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Night street procession of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing walking through a city road. Several ornate decorated parasols-style umbrellas with embroidered teardrop-shaped canopies and a blue-and-white emblem are held aloft above the crowd. A large white banner with a blue emblem reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Paramahamsa Nithyananda, partly visible on the left. Many orange flags are carried, and a tall white-clad figure stands near the center-left. Shops and street lights line the background.

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February 10 20092009-02-10Night procession on a city street with devotees in white clothing and black neck cords walking behind yellow and orange decorated banners on poles, one bearing a blue-and-white dove emblem. A bald man with white forehead markings and an orange robe wears a gold-toned bead necklace at the front. A large white banner with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam dove logo shows a portrait of a smiling man with dark hair, labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, in red and white. Beside them a decorated ratha or chariot with gold railings and colourful fabric is visible, with a building, parked white car and shop signs behind. Timestamp reads 12.06.2008 21:43 on the image.2009-02-12Night street procession with many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing, several carrying tall wooden poles topped by decorated canopies with blue, red and gold panels and pink, green and white tassels. A man in a red-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands near the front-right, beside a large framed portrait photograph held on a pole at right, and a man in an orange robe wears a heavy gold necklace. Behind them a billboard shows a bare-chested bearded figure in orange, and shuttered shop fronts line the street. Men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas walk with the crowd.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copiesNight procession photographed from among a dense crowd of devotees. Three large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured tassels and fringe, printed with Dhyanapeetam emblems and a lotus motif, shade a decorated palanquin in the background. Devotees in white and saffron/orange clothing walk and stand around it; a figure in an orange robe stands near the umbrellas. Orange flags rise at the top right, and dark trees fill the background. Foreground heads are in focus, including one man with grey hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace.2007-12-23February 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copiesDecember 23 20072007-12-23A night-time procession photographed outdoors among a crowd. At centre, a man in an orange robe with a marigold garland stands beneath three ornate multicoloured parasols with red, blue and gold panels and tasselled edges, emblazoned with a dove-like logo. Beside him, a man in white holds a tall golden staff topped with a trident. Around them, devotees in white and orange shawls, some with hands folded in namaskar, watch and stand close. Orange flags rise in the background, and a printed banner is visible at the right edge.2007-12-23February 16 20092009-02-16January 01 20072007-01-01December 23 20072007-12-23A dense outdoor procession crowds a palm-lined path with many people in white shirts and dhotis and devotees in saffron and orange clothing. Several ornate umbrellas with embroidered teardrop panels and multicoloured fringe are carried aloft by people in orange. On the right, a decorated vehicle with a banner reads Sri Anandeswarar Samaj, beside a large portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala making a blessing gesture, and a garlanded deity murti is visible inside the vehicle. A woman in a white top and blue shawl stands near the front of the crowd.2009-01-01