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A group of about a dozen devotees in white ritual clothes stands outdoors on dusty ground before a blue vehicle. Women wear white saris with orange-and-blue borders and orange shawls; men wear white shirts and white dhotis. Several hold a red ceremonial flag on a pole and a decorated multicoloured parasol with fringe, while a central man holds a framed painted portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with long hair. A banner on the vehicle reads Sri Nithyanandarin Padugai Padha Yathrai, Thiruchengode. Dry hills and a thatched hut are behind them under clear blue sky.

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February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor group photo on a dusty ground in front of a blue vehicle labelled Commander, with a saffron-and-white flag and a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with fringe. About a dozen people stand in white dhotis, white shirts and white or saffron-bordered saris; two hold a printed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with long hair, which is a poster rather than a live person. A banner on the right reads the procession name. Trees, a thatched hut and a low wall sit in the background under a clear blue sky.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photo on a dirt road of a padugai padha yathrai procession. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, wearing beaded necklaces, stand together; a man in the centre holds a framed printed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a long garland, labelled with a Tamil name. Another man holds a multicoloured umbrella with a red, green and orange canopy and fringed edges over the group, and one man holds a red flag with a black emblem. A blue jeep with a banner reading SRI NITHYANANDARIN PADUGAI PADHA YATHRAI THIRUCHANGODE is parked at right. Two women in white saris stand at left beside a thatched hut and a low building with bare dirt and sparse trees behind.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor 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 photograph of a procession on a dusty dirt road at an ashram compound. In the foreground, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk together; one holds a tall red flag with a black bird emblem, and another carries a framed picture of a saffron-robed figure. Above them an ornate multicoloured umbrella with tasselled fringe and bird emblems shields the group. A man on the left carries a small white device and wears an orange shawl, and men on the right wear orange shawls over white clothes. Behind them a figure in orange robes and a garland stands near a white wall and a thatched gazebo under trees.2007-02-24Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road under a clear blue sky with leafy trees and a small blue utility vehicle behind. A tall sannyasi in saffron/orange robes and a long flower garland walks at the front, carrying a framed photo of a seated figure in orange. Behind him, a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a long pole under a large multicoloured canopy with fringe, and a red-orange flag flies nearby. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris follow, carrying a framed picture and a small child in pink walks among them. Small triangular pennants are strung overhead.2007-02-24