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Outdoor temple procession at dusk in a street, with a ornate wooden palanquin (ratha) covered in garlands of white, yellow and purple flowers around a deity murti. A shirtless man in white dhoti stands beside the palanquin, another man in white shirt and dhoti holds papers near its roof, and a bare-chested man in a dhoti and orange cloth over his shoulder walks in front. Devotees in saffron and orange clothes, some with rudraksha malas and white-painted foreheads, carry plates of fruit and offerings. Behind them a red wall has large banners showing a bearded figure in a crown and orange robes, with Tamil text. Electric pole and trees visible.

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January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A street procession at dusk in front of a red-and-white compound wall bearing a large banner with a portrait of a saffron-clad figure and the sign Nithyananda Gurukul Vedic Dental Education Centre. A covered red and gold palanquin decorated with heaped white, purple and yellow flower garlands carries a deity murti. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand on and beside the palanquin; one reaches toward the murti. Devotees in orange, red and white crowd around, some holding bananas and fruit on trays, and a man in an orange cloth and white shirt stands at the right beside uniformed police. A green sign reading NITHYANANDA TV LIVE is at the left. Roughly 20 to 30 people are visible.2018-01-16Outdoor temple procession at dusk in front of a red-painted wall. A large banner on the wall shows two portraits and Tamil text, and a flower-garlanded wooden chariot stands at right. Shirtless men in white dhotis work on the chariot, one standing on its frame and another reaching into baskets of fruit. Devotees in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas and tilak stand at left, some with hands folded, while a man in an orange head wrap stands at right. Cameras and a camera operator appear at left, and a hillside is visible in the haze behind.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A street procession in Tiruvannamalai at dusk. On the right, a wooden temple car with red pillars and a canopy carries deity murtis draped in dense garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers. Bare-chested men in white dhotis stand at the car, one in the foreground holding a fruit tray, another in an orange turban beside him. Women in orange and red saris carry fruit and flower trays. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Behind them a red wall displays banners reading Nithyananda Gurukul and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A man in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha malas at left is visible, but no clear a person cues are present.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16