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Night photograph of a temple procession from behind. A lit deity murti, garlanded and decorated in gold and red, is carried on a ratha/palanquin-style platform under a red canopy. Several men walk in front of it: a man in a white t-shirt with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and a cloth tote bag, a man in a white striped shirt holding a red flag, and a man in a white shirt with a folded cloth over his shoulder. A figure in white dhoti stands at left. Street lights and vehicles are visible in the background.

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February 12 20092009-02-12February 10 20092009-02-10January 20 20092009-01-20Night procession photograph of a decorated palanquin-style shrine carried through a crowd. At the centre, gilded metal deity murtis of a seated couple stand before a red cloth backdrop, draped with white and orange garlands and crowned with gold headdresses. A large ornate rounded canopy with red, gold and blue floral embroidery is raised above the shrine. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with grey hair and a rudraksha-style mala, faces away from the camera, with a woman in an orange blouse, an older woman in a cream sari, and other devotees nearby. A saffron-robed attendant walks beside the shrine. Dark night setting with street lights in the background.2009-02-12A street procession at dusk on a road lined with unfinished concrete buildings. Several devotees walk away from the camera in white shirts and white T-shirts printed with a blue dove logo and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam lettering; one carries a cream canvas tote bag and another a saffron flag with a black circular emblem. Ahead, a golden ornate ratha/chariot with decorated panels, colourful canopy and hanging pennants is pulled along the roadside. A blue lorry with a grey tarpaulin passes on the right. Hazy pale sky above.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12Evening procession on a paved road with a lit ornate chariot (ratham) carrying a golden deity murti under a red canopy, decorated with garlands and a small umbrella. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and white shirts walks alongside, some women with long braids and handbags. Men on motorcycles and a truck pass on the right, and red flags are carried near the chariot.2009-02-12Night procession on a road, photographed from the side. At left, a lit illuminated float or ratha carries a glowing circular halo with a figure at its centre, and a uniformed man in khaki stands near it. Behind, a crowd of people in white dhotis and white kurtas walks past, some holding umbrellas and drums. A large triangular golden-tinted canopy or decorated structure is raised above the crowd on the right, and street lamps glow in the background. The image is dark and blurred.2009-02-12Night 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.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12A night procession on a road moves toward a brightly lit float decorated with garlands and illuminated figures. Several people in saffron and orange clothing carry tall orange flags on poles, and others in white and orange walk alongside. A large pink banner with Devanagari and Latin lettering is held up by marchers, and a vehicle with a lit deity display and ornate decorations rolls behind them. Silhouetted onlookers and parked vans line the roadside under streetlights.2015-09-15