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A night street procession on a dark road with a white lane line. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and red-orange shawls walk behind a long maroon banner. The banner shows two printed portraits of a standing figure in orange-red robes, garlanded with flowers and beads, and reads in Hindi and Devanagari as a Nithyananda Dhyanapeeth banner for the Mahanirvani Akhada Mahamandaleshwar. Some men hold their hands raised or clasped in greeting. Behind them, a lit chariot-like float with orange flags and a ceremonial umbrella-style flag moves forward in the dark.

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Night photograph of a procession on a dark road. Four men in white dhotis and white kurta-style garments with gold borders and red shawls stand behind a long maroon banner. The banner shows two printed portraits of a figure in saffron-and-red ceremonial dress wearing a turban and garlands, and carries a Hindi caption reading a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and Mahanirvani Akhada line with Paramahans Nithyananda Swamiji. Behind them, saffron and red flags and a lit ratha-style float with a golden figure can be seen. Two men at the right wear white with gold and orange cloth, one with arms raised. Marigold petals litter the road.2015-09-15A night procession on a dark road. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange shawls carry a long maroon banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham, Mahamandaleshwar of Mahanirvani Akhada, with portraits of a figure in red and gold robes garlanded with flower and bead necklaces. Behind them, orange and red ceremonial flags and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a trident are visible, and a crowd follows in the dark. The man at right, in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and bead and gold necklaces, spreads his arm wide.2015-09-15Night street procession photographed from the front. A large maroon banner carried by several people reads in Devanagari "नित्यानंद ध्यानपीठम्" and "महानिर्वाणी अखाडा के महामंडलेश्वर", with a portrait on each side of a smiling man wearing an orange and red robe, an orange turban and a white flower garland. Behind the banner a crowd walks under streetlights, with red and orange flags, a trident-topped staff and a decorated saffron pennant. A woman at right wears a white sari with gold necklaces and a bangle. A palanquin-like float with a figure is visible in the distance, and the street is lined with flags on rooftops.2015-09-15Night procession on a city road with many devotees in white dhotis and red shawls, carrying red flags and a large maroon banner reading the Hindi script for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham above a portrait of a figure in red and gold ceremonial dress with garlands. A shaved-headed man in orange-yellow cloth and a rudraksha-style neck garland walks at front and holds a ceremonial embroidered parasol with a painted emblem. Drummers in white sit at left, and a decorated palanquin or chariot with flowers appears at upper right. Street lamps glow in the background.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA night-time street procession moves down a wide road lined with shops and lights. At the front, men in white dhotis and red shoulder cloths carry a long maroon banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham with two painted portraits of a seated deity-like figure. Many participants in white or red attire follow, some holding red and saffron flags, and a saffron-robed sadhu walks at the front. Marchers with garlands and ceremonial items fill the road, with a police officer in khaki on the right and spectators watching from the roadside.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15Night procession on a road with a large red banner held by devotees. The banner shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure garlanded with flower garlands and carries Hindi text naming the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and the Mahanirvani Akhada. Above, a life-size statue of a seated saffron-clad figure in red turban and garlands is carried aloft. Women in orange and red saris lead the group, one raising a hand, and men in white dhotis walk alongside. Orange flags wave on the right under street lights.2015-09-15Night procession at a Kumbh Mela area: a line of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths walks on a wide paved ground. A large banner held upright by a man in a white dhoti and red waistcloth shows a printed photograph of a figure in orange robes with arms raised, labelled in Hindi-style lettering. Behind, another banner, a red and multicoloured umbrella, and orange flags are carried. Several marchers have white-painted foreheads and some wear garlands and rudraksha malas.2013-02-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copies