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A photo of a row of saffron-orange flags with gold borders and small silver sequin embellishments, held on tall poles outdoors at a festival site. Behind them is a blue banner with a large printed portrait of a bearded man wearing an orange turban, orange robes and a beaded necklace, holding a staff. Some white and red flags with Devanagari script also appear, along with a bare tree trunk and a clear sky. No people are clearly visible apart from a blurred figure at the lower edge.

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Low-angle photo of a procession vehicle with a metal railed platform against a pale blue sky. Several red triangular flags on tall poles flutter at the left and right edges. Three people stand on the platform: a man in the foreground at centre-right wears a red turban, a pink and red garment and a multicoloured beaded shawl, and waves with his right hand; a man beside him holds a red and blue umbrella-like canopy aloft; a third figure at the left edge wears a dark turban and red clothing.2016-05-09December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands barefoot on a red-carpeted stage under a white tarpaulin canopy, holding a long wooden pole that carries an orange flag printed with the word DHYANAPEETAM and a black bird emblem. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold-bordered orange shawl. Behind him, similarly robed followers stand, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt stands at the right edge of the stage. Smaller orange banners and a crowd of onlookers fill the background street scene.May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor procession on a sunny street lined with trees. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk together. A man on the left in orange robes and a red-orange turban wears a long gold-beaded necklace and holds a small silver object. In the centre, a person in an orange robe and gold beaded necklace holds a white flag with a large blue emblem, while others around them carry red and white flags. A man in orange with a red-orange turban and gold beads, and a person in orange carrying a painted blue-and-gold shrine plaque with flowers, walk among devotees in white clothing. Behind them, placards with photographs and printed text are held up by marchers. A trident-topped staff rises on the left.2009-10-17April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor 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.2013-02-12December 30 20082008-12-30Two large red-orange flags flutter against a clear blue sky, each bearing a black emblem shaped like a stylised form with a looped line. At lower left, the gilded finial of a red and orange ceremonial pole or palanquin top is partly visible. No people are visible in the frame.2007-12-25A large outdoor procession moves down a tree-lined road under hazy sunlight. In the left foreground a large cutout or banner-sized figure of a smiling man wears a deep red turban, a red shawl, a long rudraksha-style mala of beads and a white flower garland, and holds a trident and raises one hand in blessing. Behind him a dense crowd of devotees follows, many in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls, some carrying red flags. Above the crowd a dark green umbrella and a yellow ornate umbrella shade the path, and red and orange flags fly along the route. Banners with printed text hang in the distance.2016-04-22A dense crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees moves through a festival ground during a procession. Many wear orange caps printed with Om Shiv Bam-style lettering and white or orange cloth; some hold orange flags on poles. Two large painted portraits of bearded saints in orange turbans flank a pink gateway at top, and smaller framed portraits are carried in the crowd. Police in khaki uniforms and yellow safety vests stand along the route, and a camera operator is visible at left. A bearded sadhu in orange with a marigold garland walks in the foreground holding a small object. Tents and trees appear in the background.2016-05-21