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Night procession outdoors at an ashram with red-walled buildings. A green sign reads NITHYANANDA TV LIVE, held aloft by a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a bead necklace. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis in orange turbans and shawls carry drums and ritual items, and a few wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a red sari with gold jewellery and a girl in white with a gold-bordered cloth walk nearby. A man in a blue-and-white checked cloth holds a bright tablet showing a live feed. Strings of small lights hang at the top right.

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Night procession on a temple grounds with a large crowd. In the foreground, young boys in saffron-orange turbans and orange cloths with rudraksha malas play small hand drums and cymbals; one boy in a white dhoti and white head cloth holds a cymbal. Behind them, many people in orange and white attire, some holding umbrellas, a brass kalasha-topped ceremonial staff, and a stone lamp pillar with lights strung overhead. A man in white stands at right and a cameraman films. A green banner at upper right reads partially 'NITHYANAN...' with 'LIVE'. Strings of lights hang in the trees. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2017-09-03February 21 20162016-02-21December 31 20112011-12-31Night procession on a paved path with many people in orange and saffron clothing. A man in the centre wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, carries a drum-like percussion instrument and a brass horn, and walks ahead of a group of followers. Children in orange dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one holding a small drum. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange garments carry tall ornate orange and gold standards and umbrella-shaped banners. Lamplight and street lights illuminate the scene, with trees in the dark background.2016-02-17September 28 20172017-09-28Night procession of orange-robed young participants moving along a paved path, lit by a bright spotlight. In the foreground a child in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads and a tilak plays a long brass horn (a ceremonial wind instrument). Beside him an adult in orange with a bead mala and a drum hangs at the waist, while another child in orange with gold borders gestures with a hand. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange-clad attendants carry tall orange and gold ceremonial banners and a decorated kalasha-style umbrella on poles. A white horse-like figure stands in the background. Lamplit trees surround the scene.2016-02-17Night procession with drummers and devotees in saffron-orange and red robes and orange head-cloths playing large drums. In the foreground, drummers strike drums with sticks, and a young boy in a cream dhoti and rudraksha mala plays a wooden stick instrument. A blue and gold umbrella is held above the procession. In the background, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and gold chain, walks beside a glowing golden ratha or palanquin decorated with lights and a deity image. Red flags are visible at right.2017-08-25December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02August 25 20172017-08-25September 28 20172017-09-28Night photograph of a temple procession on a paved courtyard lit by string lights. In the foreground a young saffron-robed sadhaka with a bare chest, rudraksha mala and white tilak holds a flaming torch aloft. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a bare chest plays a large drum. Other saffron-robed boys in orange turbans and malas stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and men in white dhotis observe. A gold-covered palanquin or ratha stands in the background among red-walled buildings. No identifiable figure in the scene is clearly a person by appearance, so the subject remains uncertain.2017-09-03