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Street procession in a dusty town lane during a Tamil Nadu Vijaya Yatra. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks barefoot at left, holding a garland of red flowers. Musicians lead the group: a man in white dhoti plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style pipe, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a blue-and-gold barrel drum. Behind them a uniformed police officer in khaki walks near a dark SUV. At right, a shaven-headed young man bare-chested, wearing a white cloth and rudraksha mala, stands beside a yellow building with a signboard. Trees and a power line overhead, flat sunlit street.

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July 04 20142014-07-04July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA street procession in an Indian town moves along a road lined with parked vehicles and traffic. In the centre, two musicians in white dhotis and shirts play a nadaswaram-style wind instrument and a drum, with a garland of flowers hanging from the instrument. Behind them, a drummer in a pink shirt and white dhoti plays a drum. A white SUV behind them carries a banner reading 'Nithyananda Peeta Mahasamsthana'. Onlookers stand on the left in casual clothes, including a man in a brown shirt and a man in a white t-shirt with a pendant, and a motorcyclist rides past. A yellow bus is visible in the background traffic.2010-01-09A large street procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and small shops, with a temple gopuram visible in the background and saffron flags on poles. In the foreground, women in orange, saffron and yellow saris carry brass pots and flower offerings on their heads, while men in white dhotis and shirts play large two-headed drums. A silver car with a camera operator in white stands at the left edge of the crowd. Behind the drummers, a dense crowd of people in white and saffron follows the procession toward the temple area.2008-07-28January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesOutdoor street scene in a residential town lane during a welcome. A woman in a long orange-saffron robe stands centre-right, smiling, with long dark hair, beside a silver SUV. Behind her, another person in orange stands near the vehicle. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti bends forward offering a garland of white flowers. A drummer in a white shirt holds a large two-headed drum with yellow lacing and a red cloth draped over his shoulder. On the left, several men with palms pressed together in namaste watch, one in a pale shirt and white dhoti. Banana plants, a red-tiled roof and multi-storey buildings line the street.2010-01-20July 01 20142014-07-01Street procession on a paved road in front of a silver SUV with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham on its windshield. In the foreground, two men play long wooden pipes (nadaswaram-style) and a man in white dhoti and shirt beats a small drum. A man in an orange shirt with a pink-checked cloth on his shoulder plays a pipe beside them, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the left. Men in pink and white shirts and white dhotis walk behind, with rickshaws, buses and a woman in a blue and white outfit on the roadside. Trees and a yellow building appear in the background.2010-01-09July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJanuary 20 20102010-01-20A street procession in a town road lined with trees and a plastered wall. In the centre a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass nadaswaram-style horn, while a drummer in an orange shirt and a man in a red shirt beat drums beside him. Behind them a silver car bears a windscreen banner. A child in orange shorts stands by a parked auto-rickshaw, and several men in white and checked clothes watch from the roadside. The musicians are performing as part of a procession.2010-01-09