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A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl over a red undergarment walks forward in a street procession, head bowed slightly. Behind him, a man in white shirt, gold-rimmed glasses and a moustache, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands close. Several people hold wooden poles with placards, including a large sign reading Nithyananda Youth Centre Kodumudi and portrait photos of a figure in orange with a crown-like headpiece and gold necklaces. Tamil text is visible on the white boards. Sunlight and shadows fall across the crowd. a person candidate appearance is uncertain; the page does not state he is present.

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Outdoor street procession in a city with signs and buildings behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl over his body and has a red tilak mark on his forehead; he looks downward and smiles while walking. To his left a man in white holds a tall wooden staff, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala on his neck holds a garland of white jasmine and yellow and red flowers on the right. Behind them devotees and onlookers crowd the street, and a yellow and red embroidered banner hangs above. Handheld banners read Nithyananda Youth Centre Kodumudi with portraits of a saffron-clad figure. a person is the central man, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and a procession setting. Visible people are about six or more in the frame.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor photograph of a street procession in a town setting. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a loose saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder and walks beside a long wooden pole. Behind him, a man in white with an orange scarf holds a folded orange cloth, and a man in white shirt wears a dark rudraksha mala. Several participants in white clothing walk along, and some hold placards with photographs of a saffron-clad figure and printed Tamil text. A yellow and red ornamental canopy with floral embroidery appears at the upper left, and a multi-storey building stands in the background.2009-02-02Outdoor street procession in India. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands centre-front, wrapped in an orange saffron shawl over a red undershirt, smiling. Behind him a red ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe is held aloft, and a second red and gold teardrop-shaped standard with floral embroidery stands beside it. Two younger men in saffron robes walk to the left, and white-clad men and women with saffron shawls and rudraksha malas fill the crowd. Many people carry white placards with red and orange printed photos and Tamil text. A building with a green-framed window and tiled roof lines the street.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in daylight with a central man in a flowing saffron-orange robe over a red undershirt, long dark hair falling to his shoulders, a red bindi on his forehead, smiling and gently reaching toward a hand offering yellow flowers from a green plastic bag. Behind him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a mala and a red-and-orange cloth, and a crowd in white clothes follows. Above, red-and-yellow embroidered umbrella canopies on poles frame the scene. Handheld placards show portrait photographs of a saffron-turbaned man and printed Tamil text. Garlands of white jasmine and marigold hang nearby. Several people are visible in the crowd, with at least six clearly visible.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in a dusty Indian town. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron wrap over a red shirt, a red bindi on his forehead, and holds a yellow flower stem; he appears to be a sannyasi walking in the procession. Behind him a man in a white shirt, white trousers and a purple rudraksha mala looks on. Around them devotees in white, a woman in a white sari with red blouse holds a coconut and a metal cup, and marigold garlands hang nearby. Banners behind show portraits labelled with Nithyananda Youth Centre text and the word Kerala, and orange flags flutter on the right.2009-02-02Outdoor street procession in India. A man with long, swept-back black hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe over a red undershirt, his right arm raised in a waving gesture as he looks ahead. Behind him a younger man with long dark hair wears a white shirt and a saffron shawl. An older woman on the left wears white clothes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, and other devotees in white dhotis and mundus stand in the crowd. Handheld white placards with Tamil script are visible in the background, along with a pole and a building facade.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02