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Night procession photographed through a rain-speckled window or glass, with a dense crowd of devotees. Several ornate umbrellas (chatras) in red, blue and yellow with fringed tassels and emblem panels are raised above the crowd, alongside tall orange saffron flags. A silver staff or mace is visible at left. Many men and women wear white dhoti-style or white kurta clothing with saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A man in an orange garment stands at lower left, and a bespectacled young boy in white is at lower right. The scene is lit by warm lamps.

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January 01 20082008-01-01December 23 20072007-12-23January 01 20072007-01-01Outdoor festival procession at dusk along a roadside lined with devotees. Men in white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls carry a large silver trident and a silver staff with ornate tops, and a gold-tipped staff stands at left. A red-and-white embroidered canopy umbrella, with saffron banners behind, shelters the procession. A man in a dark orange robe with long dark hair walks in the centre. Crowds of devotees in white and in colourful saris line the street, with a green metal gate at right.2008-01-01A dense outdoor crowd of devotees at a public celebration, mostly dressed in white with saffron and orange accents. Many people wear rudraksha malas around their necks and some have kumkum or tilak marks. Several colourful decorated umbrellas and saffron flags rise above the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy appears at the upper right. Women in white sarees with red borders stand near the front with hands clasped in devotion, and men in white kurtas and saffron shawls are packed alongside them. The bright overexposed sky suggests a daytime gathering.2008-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01An outdoor procession with several colourful ceremonial parasols with red, green, yellow and blue panels decorated with floral and bird motifs and tasselled fringes, held aloft by devotees in white and orange. A tall golden trident (trishul) is carried upright at centre. In the foreground, a long-haired man wearing a rose-and-white flower garland and a white dhoti with an orange shawl walks beside a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes and a beaded mala stands near a young boy in orange and white. Many people in orange and white crowd the scene, with a fence and dry scrubby bushes behind.2009-01-01An outdoor procession of devotees in saffron and orange clothing carries large ornate yellow and red umbrella-like banners painted with blue-and-white bird motifs and gold flower designs. A devotee in the centre holds a tall brass trident staff and wears a long garland and beaded necklaces, while others around him hold their hands together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among the crowd, and a brass pot with a coconut and green leaves sits in the lower foreground. Some onlookers stand in the background under a striped canopy.2009-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A procession in an outdoor courtyard with devotees in white clothing and orange sashes. Several ornate umbrellas with fringed edges, painted with dove and gold motifs and the text "Nithyananda Peetam", are held aloft beside tall orange flags. A silver trident and ceremonial staffs stand at right. Men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing lanyards, walk close together, while a man in a yellow shirt with a camera bag and a videographer with a camera on his shoulder move through the crowd. No central figure matching the a person appearance cues is clearly visible.2007-12-25January 01 20072007-01-01