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A decorated golden ratha chariot with a canopy draped in orange and white flower garlands and tassels moves along a roadside during a procession. Figures in the shrine area include a deity murti and a red-garbed figure, and a large banner on the side reads Pada Yatra. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, one wearing an orange-brown shawl, while a woman in white and a woman in an orange-brown sari walk near the chariot. Saffron flags are visible on the left, palm and neem trees line the road, and a white SUV and power lines appear in the background.

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February 13 20092009-02-13A photograph of a street procession in which devotees in white clothing stand around an ornate golden ratha (chariot) decorated with orange and red marigold garlands and colourful fabric tassels. Inside the shrine-like canopy are deity murtis and a framed portrait of a man in orange and saffron robes with a red-orange shawl; the murtis are the central focus. Devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and saris, some wearing a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, gather at the chariot's sides while a uniformed police officer stands at left. A stone gateway with an arch and orange flags appears in the background under a clear sky, indicating a roadside procession.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13February 12 20092009-02-12A street procession on a sunny road with trees and power lines behind. A gilded, ornately carved float with a canopy draped in orange and white marigold garlands carries a deity murti dressed in a green and magenta sari with flower garlands. Along the float's side hang banners in Tamil script, including a pink banner showing a portrait labelled with Tamil text and the words paadha yaathirai. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, walk alongside the float, and a man on a motorcycle in a blue shirt rides beside them. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and red blouse walks at the right edge.2009-02-13February 12 20092009-02-12February 10 20092009-02-10Photograph of a roadside procession on a dusty highway lined with trees under hazy sky. In the foreground a decorated golden ratha or float with a red-and-yellow fringed canopy carries a white banner reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda Pada Yatra with a portrait of a smiling woman in orange, and the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. Devotees walk in white clothes: women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha-style necklaces, men in white shirts and orange dhotis or saffron cloths, many carrying orange flags. A large truck and other vehicles pass behind the procession.2009-02-13A decorated ratha float proceeds along a wide highway during a procession. The ornate golden wooden chariot is draped with red and white garlands, red cloth and tassels, and carries deity murti figures under an elaborate canopy. Several people walk alongside it in white dhotis and white shawls, with others in saffron and orange robes; one carries a red flag. Vehicles including motorcycles, a white car and a silver car travel on the adjacent lanes beside a yellow guardrail. A green National Highways Authority of India signboard shows directions to Hyderabad and Bangalore-area destinations in the background.2009-02-13February 10 20092009-02-10February 13 20092009-02-13February 09 20092009-02-09