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Outdoor street procession with crowds of men on a dusty road. Saffron-robed sadhus with bare arms raise their hands, one with a red turban and white beard, another in a pink turban. Large white banner with a photo of a smiling man in red-orange robes and the printed name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Orange KAILASA-style flags wave above, and a small framed portrait is carried under a multicoloured umbrella. Onlookers with cameras and phones watch from the roadside.

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Outdoor crowd procession with saffron flags and a striped parasol held aloft. A large banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" text. A man in an orange turban, pink-and-orange hat, and orange clothes with multiple strands of beads and a rudraksha mala raises his arms and dances in front. Around him, sadhus in orange robes and turbans raise hands, and a man in a green jacket smiles beside a cameraman with a video camera. A framed portrait is carried above the crowd. Several people stand behind a sign with orange motifs in the background.2013-02-12Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees and photographers on a road during a procession. Many people wear orange saffron clothing and some carry orange flags, including one tall flag bearing a dark blue emblem with a white bird. A large white banner shows a smiling woman in red-and-gold sari with hands raised in namaste, under a printed caption. A man lifts a bare arm wrapped in beaded bracelets and rudraksha-style strings, and a bearded man in orange robes stands near the banner. A decorated multicoloured parasol is held above a framed portrait of a woman. Power lines, a roadside billboard and a cloudy sky appear behind.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12An outdoor procession on sandy ground with a large crowd. In the centre, a sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban raises both arms and dances. Beside him, a bearded man in orange clothing and a black vest stands with a red turban. A man in a striped shirt films with a large video camera on the left, and others in white and orange clothes hold up cameras. Behind them, a white banner with a person Dhyanapeeth lettering shows a portrait of a smiling woman in a sari and a saffron-bordered garment. Orange flags and a decorated umbrella rise above the crowd, with a billboard and utility poles in the background.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor procession on a dusty road with crowds and orange flags. A large banner held aloft shows a portrait of a smiling woman with hands raised in greeting, labelled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" with Hindi and English text. In the foreground, a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and sleeveless tan vest with rudraksha beads dances with outstretched arms. Nearby, men in orange and pink turbans, orange robes and bangles raise hands, a drummer beats a drum, and photographers with cameras film the scene.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor procession on a open dirt road with a crowd of men. A large white banner carries a smiling portrait of a woman in red and saffron sari with a red bindi, above the printed names a person Dhyanapeetha and a person Dhyanapeeta. Several men play large drums in the foreground, one with a red-brown drum and a white-headed drum set. Bare-chested men in orange and red cloth ride or stand on an elephant-drawn carriage behind the banner. Orange and saffron flags with a dark circular emblem fly on poles, and an ornate umbrella with a red and yellow canopy stands above the procession. Bystanders in jackets and knit caps watch at the edge of the road.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor procession with devotees dancing and drumming in a crowd. In the foreground an elderly bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange shawl, with rudraksha beads around his neck, raises one arm and plays a drum. Behind him a man in an orange-and-black garment and a white-and-red tilak raises his hands, and others in orange, white, pink and green clothing clap and dance. A large pink banner shows a painted portrait of a smiling woman in red and orange saffron garments with a red bindi, beside the printed name a person Dhyanapeetha and a person Dhyanapeetha dove logo. Colourful decorated palanquin or ratha-like structures and orange flags appear in the background.2013-02-12