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A crowd procession on a busy street lined with shops and awnings. A dark sedan with a banner reading NITHYANANDAM moves through the crowd, its windshield visible. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, several with rudraksha or bead necklaces and red-orange shawls. Uniformed police in khaki with red fez-style caps walk alongside. A man in a white T-shirt printed with N.D.S.S. faces the car, and a red-tipped staff is held overhead. Men in front wear vertical forehead markings and a red-orange bead garland.

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June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts moves along a busy street lined with shops and signboards. In the centre, a dark car bears the white lettering NITHYANANDAM on its roof. Uniformed police officers in khaki with red peaked caps walk beside it, one holding a long red-tipped staff. A bare-chested man with a white dhoti and mala, and a man with red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala, appear in the foreground. Sunlight and shop awnings surround the procession.2014-06-19Crowded street procession in daylight with a dark car at the centre carrying a partially visible white banner reading NITHYAN... The crowd is dense, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis. Police officers in khaki uniforms with red caps and whistles hold back people on the left, and a man in a white shirt with a red-and-yellow cap stands near the car. Several men wear saffron-orange rudraksha or bead garlands, and one man in a white shirt with a white N.D.S. lettering wears a dark-toned shirt. Shop awnings, signboards and a tall red-and-white pole rise in the background. Overall this is a street procession with ashram followers and police escort.2014-06-19A street procession in daylight with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak. Behind him a police officer in khaki with a red-topped cap stands beside a black SUV, and a man in a white shirt with N.D.S. lettering on the back walks nearby. A red and white canopy edge and roadside shops with signboards frame the scene.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesDense crowd of devotees and police in a village road procession. A dark grey SUV with a red 'a person' banner on its windshield moves slowly through the crowd, with a figure seated in the rear. A large red, blue and yellow ceremonial umbrella is held aloft over the vehicle. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear red fez-style caps. Uniformed police in khaki stand among the crowd. Shops and trees line the street in the background.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession in a busy Indian town. Police officers in khaki uniforms with red caps and wooden lathis guide a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. On the left, a bald man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha-style red-brown mala. Two ceremonial poles with orange and white garlands and tassels rise above the crowd, and a red umbrella shades the left edge. Shops, signboards, a pink building and a parked white van line the road.2014-06-19