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Night photograph of a procession on a paved plaza lit by floodlights, with strings of coloured lights overhead. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls hold up a long red banner, while barefoot marchers stand on green leaf plates laid on the paving. Behind them a woman in an orange sari and a woman in white stand near a small shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, a tall lamp post, and draped red and gold canopy fabric on a ratha-like structure. Crowd members in white watch from the background. The banner shows a portrait of a seated figure in red robes and the printed text of a Mahashivaratri padayatra.

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March 06 20162016-03-06Night photo of a padayatra procession at an outdoor ashram courtyard lit by string lights and bright floodlights. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas with red-and-white shawls walk in line, some holding up hands in greeting or devotion. Foreground, a man in white with a red shawl holds a large pink banner whose printed Kannada and English text names a person and Mahashivaratri padayatra dates 26.02.2016 to 06.03.2016 and is captioned with a portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure. Behind, a crowd of onlookers stands under decorated trees, with a kalasha-topped structure at right. A tall palm and a small child in white appear among the marchers.2016-03-06 +2 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession on a dark road. Four men in white dhotis and white kurta-style garments with gold borders and red shawls stand behind a long maroon banner. The banner shows two printed portraits of a figure in saffron-and-red ceremonial dress wearing a turban and garlands, and carries a Hindi caption reading a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and Mahanirvani Akhada line with Paramahans Nithyananda Swamiji. Behind them, saffron and red flags and a lit ratha-style float with a golden figure can be seen. Two men at the right wear white with gold and orange cloth, one with arms raised. Marigold petals litter the road.2015-09-15A street procession of devotees in white shirts and dhotis walks past a temple gopuram-style shrine. Foreground: a young man in white holds the left edge of a long orange banner with Kannada text and a portrait of a smiling monk in saffron. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and a white shirt, with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style mala, walks forward. Behind, many marchers carry orange flags with a blue emblem and hold smaller placards. A woman in a green sari and a girl in a green dress appear among the crowd. Large shade trees line the road. The scene is a padayatra, a walking pilgrimage procession.2010-07-24A night street procession on a dark road with a white lane line. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and red-orange shawls walk behind a long maroon banner. The banner shows two printed portraits of a standing figure in orange-red robes, garlanded with flowers and beads, and reads in Hindi and Devanagari as a Nithyananda Dhyanapeeth banner for the Mahanirvani Akhada Mahamandaleshwar. Some men hold their hands raised or clasped in greeting. Behind them, a lit chariot-like float with orange flags and a ceremonial umbrella-style flag moves forward in the dark.2015-09-15December 31 20112011-12-31A night procession on a dark road. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange shawls carry a long maroon banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham, Mahamandaleshwar of Mahanirvani Akhada, with portraits of a figure in red and gold robes garlanded with flower and bead necklaces. Behind them, orange and red ceremonial flags and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a trident are visible, and a crowd follows in the dark. The man at right, in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and bead and gold necklaces, spreads his arm wide.2015-09-15Evening procession on a dusk street with a golden ratha/chariot at left, its carved gold pillars and a small seated deity figure draped in green and orange. A white banner reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a portrait of a smiling woman in red and a printed "Pada Yatra" label, alongside blue banners with Kannada and English script. Devotees walk behind in white kurtas and saffron, with women in white and red saris holding flower garlands and rudraksha malas. Ceremonial umbrellas and small placards are raised, and a flag-decorated pole and garlands hang from the chariot.2009-02-16