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Dense outdoor procession crowd viewed from above, with people in white and orange clothing pressing close together. Several ceremonial umbrellas in multicolored panels of red, yellow, green and blue with gold trim are carried over the procession, and an orange flag rises in the foreground. Behind them, yellow and gold draped canopies frame the route. A blue sign in the lower left shows prohibition icons for photography, video cameras and mobile cameras. Many women wear saffron and red saris, and children are visible among the crowd. A ladies toilet sign appears in the upper area.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A dense crowd moves through a street procession in front of a whitewashed wall with painted floral motifs and a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Several large multicoloured parasols with gold finials and tasselled fringes are carried above the crowd, alongside tall orange and blue flags. Many people in white shirts and dhotis, women in saffron, orange and red saris, and children fill the frame. A garland of white and purple flowers rests on a shoulder at right. Individual faces are not identifiable, and no one is clearly singled out as a central figure.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A dense outdoor procession moves through a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Several large ornate parasols with embroidered gold and red panels and fringed edges are carried above the group. A man in the centre wears saffron-orange robes, rudraksha beads and a long necklace, with a rod topped by a trident-like finial raised beside him. Other saffron-clad sannyasis and women in orange saris walk nearby. On the right a tall banner shows a bearded man in orange seated with raised hand and bead mala, with Tamil text printed on it. Palm trees and a thatched roof appear in the background.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A procession at an outdoor temple-style site moves under colourful multi-panel umbrellas with yellow-gold canopies overhead and red-and-orange flags on poles. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a white flower garland and a yellow headband, walking with a tray of offerings. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange shawls and white dhotis and kurtas carry items, and women in white saris follow. A cameraman with a video camera stands at right beside a cloth-covered table with flower garlands and an oil lamp. Ratha-like procession with umbrellas, flags and offering trays on a brick-and-mat ground. Stone shrine structures are visible at the top right. Brahmotsavam-style processional scene.2008-12-24A dense outdoor procession of many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange saffron flags held aloft. At the centre, a multicoloured umbrella with blue, yellow and red panels is raised over a central figure in orange robes and a red floral garland, standing near flower offerings and a tray of fruit. A saffron-robed man with a shaved head and ochre shawl walks beside a bare-chested devotee wearing a rudraksha-style garland. Golden staffs and ceremonial poles are visible, and uniformed police officers in khaki move through the crowd. A few women in saris and bright blouses stand among the crowd. The scene is a festival procession with a deity-like ratha or palanquin carried through the street.2011-12-20Outdoor procession on a dirt road, seen from above, with a flower-decorated palanquin carried on a platform at centre. A man in saffron/orange robes stands on the palanquin holding a large ornate fan or lamp, with garlands and red and gold decorations around him. Large multicoloured umbrellas with blue, yellow, red and green patterns shade the palanquin and walkers. A crowd of many people in white clothes and orange-and-red flags, including women in white saris, walks alongside a red tractor pulling a trailer. A green metal bin and bamboo fencing are visible at the edges.2010-07-24January 01 20082008-01-01January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a large crowd of people behind. Under a canopy of red, blue and yellow fringed parasols, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a long gold-bordered cloth and a large red flower garland walks at front, holding a gold staff, with a brass trident (trishul) standing above the parasols. Beside him, men in saffron-orange robes walk, one in orange with a long beard and a gold necklace, and another in an orange-red robe with a gold necklace. A young man in an orange robe and gold beaded necklace walks with head bowed. Behind them, people in white kurtas and orange shawls follow. A blue sign with white and Kannada text reads 'Mobile Camera' and 'Audio recording strictly prohibited' with other text. A banner in the background shows '2009' lettering.2009-01-01