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A crowd of devotees gathers under a decorated canopy with red, green and white cloth bunting and hanging yellow-green leaf strands during a Tamil Nadu Vijaya Yatra event. In the foreground a smiling man in a white shirt holds a metal tray of red flowers, and beside him a man in a white shirt and maroon shawl stands near an older woman in glasses, a red blouse and white garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass horn, with other men in white and women in cream and white saris behind him, some holding flower-decorated trays. To the right, a large yellow banner shows a bearded figure in an orange turban and a golden trident held up in the hand, with Tamil script beside it. A shaved-headed or turbaned man is visible only as a printed image, not a physical person in the scene.

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A small deity murti is visible in the background among the decorations.2007-01-01Outdoor crowd gathered beneath a striped canopy in a Tamil Nadu village setting. A large banner above shows a portrait labelled "Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with Tamil text; the portrait subject wears a patterned turban and is shown as a printed image, not a physical person. Below, several women in white saris with red and orange borders hold flower garlands and a brass plate with offerings. A woman in a saffron sari with a red bindi and rudraksha-style beads stands centre, and a man in white shirt and mala beads stands at right. Bystanders in plain shirts and colourful saris watch, including a small child in a striped shirt. Plantain leaves and decorations frame the scene.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA crowd gathers on a decorated stage at an outdoor event under a canopy of multicoloured tinsel streamers in red, green, blue, silver and pink. 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