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A street procession with red flags bearing a printed portrait of a smiling saffron-robed figure with long hair, carried by devotees. Above, yellow and pink ceremonial umbrellas with beaded fringe. A woman in a white sari and a woman in an orange headcloth walk near a banner. At right, a man in a red turban and orange garland, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, smiles beside a camera. An older man in white shirt and dhoti holds a folded cloth at lower right. Around 6-20 people visible.

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Outdoor street procession with a central figure in a red-maroon turban, red-pink garment, a multicolored floral garland and a gold ornamental pendant on a long gold chain with rudraksha-style beads. Behind an ornate navy blue canopy with white lace trim, a woman in a white sari with a red-gold border stands at left holding a red flag. Other participants wear saffron-orange shawls and white clothes; a man in a khaki cap and shirt stands at right. Red and yellow flags fly on tall poles and spectators watch from a rooftop in the background.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22A street procession on a sunny day moves down a tree-lined road past crowds of onlookers. In the foreground, a banner reading Nithyananda Sangha Mauritius shows a portrait of a long-haired, bearded figure in saffron-toned robes against a rainbow-striped background. Marchers in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls carry red flags. Behind them a decorated float with a yellow canopy and red-flagged cart carries a golden figure, and purple and yellow umbrellas shade the procession. Spectators in colourful saris line the roadside, and a man in a green shirt stands at the curb.2016-04-18Photo 11702220 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves through a crowded city road with many devotees in saffron, orange and white garments. Women in orange and red saris with garlands lead the front, while many people hold tall red flags printed with a portrait. Umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and maroon with fringed edges shade the procession, and a figure in an orange robe with a red turban and garlands stands near the center beside a red tractor. Uniformed police officers line the background among onlookers and parked vehicles.2016-04-18Outdoor procession passing under a pink gateway with a painted banner reading Swagat Vandan Abhinandan (welcome, felicitation). Many people in white dhotis and sarees carry tall red flags on poles, and several decorative umbrellas in purple, red and green are raised. Saffron-robed sadhus walk near the right side, with a bearded man in a white robe and an older man with white hair among them. Uniformed police and security personnel line the route behind a dense crowd, and tents and a banner stand in the background.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21January 21 20092009-01-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22A large outdoor procession on a dirt road moves past a low wall. A decorated palanquin with a gilded canopy, bells, marigold and white flower garlands, and multicoloured tassels is carried forward. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the front of the palanquin beside a second figure in orange, and an attendant in white stands behind it with a fan. Crowds of devotees, mostly women in white or cream saris and men in white kurtas, hold up many red-orange triangular flags and rectangular placards printed in Kannada with a portrait of a bald-headed saffron-robed sannyasi. One sign in English reads 'Stop abusing my faith, stop abusing my guru' and another reads 'Nithyananda family victims of religious persecution'. Police in khaki uniforms walk along the edges. Some women wear circular rosette badges printed with the same portrait. Watermarked archive image.2010-07-24