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A photo of a procession at a stone temple shrine with carved pillars and a raised plinth. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and dhoti carries a framed picture under his arm while another man in white walks beside him. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala balances a white-cloth bundle of flowers on his head. Behind him, another man in white walks past. Orange flags on poles are carried in the procession, and a colourful umbrella with peacock and bird motifs stands at the right. Several people in white, some with orange shawls, sit or stand near a seated figure at the shrine. Orange flags and a brass lamp stand on the plinth. Rubble-brick walkway and muddy water sit in the lower area.

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February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a procession at an outdoor temple complex with grey stone pillars and a stepped stone platform. In the foreground, an older man with white hair in white clothes carries a large framed portrait of a woman in saffron/orange robes with a long necklace, against a golden backdrop. Behind him, a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot with a rudraksha-style mala, and an older man in white dhoti and white shirt with a mala carries a white cloth bundle on his head under an orange umbrella with coloured fringe. Other people in white and saffron clothes stand near a seated figure on a white-draped platform at left. Orange flags and a brass lamp stand are visible.2007-02-24Outdoor temple courtyard at a granite shrine under a tin roof, with a red cloth draped on the left pillars. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala walks at right, holding a poled umbrella with a multicolored canopy printed with dove and Nithyananda Peetham emblems, and carrying a white-draped object on his head in a procession. Another man in white carries a framed picture at lower left, and a younger man in white holds a brass ritual staff. A saffron flag with a blue emblem stands on a pole. Inside the shrine, people in white and saffron sit near a deity murti garlanded with flowers beside brass lamps, and a brick and concrete construction site surrounds the area.2007-02-24Outdoor temple courtyard at an ashram during a procession. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis walk over muddy ground carrying a white board and an orange triangular flag on a pole. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a mala around his neck holds a bundle of flower garlands wrapped in cloth beneath a multicoloured umbrella with tasseled fringe and a blue-and-gold emblem. Behind them, a raised stone platform holds offerings. A large seated crowd in white clothes fills an open shed on the left under a corrugated roof. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor temple courtyard with pale stone pillars and a canopy of white tarpaulin. A man in white dhoti and shirt with rudraksha mala carries a bundle of flowers and cloth on his head beneath a colourful umbrella held by a young assistant in white. Two other white-clad men walk nearby, one holding a green folder. A raised stone platform holds a grey-draped object and brass lamps, with a small brass figure and red cloths behind. An orange flag on a pole stands at left, and a crowd of seated people in white and orange sits under the canopy. A shallow muddy pit and brick foundation lie in the foreground.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A procession on a dusty temple grounds path beside a stone shrine with carved pillars and a white-draped altar holding flower garlands. An elderly man in white clothes and white hair carries a large framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and a garland, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the printed caption. Behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold an orange flag and a multicoloured canopy umbrella, and a worker carries a black object. The scene is outdoors in bright sunlight with a sand heap and a red-and-white curbed walkway to the right.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24