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Outdoor group photo on a dusty ground in front of a blue vehicle labelled Commander, with a saffron-and-white flag and a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with fringe. About a dozen people stand in white dhotis, white shirts and white or saffron-bordered saris; two hold a printed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with long hair, which is a poster rather than a live person. A banner on the right reads the procession name. Trees, a thatched hut and a low wall sit in the background under a clear blue sky.

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February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A group of about a dozen devotees in white ritual clothes stands outdoors on dusty ground before a blue vehicle. Women wear white saris with orange-and-blue borders and orange shawls; men wear white shirts and white dhotis. Several hold a red ceremonial flag on a pole and a decorated multicoloured parasol with fringe, while a central man holds a framed painted portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with long hair. A banner on the vehicle reads Sri Nithyanandarin Padugai Padha Yathrai, Thiruchengode. Dry hills and a thatched hut are behind them under clear blue sky.2007-02-24Outdoor photo on a dirt road of a padugai padha yathrai procession. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, wearing beaded necklaces, stand together; a man in the centre holds a framed printed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a long garland, labelled with a Tamil name. Another man holds a multicoloured umbrella with a red, green and orange canopy and fringed edges over the group, and one man holds a red flag with a black emblem. A blue jeep with a banner reading SRI NITHYANANDARIN PADUGAI PADHA YATHRAI THIRUCHANGODE is parked at right. Two women in white saris stand at left beside a thatched hut and a low building with bare dirt and sparse trees behind.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A procession on a dirt road moves past a low building under a clear blue sky. A blue Mahindra-style jeep in front displays a banner reading "Sri Nithyanandarin Padugai Padha Yathrai Thiruchengode," and its open door shows a person inside. Behind it, a group of people in white clothes walk alongside, some in white with saffron-coloured shawls or sashes, and one carries a red-and-white striped umbrella over a figure. A red flag and green flag wave near the trees, and a small shrine-like object is held by the group.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dusty dirt road at an ashram compound. In the foreground, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk together; one holds a tall red flag with a black bird emblem, and another carries a framed picture of a saffron-robed figure. Above them an ornate multicoloured umbrella with tasselled fringe and bird emblems shields the group. A man on the left carries a small white device and wears an orange shawl, and men on the right wear orange shawls over white clothes. Behind them a figure in orange robes and a garland stands near a white wall and a thatched gazebo under trees.2007-02-24Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road lined with scrubby trees and boulders under a clear blue sky. A colourful multi-panelled umbrella canopy is carried over a group in the centre; a man in white dhoti and shirt with a long mala stands under it. Nearby, a woman in a saffron-orange sari with a floral garland and a walking staff leads the group, and a man in white with a black mala is beside her. Devotees in white dhotis and saris walk behind, some with hands folded, and small orange pennants are strung overhead. A blue van and a long line of walking devotees extend along the road behind them.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24