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Photograph of a procession walking down a matted aisle under a decorated pandal with hanging orange and red streamers, palm-leaf decorations and colourful umbrellas. In front, a bearded man in orange robes with a red border carries a white decorated kalasha-like vessel garlanded with pink flowers, while a man in orange with a gold staff walks beside him. Behind them, several robed figures in orange and saffron walk with rudraksha malas, one in a red-and-orange headwrap, another holding a garland, and white-clad devotees stand along the sides. Several people are visible in the procession and along the edges, with a few more partially visible at the frame edges.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path in front of a concrete block wall and banana leaves. A central man in orange robes wears a long multicolour flower garland and walks barefoot between several saffron-clad sannyasis carrying tall golden-handled ceremonial umbrellas in green, yellow and red with tassels. A trident-like staff appears among the marchers. Behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a brass tray of yellow flowers, and men in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths walk alongside. Several people watch from the sides. This is a ceremonial procession.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31December 26 20082008-12-26A procession walks along a striped mat through a decorated hall at night, lit by warm lamps. Leading on the left, a smiling man with long dark hair, an orange turban and an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala is a person candidate; the cues are his long hair, turban, orange clothing and rudraksha mala. Beside him, an elderly man in a pale pink robe with a white and pink garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Behind them, a bearded ascetic in orange with a beaded necklace and a sannyasi in orange robes follow, while devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in the background beneath colourful umbrellas and orange flags.2007-12-30December 23 20092009-12-23Night procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walking on a sandy path beneath colourful decorated umbrellas with fringed tassels, one reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A tall figure in an orange turban and orange robe with rudraksha mala smiles at centre-left. Beside him an elderly man in pale peach robes wears a white and pink flower garland. Next is a figure in orange with long grey hair, bead malas and a ceremonial necklace, and at right a bearded man in orange robes. Devotees in white and orange stand behind, with a banner visible at upper left.2007-12-30April 09 20172017-04-09December 23 20092009-12-23