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A 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.

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A street procession moves along a busy urban road lined with shops, signboards and parked cars. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in the foreground; one carries a long pole with a saffron-orange flag, another holds a saffron flag aloft, and one man in a white shirt and dark trousers carries a red cloth bag. A large white banner with red and yellow Tamil lettering is held along the left side. A man in the front holds a wide orange-red metal pan or vessel. Auto-rickshaws, cars and a white van are visible in the background, along with a Reliance Mobile billboard and a yellow Bombay Dyeing sale sign.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.2008-11-18November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesA 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.2008-11-18A 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 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.Street procession in a busy Indian town, with men and women in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-orange saris walking on the road. Several orange flags are carried aloft, and a bearded man in white raises his hand near the centre. An older man at right wears a magenta head cloth and a round rainbow badge on a white outfit. Behind them, several blank white placards are held above the crowd beneath a sign reading in Tamil script at the top. In the foreground a woman with a long braid and yellow-checked shawl faces away, and a man in a grey shirt and trousers walks at left. Vehicles and a motorbike line the roadside.2009-02-02Street 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 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession moves along a wide, dusty road lined with shops and signboards, including a Reliance Mobile sign and Tamil-script banners. In the foreground, men in white shirts and white dhotis carry white and orange flags bearing a blue emblem, and one man in white holds a flag on a pole while another carries a white MadharSha shopping bag. Behind them, a long line of marchers in white and some in darker clothes fills the road under strings of pennant flags, with a large banner on the right. No individual is identifiable as a person in this view.2006-09-24