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A photograph of a narrow village lane decorated for a religious visit, with strings of yellow and green paper lights and mango leaf garlands strung across it. Beneath a painted temple gateway showing a deity seated among figures and animals on a mountain, a large pink and yellow banner carries Tamil text welcoming devotees to come for darshan. Several people walk toward the temple: a man in a green and purple shawl in the foreground, men in white shirts and dhotis, and a figure in an orange top on a balcony at left. Palm trees and a blue-washed building frame the scene.

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January 12 20092009-01-12November 25 20092009-11-25July 01 20142014-07-01February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor village street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of men and women moving past a colourful temple gopuram on the left. Drummers in white dhotis and bare-chested men carry drums, and a man in an orange robe, with a camera operator in white beside him, walks near the center. Behind, a red umbrella and a decorated palanquin or chariot are visible among the crowd. Women wear saris in red, pink and blue, and a signboard and white wall with Tamil text line the road beside orange flags on poles.2008-07-28A dense outdoor street crowd gathers in front of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers decorated with painted deity figures, lions and a kalasha-topped spire. A thatched bamboo canopy shades the temple entrance, with mango leaf strings hung across the doorway and a small orange-and-red signboard beside it. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand near the centre, one holding a folded orange cloth, while men in white shirts and dhotis, some with red shawls, press around them. A loudspeaker is mounted on a utility pole, and palm trees and low brick houses line the street under a pale sky.2014-06-24 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02A crowded street procession in a Tamil village. In the foreground, shirtless young men wear white dhotis and blue sashes over their shoulders, seen from behind. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among the crowd, and a man at right in white with an orange sash stands on a raised platform. A large blue banner with Tamil script and a portrait of a smiling man with long hair and a rudraksha mala hangs above the road. Further banners in orange and green line the street, with a temple gopuram visible at the top. A person in white holds a camera overhead, and yellow and orange cloth hangs from a building. Several people carry fruit and offerings on trays.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2014-07-01June 24 20142014-06-24A photograph taken from an elevated vantage point looking down a narrow village street lined with pale multi-storey buildings and terracotta roofs. A dense procession of many people, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts alongside women in pink, orange and red saris, moves along the road. Yellow and green triangular bunting strings hang across the street. At the far end, a decorated float or ratha with a white canopy and floral garlands is carried forward. Several people in the foreground carry white and yellow bags. A motorcycle is parked at the lower right.2007-02-02