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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A white van with red banners reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and Hindi text carries a large portrait of a figure with a saffron-toned robe and a pink turban, plus a framed portrait of a turbaned man on its side panel. Several seated people in white clothes with red and orange sashes sit on the open back of the vehicle. A bare-headed man in khaki uniform stands at the front, a white-clad man beside him, and uniformed police officers line the road. A large orange umbrella is held over the scene at right, and onlookers in colourful saris and kurtas watch from the street.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in a busy Indian town. A white vehicle with a person banner on its roof and a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" leads through crowded lanes lined with shops, signboards for Reliance Communications and Star Everfresh, and onlookers on balconies. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, and people in saffron and white stand near the vehicle. Ceremonial umbrellas in orange and blue appear at the left edge, and a red flag hangs from a pole. Pedestrians in saris and kurtas, plus motorcycles, crowd the roadside.2016-04-18A dense street procession crowds a narrow market road, with a large white van in front bearing red banners reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and "Nithya Keertan, Nithya Puja evam Havan, Nithya Annadan" along its side. A printed portrait on the van shows a bearded figure in an orange-red turban. Inside the open van, a seated man in white clothing and a turban sits on a raised platform. Crowds of devotees in white, red and blue clothing press against the van, while uniformed police in khaki and dark uniforms walk alongside. Behind, a decorated ratha with red flags and orange canopies moves through the crowd, and colourful umbrellas shade the shop fronts.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town fills a narrow lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging orange and red flags. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a silver-trimmed base, red canopy and a white-fringed umbrella is carried forward, with a figure in white and orange seated on its raised platform and attendants in white garments around it. Many devotees in saffron, white and bright clothing press along both sides, while uniformed police officers in khaki walk through the crowd. Red and white banners and a portrait billboard reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda are visible on the right. Crowd count is large, roughly 100+ people visible.2016-04-18A street procession in dusk light moves through a crowded Indian town. A red and white truck labelled "Ananda Rath Yatra All Over India" with Nithyananda branding carries a figure in orange-saffron robes seated on a raised platform atop the cab, with attendants in white around it. Large crowds line both sides of the road, many photographing with phones. Saffron flags, including one with a portrait, flank the route, and sadhus in orange and white walk alongside. Barricades and uniformed police mark the lane. Shop signs and a green building are visible behind the crowd.2015-09-15April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow Indian town lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging banners. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti under a red and multicoloured canopy, with red flags on poles and a golden ornamented frame. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk and steer beside it, and uniformed police officers in khaki line the route. A large crowd of men and women, some in saris, fills the street and balconies, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole overhead.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a crowded Indian market lane, with a decorated ratha/chariot topped with a yellow canopy and red flags moving through the crowd. Many people in white, colourful and orange-yellow turbans and headwear, and women in saris and headscarves line both sides, while police officers in khaki uniforms guide the path. Yellow metal barricades line the road. On the right, a white van carries a large banner reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda with red panels in Hindi text and a portrait of a man in a red turban, and a man in khaki stands on its side. Colourful bunting and umbrellas decorate the street above the shops.2016-04-18