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A street procession on a busy Tamil Nadu road in daylight. In the centre a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, barefoot, holds a long orange-and-white banner reading in Tamil and English 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam' and '1000 km Ratha Padha Yatra' with a photograph of a smiling woman and a deity image. Other men in white and in orange shawls walk alongside, one carrying a white placard with a portrait. Behind them a white Tata van labelled 'ANANDA BATHAM' and a decorated float with a canopy follow. Orange flags fly, and on the left are cycle rickshaws, a motorbike and shopfronts with signboards.

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A street procession in a town with rickshaws, motorcycles and a white Tata van marked ANANDA RATHAM moving along a road. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti barefoot walks holding a long banner with a wooden pole; the banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman and a deity image. Other walkers in white and saffron/orange flags follow, and some people carry placards bearing photos of a woman. Shops and a Nalli Silks billboard line the street under a sunny sky.A street procession in daylight on a town road lined with shops, a yellow auto-rickshaw at left and a truck behind. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk toward the camera, holding a long white banner printed in Tamil and red lettering. Two men at the front hold the banner's ends, and a man in the centre wears a white shirt and dhoti. Orange saffron flags and smaller white placards with portrait photos are carried among the marchers. The banner shows a framed portrait of a smiling person in pink, a photo of a deity pair with garlands, and the text 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam'. The marchers walk barefoot or in sandals on the asphalt.2008-11-18A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu road in daylight. In the foreground, a young man in white shirt and white dhoti holds one end of a long white banner, and men in white follow behind it. The banner carries a portrait of a smiling woman in pink, a deity image at right, and bold Tamil lettering. Orange flags and smaller white placards with portraits are carried behind. A yellow auto-rickshaw is parked at left beside shopfronts with signs, and a white truck and utility poles line the street.November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesA street procession in a city centre seen through a large white banner held across the front. The banner carries red and green Tamil script and a partial portrait of a smiling woman at its left edge. Behind it, a white Tata truck labelled ANANDA RATHAM in English leads the march, its windscreen showing the word Nithyanandam, and orange flags are carried by marchers. Several men in light shirts walk along the road past shopfronts and multi-storey buildings, and a uniformed policeman stands at the left edge. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008 15:08.2008-11-18November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a busy city road under a clear sky. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti carries a long bamboo staff and walks beside a large white banner printed in red and yellow with Tamil script and a deity image. Behind him a man in a white shirt holds an orange flag, another man in white holds an orange flag on a pole, and a man in a striped shirt and dark trousers carries a red cloth bag. A man in white clothing beats or carries a large round orange-red drum-like vessel. Behind them sit shop signs including a Reliance Mobile GSM advertisement and a Bombay Dyeing sale board, along with auto-rickshaws, cars, a truck and a cart on the road. A timestamp in the corner reads 11.18.2008 15:26.2008-11-18A street procession in an Indian city on a sunny day. A large white banner with red and blue Tamil lettering and a yellow-green lower panel is carried by marchers, and beneath it is a printed image of a deity murti decorated with garlands, a red-and-white crown and a trident-like staff. Behind, a small white placard on a pole shows a portrait labelled with Tamil text, and a decorated palanquin with an oval framed portrait is carried in the background. A man in the foreground wears an orange cap, white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala. Orange flags and a white truck with a person lettering appear in the street.2008-11-18November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesStreet procession in an Indian town on a sunny afternoon. A white van with yellow number plate drives down the centre of a busy road lined with shops, parked cars and motorbikes. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk beside it carrying saffron-orange flags, and a man in a checked shirt rides a bicycle through the group. A man on the left wears a white shirt and a beaded necklace and carries a red bag. Signboards include Citizen Bank and HDFC Bank, with a large advertisement board on the right. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2008-11-18February 02 20092009-02-02