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Outdoor procession scene under palm trees and a red umbrella. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a white garment and red-and-white garlands, sits on a flower-decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy hung with tassels in yellow, pink, red, teal and green. Garlands of orange, purple, pink and red flowers line the platform. Shaved-headed men in saffron-toned clothing and a dense crowd of devotees in the foreground watch him. A trident is mounted on the right, and a sign reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram.

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January 01 20112011-01-01January 01 20112011-01-01A photograph of a golden ceremonial palanquin or ratha procession vehicle decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, marigolds, and hanging tassels in red, pink, purple, turquoise and green. A man sits enthroned under the canopy, wearing white clothing and a white head covering, with a white floral garland around his neck, smiling toward the crowd. A gold trident (trishul) stands at the right corner. Palm trees and a shelter-like structure are behind him, and a banner reading Nithyanandeshwara Dhyanapeetham is visible. Spectators' heads fill the lower foreground. The appearance-based candidate is shown in a seated festival position with garlands and a canopy; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2011-01-01A photograph of an outdoor procession on a flower-decorated chariot. A seated figure in white clothing with a white shawl and dark curly hair holds up red and white flower garlands with both hands, on a gold-and-white decorated platform. The canopy above is wrapped in yellow and white garlands and hangs with coloured tassels in teal, pink, red, and yellow. Palm trees stand behind. A large crowd of devotees in the foreground, including shaved-headed men and women with dark hair, faces away from the platform. A banner behind the chariot reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram. The person on the chariot is an appearance-based candidate for a person but the cues are not distinctive enough, so the identity is uncertain.2011-01-01January 01 20112011-01-01A photograph of an ornate gold and flower-decorated palanquin-style chariot moving in a procession. A man with long dark hair sits centrally on the red-cushioned seat, wearing a white garment, red-and-white garlands and a necklace, smiling and raising his hands. The canopy above is orange and fringed, hung with bells and tassels in red, orange, green, teal and purple, and wrapped in yellow, purple and white marigold garlands. Palm trees and a blue sky stand behind, and a partial banner shows a woman's portrait with blue-and-white lettering. Several onlookers, some in white, stand at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-01-01December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of an evening procession in which a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a white floral garland, sits on an ornate golden ratha-style palanquin with a gold throne-like seat. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland, and is presented as the honoured figure on the decorated chariot. The palanquin is draped with garlands of white, yellow, purple and orange flowers and hung with colourful tassels and gold bells, with a golden umbrella overhead and a gold-carved horse-head ornament at the front. Crowds of devotees surround the chariot, including a man in white with a yellow shawl holding an orange cloth aloft and women in saris, with many more people in the background.2010-02-12A photograph of an evening procession in which a decorated golden chariot, or ratha, carries a seated figure under a canopy hung with colourful tassels, bells and marigold garlands. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe and a white garland, with long dark hair and a raised hand in greeting; a second orange-robed figure sits behind on the chariot. Around the vehicle, devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing beaded garlands, walk and pull ropes. Coconut palms and a thatched structure stand in the background at dusk. Swamiji (probable) is visible on the chariot, seated in saffron clothing with a garland and long hair.2010-02-12A golden ceremonial chariot with an ornate gold canopy and a yellow fringed parasol rides in a festival procession under a temporary shelter hung with bunting and palm trees. The vehicle is draped in white and orange-red marigold garlands, has golden carved sides, and gold-tipped finials. A seated figure with long dark hair and a garland sits in the chariot's centre, while devotees in white and cream clothes line the route and stand beside it. Colourful tassels and hanging decorations fill the frame.2010-12-20An ornate golden palanquin procession vehicle decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands in white, purple and orange, plus hanging tassels in red, green, yellow and blue. An orange umbrella with fringe shades the seat. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and white floral garland, sits smiling and raising his hand on the palanquin. Around the vehicle, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walk alongside, a few in yellow, and a woman in a sari watches from the right. Palm trees and a banner with a photograph stand in the background under a pale sky.2010-02-12A photograph of an ornate golden palanquin procession under a yellow fringed umbrella and a canopy hung with colourful tassels and yellow and purple marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a white flower garland and a leopard-print shawl, sits enthroned on a red-cushioned golden seat, smiling with hands folded and a red tilak on his forehead. Swamiji (probable) by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate garlanded sovereign-style procession, seated in the palanquin as the honoured figure. Around the palanquin, devotees in white clothes walk and stand among palm trees, and a crowd presses close, with one man in white in the foreground. Setting is an outdoor palm grove under a clear sky.2010-02-12