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A night street procession moves down a wide road lit by strings of lights on buildings. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry red and orange flags on long poles, some with small blue-and-orange emblem banners topped by marigold garlands. Two people in front hold a small decorated tray or altar. Behind them a deity murti or float is carried on a vehicle among the crowd. Roadside billboards and a green directional road sign are visible, with onlookers along the edges. Several people in uniform stand at the right edge.

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September 15 20152015-09-15Night procession on a wide road lit by street lamps, with a crowd lining both sides. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red and saffron sashes, march carrying long red and orange flags on poles. A decorated float or palanquin with a deity murti sits at the top of the frame, flanked by two large painted or portrait figures of a saint in pink and orange robes with a white beard. A man in an orange shirt holds a small orange and white flag on a pole at the left. Marchers wear garlands and rudraksha-style beads around their necks. Several people are bare-chested with red cloths over their shoulders. Background shows lit billboards and temple structures.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA night procession moves along a street lined with string lights and onlookers. Many men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls walk behind a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with a red-and-gold canopy. Several tall red and orange flags with a blue emblem are carried on poles. At left, a pink figure seated in lotus-style meditation wears a red turban and rudraksha malas, appearing to be a statue or float. A maroon banner in front reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a portrait of a saffron-clad figure wearing a red turban and garlands. Police officers in khaki stand at the right edge. Shop signs and a green road sign are visible above.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA nighttime street procession moves along a wide road lined with parked cars and streetlights. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas walk in the crowd, some wearing red sashes and beaded necklaces. Red and saffron flags on poles are carried high, and a decorated float or ratha with flower garlands and a canopy rolls near the centre. Two men in saffron and orange robes walk at the right edge, and a uniformed policeman stands near the roadside. A yellow barrier and a large maroon banner with a portrait run along the bottom. Roadside shops and a hotel sign reading Shiv are visible in the background.2015-09-15A 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 13 20152015-09-13 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNight procession moving down a street lit by strings of lights and small lamps. Red flags are carried at the front and sides, and many decorated umbrellas in red, purple and silver sparkle overhead. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees walk in the procession, with a figure in pink and white garments near a flower-garlanded palanquin or ratha. A small white van and parked cars line the left side, and an American flag appears among the umbrellas. A yellow barrier runs along the right side beside a banner showing a portrait.2016-05-09September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12September 15 20152015-09-15