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A photo of a street procession in orange robes. A young man in the centre wears a saffron robe, a long multicoloured flower garland with white, yellow and red blooms, and a beaded necklace, and walks barefoot with his palms together. Flanking him, men in saffron robes and beaded malas carry tall golden staffs and silver tridents. Behind them, a golden umbrella with tasselled canopy and a man in white holding a shawl are visible. Along a wall behind the procession, a banner shows photographs of a bearded figure in saffron. A sign reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with the words Experience it. Appearance-based label: a person in the centre, in a saffron robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and flower garland.

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December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27A procession on a dirt road in front of a temple with a banner reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a signboard in Kannada script. A young man in the centre wears a saffron robe, a long white and red flower garland, and holds a golden staff, flanked by saffron-robed men carrying golden staffs and a trident, with bearded attendants in orange and rudraksha malas. On the left a man in black shirt and trousers walks barefoot with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white ritual dress and a red-and-yellow umbrella carried in procession, with a white bus marked Nithyanandam at right. Several people appear in the frame, the central figure in orange garlanded; a person presence cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2009-12-23A procession on a sunlit dirt path beside a white-walled building. A man in the centre wears a white flower garland with red tassels, orange robes and gold necklaces, and walks barefoot ahead of several saffron-robed men carrying a tall staff. Beside him, a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala walks, and to the left a musician in white with a yellow sash plays a long clarinet-type wind instrument while another drummer stands near. A man in white robes with a yellow shawl and a staff-bearer appear at right, and a small notice board with text is mounted on the wall behind.2008-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path with orange-robed devotees. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and walks barefoot beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with gold finial. Two attendants in saffron carry tall gold-topped staffs beside him, and one wears a gold-bead necklace. Behind them, people in white and orange walk along, and a man in a black shirt stands at the left. A bystander with long dark hair and a gold-bead mala is at the right edge. Trees and a plain sky form the background.2009-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23A procession outdoors on a dirt path. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a multicoloured flower garland over orange robes walks at the centre, smiling. Around him, saffron-robed men carry golden-handled umbrellas with multicoloured tasselled canopies, one reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, and a man holds a trident. Behind them, people in white dhotis and sarees, including a woman in a yellow-bordered saree, walk along. Some are wearing gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas. Trees and a concrete wall form the background. Matching the procession and umbrellas, the scene reads as a ratha/utsava procession, with the centre figure showing distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial garland cues. Identity is an appearance-based candidate only.2009-12-23December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path with saffron-robed sannyasis walking alongside white-clad devotees. In the centre a young man in orange robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala; he is flanked by two sannyasis carrying tall gold staffs. Behind them a colourful canopy and a decorated palanquin or ratha frame appear, with palm trees and a white tent in the background. One sannyasi on the right carries a trident-topped staff. Several spectators in white and yellow dress line the left side of the path.2009-12-23