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Outdoor temple procession scene in the street beside a red wall. A crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with white and red body markings, presses forward. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a saffron shawl stands at a decorated car at right, working among heaped flowers and offerings. On the car, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a red pole. Behind the wall, a large banner shows a bearded figure in a crown and saffron clothing beside printed text. A man in a camouflage headband holds a tray at lower left, and a cameraman films at upper left.

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Outdoor temple procession at dusk in front of a red-painted wall. A large banner on the wall shows two portraits and Tamil text, and a flower-garlanded wooden chariot stands at right. Shirtless men in white dhotis work on the chariot, one standing on its frame and another reaching into baskets of fruit. Devotees in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas and tilak stand at left, some with hands folded, while a man in an orange head wrap stands at right. Cameras and a camera operator appear at left, and a hillside is visible in the haze behind.2018-01-16Outdoor temple procession in Tiruvannamalai at dusk. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth and rudraksha beads stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, while devotees in orange and white surround him. On the right, a decorated wooden palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti heavily garlanded with yellow and white flowers, and a man in a white shirt and cream cloth steadies it. Another bare-chested priest in white dhoti and sacred thread handles offerings. Baskets of fruit and bowls are visible. A red compound wall behind carries banners with portraits and a NITHYANANDA TV LIVE sign is held up.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor temple procession scene at dusk beside a red boundary wall. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands on an ornate wooden ratha or chariot heavily decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, reaching down to receive offerings. Below, a man in a white shirt and orange head cloth stands at the side, and devotees in saffron and orange clothes, some with rudraksha malas, crowd around holding brass trays of fruit, flowers and sweets. A green placard reads NITHYANANDA TV LIVE, and a large maroon banner shows a portrait labelled Nithyananda Gurukul in Tamil. Hills are visible behind the wall.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor temple procession scene in early morning light. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a long bundle of sugarcane stalks beside a decorated wooden chariot draped in marigold and rose garlands, with a deity murti visible in the car. A second bare-chested man in a white cloth raises his hand. Around them, crowds of devotees in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas and white and red clothing press forward with hands folded in namaskar. A red compound wall behind them carries a banner and a framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda Gurukul" and the printed word "Nithyananda", beside a smaller portrait of a robed figure. Several people in the crowd wear rudraksha and orange attire.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16