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A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road past a chain-link fence. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy carries a deity murti, surrounded by bearers and walkers. Many people in white ritual clothes walk alongside, and numerous saffron-orange flags wave above the crowd. Women in saris, one in a purple sari and another in blue, stand at the roadside with hands pressed together in namaskar. Trees and an overcast sky sit behind the crowd.

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July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor procession with a large crowd of devotees, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees, pressing forward around an ornate golden palanquin (palki) topped by a striped canopy. Many men hold tall orange-red flags on poles. A tractor with a red body and passengers stands at right behind the crowd. Dirt ground, brick wall, and banana plants frame the scene under an overcast sky. A man at left in a yellow-checked shirt presses his palms together in greeting. Several people are seen from behind or in profile, the palanquin's occupant is not clearly visible, so no one is identified.2011-07-15Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a large crowd of devotees dressed in white, many carrying red-orange flags bearing a blue emblem. At left, a decorated palanquin with gold-trimmed canopy and floral garlands is carried by men in white, and a colourful umbrella stands near it. Several devotees hold white placards and printed sheets. A woman in a white sari with a patterned border stands in the foreground, and a tree canopy and simple buildings frame the scene.2010-07-24Outdoor procession on a dusty, grassy ground with a decorated golden ratha or palanquin carried at the back of the crowd, topped with ornate gold ornaments and a deity murti. Many devotees in white clothes walk with orange and red flags on poles, some carrying gold-topped staffs. A few people wear saffron or orange cloth and red-and-white garlands. Behind them stand white vehicles, a red-roofed building and a low wall with a distant hill.2010-12-20July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15December 29 20082008-12-29January 01 20122012-01-01A procession moves through a garden path on a hot, overcast day. A golden palanquin with a red and gold canopy is carried high above the crowd by men in white dhotis. Crowds of devotees, many women in white and cream saris with red borders and some in pink and green, press along the path. Many carry orange flags reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, and a multicoloured umbrella stands at left. A man at right wears glasses, a white dhoti with gold border and a dark backpack. Brick walls and green trees frame the scene.2011-07-15Outdoor procession crowd moving along a dirt road at a temple complex. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, women in sarees with colourful borders, one woman in a teal saree wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala and another in a rust-orange saree with a flower in her hair. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden structure and canopy is carried among bright saffron and red flags on poles. Brick walls, young trees and a white-roofed tent frame the scene under an overcast sky.2011-07-15Outdoor procession on dirt ground with a decorated golden palanquin (palaki) carried forward through a crowd. A saffron-robed figure with a shaved head stands upright on the palanquin platform, with an ornate gold-and-garland canopy and gold swan-head carvings at the front. Attendants in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, and a crowd of women in white and colourful saris and men in white clothes holds up orange and red flags and white placards. Multicoloured umbrellas shade the procession, and trees and a red-roofed building appear in the background.2010-07-24