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A large crowd of school children in blue and grey uniforms, boys in grey trousers and girls in blue pinafores with white shirts, gathers closely on a dirt road beside palm trees and green shrubs. On the right, a decorated vehicle carries a framed portrait of a smiling woman draped with a garland; the banner reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' with Tamil text 'பாத யாத்திரை'. A figure in orange robes stands on the vehicle, and a woman in white stands beside it while adults in white and light clothing stand among the children, one with palms pressed together. Hanging decorations and a tall striped pole stand at the right edge. A timestamp reads 12.05.2008.

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