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Outdoor street procession in India with a red and green ceremonial umbrella fringed with white and teal tassels overhead. A shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a red undershirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, while beside him a priest in orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead holds a brass oil lamp and a small bell during aarti. Crowd members in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in orange, and a man in a saffron shawl gather around, with saffron flags and shuttered shop fronts behind. A flower-filled brass plate sits in the lower foreground.

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December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession under a bright sky with red and orange parasols trimmed with tassels. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, layered gold-and-bead necklaces and a gold-trimmed shawl, gesturing with one hand while speaking. Beside him, a younger person in orange robes and a gold pendant necklace holds a parasol pole. Other orange-robed attendants carry umbrellas and a round orange-and-blue decorative fan. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man with glasses in a white shirt walk along, and a photographer with a camera stands in the background. Trees and a low building line the street.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession outdoors in front of a red-brick building with green roof edges and a banana plant. A large multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled fringe, red, blue, yellow and green panels, is carried over the front. A bald man with glasses in an orange robe and gold necklace leads at centre, with a gold ceremonial staff and a red cloth over his arm. Behind him men in white robes with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas carry brass and gold ritual items, and a tall gold trident-shaped staff stands in the foreground. Many devotees fill the crowd, some in orange robes with long hair and beards. A white van with a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam is visible behind.2010-01-02A photograph of an outdoor ritual procession under a bright sky. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead, and reaches toward a silver bowl held by a man in white on the left. Behind him, another man in an orange robe with a gold necklace and a mala stands near a red ceremonial umbrella, while people in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with folded hands, surround them. A blue building with the sign "a person KIRTANALAYA" is visible in the background. a person is the smiling central figure in the orange robe with long hair, gold necklace and tilak, presented in a ceremonial role.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky. Several umbrellas in orange, blue and red with tasseled edges and a dove emblem are carried above the group. In the centre, a woman in a maroon sari holds a brass pot topped with green leaves and red flowers. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, and a bearded older man in a white kurta with a green-bordered shawl walks at right. Trees and small buildings line the background.2006-12-26July 27 20082008-07-27December 25 20082008-12-25July 26 20102010-07-26December 26 20102010-12-26October 15 20082008-10-15May 18 20122012-05-18