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Photograph of an evening procession at dusk with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis walking along a road. Two wooden poles hold up yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas with red and yellow tassels. Men wear rudraksha malas and one man in front wears an orange cap with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. Women in saris and pink and white clothing carry a brass plate. Vehicles with a person lettering on their roofs and orange flags are visible behind the crowd.

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February 12 20092009-02-12A street procession on a busy road, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris walking behind two decorated ceremonial umbrellas with yellow, red, blue and green panels and bird motifs. Many participants wear rudraksha malas and white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads, and several women carry metal trays of offerings. Behind them a white bus with a Nithyanandam sign and passing traffic, including a truck and motorbikes, are visible on the roadway. The scene is a daytime outdoor procession with no clearly identifiable a person present.2009-02-12Night procession at a temple-style venue lit with strings of coloured bulbs and a tall white lamp. A large multicoloured umbrella with tasselled fringe is held overhead. At centre, a bare-chested man in a saffron/orange cloth wears a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking beside a man in a red shirt with a red tilak. To the right, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash marks and a rudraksha necklace smiles, and another man in a white shirt stands behind. Crowds in white and orange clothing fill the background, and a garlanded woman in a red top with flowers is in the foreground. A banner with Tamil lettering is visible on the right.2009-01-11Night procession on a city street with devotees in white clothing and black neck cords walking behind yellow and orange decorated banners on poles, one bearing a blue-and-white dove emblem. A bald man with white forehead markings and an orange robe wears a gold-toned bead necklace at the front. A large white banner with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam dove logo shows a portrait of a smiling man with dark hair, labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, in red and white. Beside them a decorated ratha or chariot with gold railings and colourful fabric is visible, with a building, parked white car and shop signs behind. Timestamp reads 12.06.2008 21:43 on the image.2009-02-12Night street procession in an Indian town with a crowd of people moving between colourful fringed umbrellas on poles. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange-red shawl over his body walks forward, with a red mark on his forehead. Beside him, a man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl, and at right a man in orange robes wears a garland and a pendant. Others in white shirts with orange or yellow shawls, a uniformed police officer, and a bare-torsoed man with white tilak and a yellow wrap surround them. Shops with glowing signs and string lights line the street behind.2009-02-10February 09 20092009-02-09Night street procession in a crowded Indian town. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, saffron and pink saris, and a few in checked shirts walk along the road under strings of triangular pennants and lit lamps. A saffron-robed monk in the foreground, with a maroon-bordered shawl, walks at left. Several men and women carry small red flags. A man in a white shirt and white trousers at centre holds a folded item. Buses and shopfronts line the background. Many people are visible, though not all are fully distinct.2009-02-09A festival procession on a village road under trees. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk with rudraksha malas; one man at centre holds up a long pole carrying a large orange umbrella-style banner with a green and blue emblem bearing a white dove, red lotus motifs and yellow flowers. Behind them more processional umbrellas with purple fringed canopies and orange-trimmed poles are carried aloft. A tall silver trident is raised at left, and a few men wear saffron or orange cloth. Several women in saris smile in the foreground at lower right and left edge. Men in white and saffron-robed attendants fill the crowd behind the banners.2005-12-31Outdoor street procession on a paved road lined with people. Large lilac and pink parasol-style canopies with red-and-gold lotus motifs and fringed edges are carried on long poles at the top of the frame. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala walks barefoot beside a bell-carrying attendant in orange. In the centre, a man in a white kurta with a dark cord around his neck holds a pole of a parasol. To the right, a figure in orange with a saffron turban, a long gold-beaded necklace and sandals walks alongside white-clad devotees, one holding a pole and a woman in a white sari. Behind them, an ornate banner and orange flags line the procession route, with a white truck on the left and shops with signs in the background.2005-12-31February 12 20092009-02-12A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with trees. Several men and women in white ritual clothes walk closely together. A man in the foreground at left, with a bald head, white beard and white shirt, holds a small white cloth bundle and wears a rudraksha mala. A bearded man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and holds a long metal staff with a fork-like tip. Behind him a young woman in a white sari with dark curly hair walks beside a woman in white. Two large ornate canopies with purple fringes and orange-gold parasols rise above the crowd, along with orange and yellow banners with painted emblems. A man at right in white kurta wears a thick rudraksha mala, and a woman in a lavender sari with gold jewellery stands at the edge.2005-12-31February 02 20092009-02-02