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A street procession in a town, with men in white dhotis and shirts walking on the road carrying a long pink-and-white banner held on poles. The banner reads Tamil text announcing a Kodikkan Darisana Ratha Paada Yatra, and shows a portrait of a woman. Behind them are a truck, orange flags, a decorated arch and a blue-and-yellow building. A large poster of a man is visible at the right edge, and no one in the procession is clearly identifiable as a person.

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February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession on a busy Tamil Nadu road. Two men in white dhotis and shirts walk barefoot holding a long wide white banner between them, with a white truck behind bearing the word Nithyanandam on its windscreen; the driver is visible inside. The banner shows the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo, red and black Tamil text, a portrait of a smiling woman in orange, and a deity image of a goddess in red and gold. Orange flags line the road, an auto-rickshaw and a cyclist are nearby, and a uniformed policeman stands by. Pedestrians and motorcyclists are visible along the roadside shops.2009-02-05A street procession in a town in Tamil Nadu on a sunny day. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis hold a long white banner with red Tamil lettering and a portrait of a deity, walking ahead of a white van decorated with orange flags. Behind them a decorated ratha/chariot with a yellow-and-gold canopy and a white truck with banners follow. Devotees in white clothes and a woman in an orange sari stand along the roadside. Roadside shops, bunting, and a large wall poster of a man in a red-framed design are visible.2009-02-02February 05 20092009-02-05A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu road in daylight. In the foreground, a young man in white shirt and white dhoti holds one end of a long white banner, and men in white follow behind it. The banner carries a portrait of a smiling woman in pink, a deity image at right, and bold Tamil lettering. Orange flags and smaller white placards with portraits are carried behind. A yellow auto-rickshaw is parked at left beside shopfronts with signs, and a white truck and utility poles line the street.February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession moves along a wide road in daylight, with a long line of men in white shirts and white dhotis carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. In front, a man in white holds a banner reading in Tamil about a 1000 km blood-donation or 'rath' padayatra campaign, with a small portrait photo of a woman on it. Uniformed officers in khaki stand at the roadside beside a decorated stall with red, white and striped bunting, a green banner and an orange flag. Power poles, trees and a yellow signboard line the street.2009-02-05January 30 20092009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30February 05 20092009-02-05