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Outdoor street scene during a welcome procession on a wet road lined with buildings and parked vehicles. A large framed portrait mounted on a blue-trimmed vehicle shows a smiling figure in orange robes with a white bead necklace, seated before a tree trunk, with yellow and red flower garlands decorating the frame. Beside it, a man in orange robes wearing a heavy gold-beaded necklace and a red-marked forehead steps forward with his hand extended. A girl in a floral dress stands nearby. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with folded hands, line the road, and an older man in white bows in the foreground. A silver SUV and a red flag complete the scene.

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August 16 20092009-08-16Outdoor street procession on a wet road lined with lamp posts and buildings. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes wears a heavy gold necklace and a long gold-chain pendant, and walks with his right hand extended. Behind him a dark silver SUV is parked, and a devotee in white with an orange shawl rests a hand on its bonnet. On the left, a large framed portrait mounted on a blue cart shows a smiling man in orange robes with raised hands, flanked by a garland of yellow and orange flowers. Men in white shirts and orange shawls, some wearing lanyards, walk along, a young girl in a patterned dress stands near the cart, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks in the foreground. A tall orange-and-white flag stands on the right. The overall scene suggests a devotional procession.2009-08-16Outdoor roadside photo of a framed portrait mounted on a blue cart, garlanded with yellow and red flowers and a white garland. The framed portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a white mala, and an orange robe, standing before a large tree trunk. In the foreground a man in white shirt and trousers steadies the cart. Beside it, a young girl in a white floral dress and a man in an orange robe with a heavy gold-bead necklace stand near a silver SUV. Behind them, men in white shirts and trousers, some with lanyards, stand with hands folded. Yellow and blue road barriers, a building and a rainy sky appear in the background.2009-08-16Outdoor procession on a wet road under overcast sky with streetlamps and a multistorey building behind. In the foreground, a man with long hair tied back, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a yellow-and-white flower garland, extends his arm toward a blue handcart. The cart carries a large gold-framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha-style necklace, garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and a small plate of white flowers and brass lamp. Behind, several men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the road, and a silver SUV passes on the right. Printed caption on the portrait reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda.2009-08-16August 16 20092009-08-16Outdoor roadside photo under overcast sky near a modern highway with street lamps and a yellow-and-blue multi-storey building behind. In the foreground a man in a white shirt leans in with clasped hands, and another man in white stands among several people in white shirts with lanyards, some with hands folded in prayer. A large gilded framed portrait of a smiling long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, seated before a banyan-like tree trunk, is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers and carried by men in white. On the right, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and ornate gold necklaces holds a tall orange pennant and stands beside a silver vehicle, with a small red-clad figure nearby.2009-08-16November 25 20092009-11-25August 16 20092009-08-16August 16 20092009-08-16Outdoor photograph of a devotee welcome at a residential street. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange-and-gold garland and long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a silver car decorated with a white and yellow flower garland and a small red flag. Behind them a man in white kurta and a gold necklace holds a brass tray of yellow flowers, and a man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and tilak stands nearby. Along the street, many people in white shirts, checked shirts and saris stand with hands folded. Rangoli designs with oil lamps sit on the ground in front, and a yellow building with spectators on its balcony is visible at upper right. The orange-robed figure is an appearance-based candidate for a person, shown with long swept hair, saffron robe and garland.2010-01-09Outdoor photograph at dusk of a group of devotees gathered around a central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a red-orange cloth draped over the body, wearing a thick red and gold flower garland and a white forehead mark. Around him, men and women in white dhotis and saris with saffron-orange shawls press forward, some with hands folded, one woman with bangles adjusting a shawl, and others with shaved heads and white tilaka. A white vehicle and a green-and-white information board stand behind, with palm trees and a red brick wall in the background.2013-03-11Outdoor street scene at a residential lane with a silver SUV parked at left, its bonnet decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and a small red-and-blue flag. Centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long gold-bead garland and smiles with palms joined in greeting. Behind him, a man in white kurta and white dhoti holds a flower-decorated brass plate, and a young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread stands beside a brass kalasha-style vessel with yellow flowers. Lamps or diyas sit on a rangoli at ground level. Onlookers in white shirts and light clothing stand along the lane, and children watch from the right and a balcony at upper right.2010-01-09