village street, many raising their hands and reaching toward the vehicle. Most wear white shirts and dhotis, while others wear checked shirts or patterned shirts. A large tasselled red-and-yellow umbrella canopy hangs overhead. On the left, a tall painted banner shows a saffron-robed figure with long hair, a rudraksha mala and hands folded in greeting, with Tamil script printed beneath it. Thatched huts, trees and a utility pole line the street.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, plus a man in an orange-red checked shirt, presses around a white car on a village street. Many raise their arms and hands toward the vehicle. A large roadside banner shows a saffron-robed figure with raised hand beside a Tamil-script sign. Thatched huts, palm trees and a loudspeaker on a pole frame the scene.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A street procession in a crowded Indian town, with a man in a saffron-orange garment and long hair, wearing a white jasmine-and-marigold garland and a rudraksha-style mala, walking at the centre of a tight crowd. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis; one man in a yellow shawl and another with a red tilak stand nearby. The street is decorated with marigold garlands, green leaf festoons and pink and yellow ribbons strung across the road. A white car with flowers on its roof sits behind, and a uniformed police officer stands on the right. Shopfronts with Tamil signage line the street, and a man holds a tray of pink petals.2009-07-14August 11 20092009-08-11