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A photograph of a shaded outdoor gathering under a corrugated roof. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera beside a multicoloured fabric umbrella with tassels and the word Dhyanapeetha partly visible. A man with swept-back grey hair and white clothes holds up a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala, which another man in white supports from the right. A woman in an orange sari wears a white and orange flower garland and stands near a small offering on a table. An orange flag hangs behind them. Several people in white are visible at the left edge.

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February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a festive procession inside a open-sided shed with a corrugated roof. A man in white dhoti and shirt with grey hair holds a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda"; the portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a garland. Beside him a person in an orange-saffron garment with long hair gestures with an outstretched arm. Other men and women in white dhotis and white saris, some with orange borders, stand around clapping and smiling. A man in white holds an orange flag on a pole, and a multicoloured fringed canopy with tassels is raised in the background, alongside a painted white figure at the left edge.2007-02-24A photograph of a procession inside a half-open shed with a corrugated roof. In the foreground an older man with white hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark bead necklace, holds up a large framed printed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hands raised in blessing, before a banyan tree; the portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Behind him a younger man in white holds a saffron flag on a pole, and a figure in white holds a tray. At left a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels is raised. Seated devotees in white and orange, one with garlands, face forward on a patterned mat, and a silver vessel with a yellow cloth stands at lower left.2007-02-24A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a white and orange flower garland sits at the centre of a covered outdoor hall with a corrugated metal roof. Behind him a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a large red umbrella with multicoloured tassels over his head, and another attendant in white holds a white cloth above him. On the left, a man in white with his back to the camera bends forward toward the seated figure, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and a green badge holds a tall pole topped with an orange flag bearing a blue bird emblem. Seated people in white clothes line the left edge, and a white board stands on the left. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession with attendants in white.2007-02-24Outdoor procession on a dusty concrete path lined with low concrete blocks, sand heaps and green shrubs under a clear sky. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala walks at the centre, holding a white cloth bundle, possibly sandals, beneath a multicoloured parasol with fringed edging. Beside him an orange flag is carried on a pole. At right, a grey-haired man in white dhoti with gold border holds a framed printed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and beads, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Other men in white walk barefoot behind.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a padayatra-style procession on dry, reddish earth beneath a bare-branched tree line and a low stone wall. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a garland of flowers, raising one hand in greeting while standing under a red, orange and blue ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels and a bird emblem. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes, and an orange flag rises behind the group. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, one holding a black folder, and a green tree is at the right edge.2007-02-24Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside palm trees. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl with long dark hair and a bare back holds a large red and orange fringed umbrella over a group. A white-clothed man in a white shirt and dhoti carries a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a seated figure in orange with a long mala. Devotees in white and orange clothing crowd around. A blue vehicle with printed panels stands at right. Orange flags hang on a pole in the background.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road under a clear blue sky. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a multicolour flower garland waves his right hand and walks with a wooden staff, with an orange flag on a pole and a red-and-green ornate umbrella overhead. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around him, one holding a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a figure in orange seated in a meditation pose. A white building with a red-trimmed roof stands in the background. a person is visible in this image as the orange-robed, long-haired figure with garland and staff leading the procession. Procession with padukas on a dusty road.2007-02-24A procession of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several with orange shawls, walks across a dusty open ground in front of a white-walled tent structure. A large framed portrait on a stand shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe; a second framed print shows a seated figure in orange. A tall man in an orange robe with a white flower garland and a walking staff leads the group, and an orange flag with a blue emblem is held aloft. A decorated ceremonial canopy with a colourful top is visible in the background, and a stone sculpture stands at the right edge.2007-02-24