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Outdoor welcome procession at a red-walled building with a silver SUV bearing a sign reading "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM". A woman in an orange sari holds a brass tray with a garland of flowers and a lamp. Men in white dhotis and white shirts hold ornate gold-topped staffs and multicoloured parasols with embroidered fringe. A man in white with a shawl beats a round drum. Monastics in saffron robes and devotees gather along the dusty ground. Several people stand in the background, some with hands folded in greeting.

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April 27 20122012-04-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a silver Ford SUV behind the marchers. The windscreen reads "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM" and the number plate is KA04MN4444. A woman in an orange sari carries a brass tray of yellow and purple flowers and a covered item, leading the group. A man in white shirt and trousers with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole beside her; a man at right in a cream kurta holds a pole with an orange shawl. Women in orange and turquoise saris follow, along with other devotees in orange. Yellow and orange canopy fringes appear at the top edge.2012-04-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree carries a woven tray of yellow flowers and purple garlands toward the camera. Behind her a silver Ford SUV bears the windscreen sign "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM" and registration KA04MN4444; an orange pennant flies from its bonnet. Several devotees in orange shawls and white clothing walk alongside, a man in white holds a long staff, and a woman in a turquoise saree and others in orange follow. Orange and multicoloured canopy decorations hang overhead.2012-04-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road. A woman in an orange saree at centre carries a brass tray of flowers and offerings, with a yellow and pink marigold garland on top. Behind her a silver Ford SUV bears the sign NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM and the number plate KA04MN4444; a small orange flag is fixed to its bonnet. Men on the left and right hold tall wooden staffs and orange-bordered umbrellas; the man on the left wears white with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, the man on the right wears a cream kurta with an orange shawl. Women in orange and turquoise sarees walk behind, and a red-brick wall stands in the background.2012-04-27Outdoor street scene in front of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA 04 MN 4448 partially visible. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a garland of white flowers stands at the center, with a multicolored ceremonial umbrella held above him, decorated with bird and emblem motifs and tassels. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls walk barefoot, including one in a deep red kurta. To the right, women in yellow and white saris carry ceremonial items. Behind them a large banner shows a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and a smaller portrait of a mustached man, with green palms and trees in the background.2007-01-30A photograph of an outdoor arrival on bare dirt ground. A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04MN4444 has its rear door open. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long hair walks forward under a multicoloured decorated umbrella held by a man in white. Around him, people in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in greeting, a woman in a green sari and a child in white stand at left, and a uniformed policeman stands at right. A seated man in yellow at far right sits beside a drum. Electrical wires cross the sky and white buildings and palm trees stand in the background.2008-07-29A street procession moves along a dirt road past a red-brick building and a grey car bearing a sign reading "NITHYANANDA PEETAM". At the front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a gold saxophone, and beside him a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala walks. A woman in an orange sari with a pink blouse carries a brass tray of yellow and purple flower garlands and a lamp. Behind her, a man in saffron clothing holds a ceremonial item, and a man in white dhoti with a red-brown shawl plays a drum at right. Colourful umbrellas with fringed edges shade the procession, and a crowd of onlookers and devotees follows.2012-04-27A dusty open courtyard at an ashram with a silver Ford SUV parked on the left, its bonnet draped with a garland of yellow and red marigolds, and a small plate reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeta Mahasamsthana on the windscreen. A procession of men in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls walks past, several wearing rudraksha malas. Two colourful parasols and a decorated umbrella stand above them, and a thatched shelter stands at right. A bald man in white clothes stands near the front, and a bearded man in a maroon robe walks in the middle. Several people in the foreground are partly visible, and an older bald man in glasses sits at the bottom edge.2010-01-01A woman in an orange saree with a deep maroon border stands barefoot on a dirt road, holding a silver tray with yellow and magenta flower garlands and a glass-walled container in front of her. A silver SUV labelled NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM with plate KA04MN4444 is behind her, and a crowd of devotees stands along the road. A bald man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands near a silver vessel in the background, with men in white dhotis and children visible in the crowd. Orange and red walls and a green flag appear in the background. The scene looks like a procession or welcome ritual.2012-04-27A festival procession moves along a dirt path past a red building with a fenced gate. In the foreground, drummers in white shirts play drums, and a man in white with a red-and-gold sash carries a large decorated palm-leaf style paddle fan. Behind them, a central figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a long orange-and-white garland wears long hair and walks beneath a multicolour canopy umbrella. Other participants in saffron and white robes follow, some carrying orange and yellow parasol-style banners, with a palanquin-like decorated carriage visible in the middle of the procession. A figure in a saffron robe stands near the centre-right, and a man in white at the far right holds an orange parasol pole. Clear blue sky and trees form the background.2008-12-23A silver SUV decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers and a large carved wooden peacock-like vehicle ornament on its bonnet is driven forward past a white building. Several saffron-robed men walk alongside: one with a long beard and orange shawl near the driver's side, others in orange with rudraksha malas and garlands, one holding a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels. A few women in white and orange salwar stand on a red carpet at left. Above the building hangs a Kannada-language sign and a poster with a grid of portrait photos reading Jayanti 2009.2008-12-28July 29 20082008-07-29