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A photograph of a procession where a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands centrally, wearing an orange and gold silk dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold ornate necklace, and a white and orange-tipped jasmine garland with a tricolour tassel. He has his hands pressed together in front of his chest. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange shawls, hold tall silver ceremonial staffs with ornate finials. A red and orange umbrella canopy with tassels is overhead. Swamiji (probable) in the centre, distinguished by his long hair, orange and gold silk, gold necklace and jasmine garland. The attendants are men in white with silver staffs and orange sashes.

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A procession at an outdoor street setting. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a thick white and red flower garland over an orange garment and holds his hands together in front of his chest. Gold ornaments and a gold armlet are visible. Around him, men in orange and white robes and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding tall gold-topped staffs and a green banana-leaf decoration. A brightly tasselled canopy and white building are in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2008-01-01A photograph of a procession at a decorated outdoor pandal hung with orange triangular flags. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange wrap over his shoulders, a long garland of white flowers with green, orange and blue ribbon accents, and a rudraksha mala. Behind him stands an older man in glasses and an orange wrap holding a golden trident, and to the left a man in orange holds a golden staff with a finial. Other men in white and orange clothing are present, and a faded yellow flower garland appears in the lower right. Cues for the central figure: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and a ceremonial garland, consistent with the page's reference to a person. A printed caption reads Nithyananda Paramashivam2007-12-25January 01 20082008-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25December 23 20092009-12-23July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor procession on dusty ground with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a white and pink flower garland, an orange robe with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and dances with arms outstretched. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis clap, one holding a trident-topped staff, and devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand among ornate umbrellas with fringed tassels and a red-domed building in the background.2008-01-01February 05 20092009-02-05