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A photograph of a street procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms, with a low orange brick wall on the right. Many people walk in a crowd, some in white dhotis and saris, others in casual clothes. Red-and-orange flags on poles are held aloft, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity murti and canopy umbrellas moves at the head. Drummers in white and colourful shirts beat drums beside a white white Toyota-style SUV with a loudspeaker and a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. The scene is an outdoor festival procession.

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December 22 20102010-12-22A photo of a procession on a tree-lined road with palm trees and a blue sky. Many people in white and cream kurtas, sarees and dhotis walk along a path beside a green hedge, several carrying red and orange flags. Ornate decorated palanquin-style canopies with gold and colourful trim and kalasha-like finials are visible at the left, and a white van with drums and speakers sits at the right with drummers playing. Women in pink and orange sarees walk in the front rows. Gathering appears to be a festival procession.2010-12-22A festive street procession moves along a dirt path past a terracotta-coloured wall and tall palm trees under a clear blue sky. Men in white dhotis and shirts play handheld drums, while women in white saris and a woman in a green sari walk among devotees waving red and orange flags. Several decorated umbrellas and a garlanded ornamental canopy are carried at the front, and a white van with loudspeakers stands at the right. A woman in pink holds a drum at the lower right, and a Malaysian flag and other saffron-red flags are visible.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A festive street procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and an orange compound wall under a clear blue sky. Crowds in white kurtas, white saris and light clothing walk behind an ornate decorated palanquin topped with umbrella-like canopies and floral garlands. Many carry orange and red flags, and several drummers beat drums and cymbals. A white van with a loudspeaker follows. A Malaysian flag flutters among the banners at left. A boy in white kurta carries an orange flag at front right. No individual can be clearly confirmed as a person from this distance.2010-12-22A festival procession winds along a dirt path lined with grass beside palm trees under a pale sky. A decorated palanquin with a striped canopy and strings of yellow and orange marigold garlands is carried forward, flanked by a long line of devotees. Many men wear white shirts and trousers, and women wear white, cream, pink and aqua saris and salwars. Many people carry red and orange flags on poles, and a golden-framed flag rises at the right beside a silver van with a speaker system. A wooden signboard stands at left. A palm-trunk figure of a man appears in the background. The scene shows an outdoor devotional procession with about several dozen people visible.2012-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22January 01 20122012-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22January 01 20122012-01-01A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white kurtas, dhotis and sarees, walk in a long line. Several people in the foreground hold tall poles topped with ornate, embroidered decorative umbrellas or banners in red, gold and blue, and red flags with a blue emblem flutter above them. A decorated palanquin or ratha is visible at the far left, and a vehicle is parked at the right edge. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2008-12-23