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Close-up photograph of a yellow cloth banner with large dark red embroidered Devanagari lettering stitched in rows across the fabric. The cloth is slightly wrinkled and has faint red stains. No people are visible in the frame; the view shows only the lettering and fabric texture.

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Close-up photograph of a yellow cloth banner with large dark red embroidered or stitched Devanagari lettering arranged in several lines. The fabric is creased and has small reddish stains. The lettering is too partial to read fully. No people are visible, and the image is cropped tightly to the banner's surface.February 10 20132013-02-10A street procession carries a maroon banner reading in Hindi 'नित्यानंद ध्यानपीठम्' and 'महानिर्वाणी अखाडा के महामंडलेश्वर' with the name 'परमहंस नित्यानंद स्वामीजी' in yellow, flanked by two printed portraits of a saffron-robed figure with a turban and garland. Three men hold the banner: at left a man in white dhoti with a red shawl and orange-red garland; at centre a barefoot man in white dhoti; at right a man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and red shawl. Behind them devotees wave red flags and a decorated palanquin or deity murti appears under a red canopy, with uniformed police officers nearby and a crowd lining a pink-walled street.2015-09-15A large saffron-yellow banner with bold red Devanagari lettering reads 'अखिल भारतीय जगद्गुरु नामदेव महाराज खालसा' (All-India Jagadguru Namdev Maharaj Khalsa). The banner hangs on a white cloth backdrop and is decorated along its lower edge with a garland of marigolds, white flowers and pink blossoms. A partially visible photograph of a figure appears at the right edge, and a small portrait is at the top right. No people are visible in the frame.2015-09-15 +1 copiesNight procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a large white banner held aloft by a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes and ochre-streaked faces. The banner shows a portrait labelled "Jagadguru Sri Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a bird logo, and reads "Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta" in Hindi and English. Saffron flags are raised behind it and many people in white and orange clothing fill the foreground. A man with long dark hair and a moustache stands near the centre of the banner, wearing a dark top. Warm street lights glow in the background.2013-02-10December 31 20152015-12-31September 15 20152015-09-15Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a large crowd of devotees carrying a long white banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta" in English and Hindi, held on bamboo poles. A portrait on the banner shows a smiling figure with hands folded in namaste, wearing a red-orange garment, with a red bindi. Many participants wear saffron/orange cloth and hold orange flags; some wear white dhotis and have painted white or ochre faces and forehead markings. A man at left in white robes and red cloth holds a golden staff. Warm sodium streetlights glow in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large cream banner held up between orange flags under a pale blue sky. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling figure with hands raised in a blessing gesture, wearing red-orange robes and a red bindi, labelled "Jagadguru Sri Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda". The banner text reads "Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta" in Hindi and English, with a white dove logo. Two orange flags with black circular emblems flank it, and a tall orange flag with the same emblem rises behind. Other orange structures appear at the right edge. No physical people are clearly visible in the frame apart from the printed portrait.2013-02-12April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18