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A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with a dense crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis. A decorated ratha-style cart pulled by white bulls with red and gold embroidered cloths leads the way. On the raised platform, a standing figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair holds a trident, beneath a multicoloured canopy umbrella with red balloons and marigold garlands. Beside the cart, a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and another in gold-bordered white attire walk among devotees. A banner on a pole reads Nithyananda Youth Centre. Concrete buildings and speakers stand behind the crowd.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25A dense outdoor procession moves along a road lined with palm trees. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace sits on a decorated chariot or palanquin with a red-and-yellow canopy, a raised red balloon cluster above, and a sound system behind. Crowds of devotees in white and light-blue clothing, many raising hands, surround the vehicle. Orange flags flank the route, and a bald man in grey shirt waves an arm in the foreground.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor procession on a crowded open ground. A figure seated on an ornate golden throne-like chair decorated with marigold garlands and red and orange draping sits under a colourful striped parasol with peacock-blue and gold motifs. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes, a garland of orange and white flowers, and a headband, and holds a microphone or camera-like object. A man in a white t-shirt and jeans stands on the decorated platform beside him. Two similar parasols flank the scene. Behind, a white van displays the signage Nithyanandam. Red and purple balloons are tied to speakers at right, and a large crowd in white and blue shirts raises hands in the foreground.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25