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Outdoor photograph of a crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu, India, dated 31.08.2006 at 12:09 in the bottom-right corner. Many men and women walk closely together, several carrying white flags with a blue emblem on poles. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a red tilak on his forehead holds a bundle of white and pink flowers and leaves. Beside him, a man in a light blue shirt walks next to a bearded man in an orange saffron garment with a flower garland. A white-haired man in a white shirt and a man in a white tank top with a sacred thread walk nearby. A blue-and-white bus and multi-storey buildings line the road under trees.

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2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA street procession on a paved road in a South Indian town. Many men and women in white and cream clothing walk in a dense crowd, several men wear white dhotis and shirts, and women wear white saris with gold borders. Many carry white and light-blue flags on poles, and some play drums at the right. Behind them are concrete buildings, a yellow truck, palm trees and strings of orange bunting. A timestamp reads 31.08.2006 12:09. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this crowd.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesOutdoor photograph on a dusty roadside in Tamil Nadu, dated 31.08.2006 12:06 in the bottom corner. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron/orange shawl over white clothes, palms pressed together in namaste while extending his hands toward a bare-chested devotee holding a garland of white flowers, pink blooms and green leaves. Swamiji (probable): the bearded man with long hair and saffron shawl is a candidate for the Nithyananda Paramashivam, identified by appearance cues only. An older priest in the left foreground with a shaved head and sacred marks on his body assists the devotee, and a man with a rudraksha mala and white towel stands behind. Another man in white shirt pours water or milk over the devotee's head from a white vessel. Several onlookers gather, and a van and bicycle are visible in the background.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA dated photograph of a street procession in a South Indian town, with a crowd of women in white sarees with gold borders and matching gold-bordered pallu, many wearing pendant necklaces, walking in rows. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk behind and beside them, several holding white flags with a blue circular emblem. A small gopuram-style temple tower with a sign appears at the upper left, with shops, buildings and bunting along the road. A timestamp in the lower right reads 31.08.2006 12:04.A candid outdoor photograph dated 31.08.2006 at 12:07 in the lower right corner. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a white garment with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and is smiling with his head bowed toward a bare-chested man in a yellow lungi on the left. Beside them a woman in an orange sari with glasses gestures with open hands, and older men in white clothes and white towels smile around them. A man in a red shirt raises an arm at the back. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the bearded man with long swept-back hair, orange shawl and rudraksha mala; the scene shows devotees greeting him at an outdoor event.Outdoor street scene during a procession in front of shop shutters strung with small triangular bunting. In the foreground, a woman in orange shawl and white garland with blue, pink and green beads walks with head bowed and glasses on. Beside her, a long-haired man in white clothes and orange shawl, wearing a multicoloured garland, looks down. Behind them, a shaved, bare-chested man in a blue-green dhoti, a smiling woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala, and several men in white shirts and dhotis walk through the crowd. A white flag is visible at left. Timestamp reads 31.08.2006 12:10 with a copyright line at the bottom.Outdoor photograph of a roadside crowd in Tamil Nadu. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes and a white garland with blue and pink ribbons, stands beside a smiling woman in orange, bespectacled and similarly garlanded. Around them men in white shirts and mundus, one bare-chested man holding leaves, and a man with a red tilak. A stone wall, a small tiled building and a timestamp 31.08.2006 12:07 appear behind them.