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Night street scene with banana trees and a hanging string of white flowers. On the right, a green sign with a framed portrait shows a bearded man in a white turban and white garment, with Tamil text announcing an Ananda Ratha Utsavam procession run by a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Below it, a woman in a white sari holds a small silver ritual item, beside a woman in a red-and-orange sari and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi. Several onlookers, including children, stand behind them, and a parked motorbike sits at the lower right.

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A nighttime street photograph of a devotee gathering beside a roadside banner. A green banner with a white border shows a portrait of a bearded man in a white turban, looking upward; the portrait is printed, not a physical person. Beneath it a sign reads in Tamil that the Ananda Spurana Ratha Yatra is organised by the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Several people in white clothing stand in a line along the roadside: a woman in a white saree with a red-bordered blouse, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala, a woman in a white dress holding a small object, and a man in a white shirt with a forehead mark in the foreground. Behind them stand people in orange, red and blue clothes, with banana plants, palm trees and a parked scooter at the right edge.2006-11-04Night photograph of a street procession with devotees standing under a banana-leaf and garland decorated archway. In the foreground a woman in a white dhoti-style garment with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red sari with hands folded stand near several children with palms pressed together. On the right a green banner with a framed portrait of a man in a white turban and dark clothing is mounted on a pole. The banner's Tamil text reads as an announcement of an Ananda Rathotsavam chariot procession hosted by a dhyanapeetam. Several other people stand along the path in the dark background.2006-11-04November 04 20062006-11-042008 - Post August - Powerful homa in Sirkazhi by trained AcharyaA nighttime street procession in a South Indian village. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a framed portrait garlanded with a yellow-and-white flower garland and red blossoms; the portrait shows a robed figure in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace, and is labelled in Tamil. Beside him, another white-clad man in a dhoti walks at the front, and a man in white to the right follows. Children in blue, pink and striped clothes walk in front, one girl holding a small red packet. Women in saris carrying a brass vessel and a small plant stand behind, with more people and trees in the dark background.January 08 20102010-01-08Night street procession in an Indian town, with people in white clothes walking along a road lit by headlights and shop lights. A man in front wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style garland, carrying a pennant with a peacock-feather motif. On the right, a banner-decked vehicle bears a large portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in Tamil and English, reading "Padayatirai" (foot pilgrimage). Motorcycles and cars share the road, and a tall decorated kalasha-like pole stands on the right. Timestamp overlay reads 12.06.2008 21:57.2009-02-12January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesEvening outdoor scene at an event entrance with dusty ground and banana plants. A large black banner on the left shows a portrait of a smiling person in an orange headwrap and orange clothing, with Tamil text and the dates 19-01-2010 to 23-01-2010, labelled Bhagavad Gita Dhyana Satsangam. Strings of paper decorations and a striped, coloured canopy hang on the right. Several people walk past: a woman in a blue shawl with a red headscarf raising her hand, a young man in a yellow striped shirt in front, men in white shirts, and an older man in a plaid shirt with a red tilak on his forehead. The portrait is printed, not a physical person, and no identification is made from appearance.2010-01-08Outdoor street photograph at dusk of a decorated entrance gate with banana plants and a palm-leaf canopy, under a sign reading Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Vidyalaya area. On the left stands a large red-and-gold banner portraying a figure in white turban and ornate garland; the banner's text announces a Dhyana Satsang. Several men stand on the road: one in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a red rosette, a man in a light blue shirt, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and women in saris walking past. Motorcycles are parked along the left side under trees.2005-11-21Night procession on a village road lined with trees, with a triangular road sign at left. Two men in white dhoti and shirts lead the group; the central man holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and red flowers. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange-saffron robes, with a label printed in Tamil script beneath it. Behind them follow women in saris, children, including a toddler carried by a young man in white, and other devotees on the road.Night-time photograph of a crowd of villagers, mostly women in saris and a child, pressing toward a green-railed vehicle to receive food. A man in an orange shirt and blue shawl gestures with an outstretched hand while another man in a striped shirt and green cap stands on the vehicle holding a metal pot. A large orange banner on the right shows a portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes, with Tamil text printed alongside. Women wear yellow, green, pink and grey garments, and one woman has a flower in her braid. The scene suggests an annadaan food distribution.2012-01-06