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Evening photograph at a temple-style hall where a long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style garment and sleeveless orange-red top smiles while touching a floral arrangement of pink and white flowers and green leaves on a tray. Behind him, a red and multicoloured fringed umbrella is held over a procession of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with white forehead markings. On the left, a man in orange robes stands on a raised golden platform decorated with marigold garlands, and another man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera-like object near a banner reading part of 'Nithyanapeetam'. A woman in a white sari stands at right, and several people fill the background crowd. Many people are visible in the frame.

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Night procession with a bare-chested priest in the centre holding a decorated brass kalasha pot wrapped with white jasmine garlands and purple flowers, a poorna kumbha welcome. Behind him, a young man in saffron robes and a white garland smiles while walking. Nearby, men in white and saffron garments and rudraksha malas move through a crowd beneath a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tassels, strings of coloured lights and red flags overhead. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2009-01-11A nighttime procession photograph at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. A man in an orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a gold necklace stands under a multicoloured canopy umbrella printed with Dhyanapeetam lettering and a dove emblem; he holds the umbrella's pole and smiles. Behind him, several people wear orange and white clothing. On the left, a man in a red-and-orange robe holds a tall gold staff. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a child in a checked shirt crowd close, with a yellow object visible at the lower right.2007-12-23Night procession photographed in a dense crowd of devotees dressed in white. Behind him, a deity murti sits on a decorated palanquin under a multicoloured rainbow-striped arch with gold finials and garlands, carried under a white fringed umbrella and a red-and-blue canopy. A flame torch is held aloft, a drummer in a brown shirt plays a drum at lower centre, and a woman in a red blouse with a bindi stands in the foreground.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed in a crowd. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth with an orange-and-yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with glasses also holds his hands in namaste. Behind them, a golden deity murti or ceremonial figure is carried on the right, and two large umbrella-like canopies with multicoloured tassels and orange cloth hang above. Appearance-based cues on the central figure (long swept hair, saffron cloth, flower garland) suggest a person, shown in a procession with devotees.2007-12-23Night photograph of a crowd gathered around a central man in an orange saffron robe, holding a flower bundle of white jasmine and pink blooms. Behind him, a red and yellow fringed canopy on a tall pole is held aloft by a man in an orange-saffron robe on the left. A man in a white shirt with a moustache and a red-shirted man reach toward the central figure, while many devotees in white and colourful shirts press forward under dim lights.2009-01-11December 23 20062006-12-23A procession on a dirt road. In the foreground, a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange shawl wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant and stands with his hands clasped at his waist; a red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him, a red and blue banner with white lettering and yellow-and-green triangular flags is held up on poles. A drummer in white with an orange sash plays a barrel drum. Men in white clothes and orange scarves walk along. On the right, a bald man in white clothing holds a long silver-topped staff. The presence of a long-haired man in saffron with gold ornaments matches a person candidate, but his appearance is only moderately distinctive, so the identity is uncertain.2005-12-31Night procession with a ceremonial red, green and yellow umbrella overhead and string lights strung through palm fronds. At centre, a young man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland, walking among devotees. Around him, men in orange and white dhotis go bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white vertical tilak marks. A man on the right in a saffron dhoti carries a silver-rimmed vessel wrapped in white flowers. A figure in a red shirt stands nearby, and a man in white at left holds a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a ratha or procession welcome in a temple precinct, with flags and lanterns visible behind.2009-01-11February 16 20092009-02-16Night procession photographed from the crowd. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron cloth and gold beaded necklaces, raises a tall brass ceremonial lamp or ritual vessel overhead. Behind him are colourful fringed parasols in red, green, blue and white, and a decorated palanquin or ratha. Surrounding devotees wear white clothes and orange shawls, and several people hold up mobile phones. A large flame-shaped lantern glows at the top left. The photo is taken at night and the scene is dense with people.2007-12-23January 11 20092009-01-11