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A street protest on a paved road in front of an iron fence and green trees. Demonstrators hold up handmade placards and signs in English and Kannada; one yellow sign reads Nithyananda Karnataka Abhimana, and white and pink placards read Stop Persecution of Nithyananda and Nithyananda is not a fraud. Participants wear mixed everyday clothes, including a woman in a red and brown sari, a man in an orange scarf, and a woman in a white salwar. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge beside a parked blue car. A bronze animal statue on a pedestal is visible at the top right. No saffron-robed or throne-seated figure is visible.

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Outdoor street protest on a paved road in front of a metal gate and green trees. About a dozen adults hold up hand-lettered placards, mostly on yellow, white, pink and green card. A man in a red-orange shawl and a woman in a red sari stand among them, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right edge, and a parked blue car and a red-brown statue on a pillar appear in the background. One placard reads Stop Persecution of Nithyananda, and others carry slogans such as Nithyananda Pride of Our Planet. Some signs are in Kannada script.2012-10-10A street protest in front of a gated park with a statue of a warrior on a rearing horse at right. About twenty people hold up handmade placards and yellow and white signs, many with Kannada script; some wear orange or red scarves and saris, others shirts and trousers. A uniformed policewoman in khaki stands at right beside a silver Honda car with a Karnataka plate, and a parked blue car sits behind the crowd. Trees and a lamp post line the road under an overcast sky.2012-10-10October 10 20122012-10-10A street protest in front of a large grey stone colonnaded building, with a row of about twenty-five people holding handmade placards on sticks. Placards read in Kannada and English include "STOP PERSECUTION of NITHYANANDA", "NITHYANANDA is INNOCENT", "NITHYANANDA PRIDE OF OUR PLANET", "ARREST ARTI RAO FOR PERJURY" and "AARTHI FALSE CASE FALLS". Participants wear salwar kameez, saris in white, red and blue, and white shirts and trousers; one man in an orange shirt stands centre. Palm trees and a street lamp line the road behind, and a man on the left holds a cardboard sign.2012-10-10A street protest in front of a colonnaded stone government building on a tree-lined road. A row of about twenty people, mostly women in salwar kameez and saris plus several men, stand holding handmade placards on wooden sticks. Signs read in English and Kannada, including 'STOP PERSECUTION OF NITHYANANDA', 'NITHYANANDA PRIDE OF OUR PLANET', 'KARNATAKA CID WITHDRAW CASE AGAINST NITHYANANDA' and 'AARTHI FALSE CASE FALLS APART'. A man in an orange shirt and black trousers stands centre-left, a woman in a white sari stands centre, and a woman in an orange kurta stands right. A parked car and palm trees appear behind the crowd.2012-10-10October 10 20122012-10-10October 10 20122012-10-10October 10 20122012-10-10A street protest outside a stone colonnaded building with tall columns and a white gate. Demonstrators hold handmade placards in English and Kannada, including one reading "STOP PERSECUTION of NITHYANANDA" and others with "Aarti" and "exposed" lettering. Several women in salwar kameez and saris, and men in light shirts and trousers, stand or walk on the roadway. Cars and street lamps and tall trees line the background.2012-10-10A street protest on a paved road in front of a grey metal gate and blue car. Many people hold up handmade placards in pastel and bright colours. Visible signs read in English and Kannada script: 'NITHYANANDA PRIDE OF OUR PLANET' on a light teal board and 'AARTHI SAY NO FRAUD' on a white board. A woman in a red and orange salwar kameez at right holds a teal sign, and a woman in a dark patterned sari stands at centre. Trees and a wall line the background. No a person candidate is visible.2012-10-10A street protest outside a large columned stone building with a yellow-walled section and steps at left. About a dozen people hold handmade placards. A man in an orange shirt and black trousers at centre holds a white sign reading STOP PERSECUTION OF NITHYANANDA. Beside him a woman in a black-and-white top holds a teal sign. Other participants, including a woman in a white sari and a woman in orange and red, raise yellow, pink, white and teal signs with slogans against the case. A man in white shirt and trousers and a photographer at far left complete the scene.2012-10-10A street protest in front of a grey stone colonnaded building with tall trees and parked cars behind. About a dozen people stand in a row holding handmade placards. A man in a white cap and white shirt holds a sign reading STOP PERSECUTION OF NITHYANANDA beside a man in an orange shirt. Women in sarees and salwar kameez hold pink, yellow and green signs with English and Kannada slogans such as NITHYANANDA 'PRIDE' OF OUR PLANET, WITHDRAW FALSE CASE AGAINST NITHYANANDA and KARNATAKA - LAND OF SPIRITUAL GEMS. Several signs also name Aarthi Rao.2012-10-10