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July 01 2014

Outdoor street scene in front of a red-and-orange entrance with a large banner showing a smiling man in orange robes, with Tamil text at the top. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange garland holds a large white and red flower garland aloft. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold jewellery carries a silver tray with a brass vessel and flowers. A boy in white with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at right, and a man in a purple shirt carries a silver plate at left. Crowd of people in white and colourful clothes behind, a parked car and decorative green leaves overhead. Possibly a pada puja or welcoming procession.

A crowd of devotees gathers under a decorated canopy with red, green and white cloth bunting and hanging yellow-green leaf strands during a Tamil Nadu Vijaya Yatra event. In the foreground a smiling man in a white shirt holds a metal tray of red flowers, and beside him a man in a white shirt and maroon shawl stands near an older woman in glasses, a red blouse and white garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass horn, with other men in white and women in cream and white saris behind him, some holding flower-decorated trays. To the right, a large yellow banner shows a bearded figure in an orange turban and a golden trident held up in the hand, with Tamil script beside it. A shaved-headed or turbaned man is visible only as a printed image, not a physical person in the scene.

A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors near a temple entrance. In the foreground a smiling woman with grey-streaked hair, white sari with gold border, white forehead markings and layered rudraksha malas holds a book with a temple illustration on its cover. Beside her a man in a white shirt with a red and black sash holds the book, while a man in a white shirt and a bald man with a thick moustache stand nearby. Several men in white shirts and a few women are visible in the background near golden temple columns. A woman in an orange and gold garment with flower decorations stands behind. The group appears to be exchanging a book presentation.

Outdoor devotional scene under a red-and-maroon patterned canopy at a pada-pooja style gathering. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left, reaching toward a brass tray on a table draped with white flower garland and scattered red petals. Beside the tray, a bald man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck raises one arm in a gesture, while women in yellow, green and pink saris and a white-haired woman in white with jasmine in her hair look on. A large framed banner with photographs stands at left, and a crowd gathers under the tent.

Outdoor street procession in daylight. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, carries a long garland of white flowers with red rose accents. Beside him a woman in a cream-and-gold saree holds a brass pot decorated with flowers and leaves on a tray. A woman in a turquoise embroidered saree carries a steel plate with a red offering. Behind them a red banner shows a smiling figure in saffron headwear; the banner text is partly visible. Many men in white and casual shirts crowd the road.

June 24 2012

A photo of a welcome ceremony under a decorated canopy. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a garland of white and pink flowers stands at center, receiving women in white and gold-bordered saris who hold brass kalasha pots decorated with pink and white flowers. Behind him, another saffron-robed monastic and an older man in white dhoti and shirt stand beside a maroon van. A bearded man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a red pendant, and a man on the right wears a white shirt with a white forehead mark. Pink and purple cloth draped overhead.

Outdoor crowd gathered beneath a striped canopy in a Tamil Nadu village setting. A large banner above shows a portrait labelled "Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with Tamil text; the portrait subject wears a patterned turban and is shown as a printed image, not a physical person. Below, several women in white saris with red and orange borders hold flower garlands and a brass plate with offerings. A woman in a saffron sari with a red bindi and rudraksha-style beads stands centre, and a man in white shirt and mala beads stands at right. Bystanders in plain shirts and colourful saris watch, including a small child in a striped shirt. Plantain leaves and decorations frame the scene.

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A large outdoor gathering seated under a striped canopy at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green border and a black handbag sits beside an elderly woman in a mustard-yellow sari. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with gold bangles and a red wrist thread, sits with hands clasped next to a young woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala. At right a woman wears an orange-and-white sari with gold necklace. Rows of devotees fill the background under colourful draped fabric and pillars, with a speaker box visible at right. No robed or crowned figure is clearly identifiable among those shown.

A photo of a smiling man and woman standing close together outdoors beside a white wall. The man on the left wears a white shirt, white trousers, and a dark rudraksha mala, with a white jasmine garland and red roses around his neck and an ID badge with a portrait on his chest. The woman beside him wears a pink saree with floral embroidery, a white jasmine garland with red roses, a dark bead mala, and a red bindi. A man in an orange shawl stands behind them on the left, and a woman in a dark green saree and others in white clothing stand in the background. A dark wall plaque with white lettering is visible above them, and a green palm frond is at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is present.