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Outdoor procession on a red carpet runner in front of a white building with a green roof and a sign reading Nithyananda Mission Secretariat. Two parasols with red, yellow and green fringed canopies are held aloft. Several men in orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand along the carpet, some with ceremonial gold garlands. A bald man in an orange robe walks barefoot at the centre, flanked by a man in white clothes and uniformed police officers in khaki standing behind. A man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at right beside a white vehicle. Dirt ground, trees and a few other people in white clothing are visible in the background.

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December 30 20082008-12-30A procession of saffron-robed sadhus walks down a red carpet in front of a white building with red-tiled roof, outside a sign reading Nithyananda Mission Secretariat. Two large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured fringes, yellow, red and blue panels and gold emblems are held over the group by attendants. A bald man in an orange shawl and white-bearded man in orange robes walk at centre, while others wear orange garments, rudraksha malas and beads. A man in white shirt and dark trousers stands behind. A banner above shows a portrait labelled Nithyananda Mission. Banana plants and flowering beds line the path.2008-12-30A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks down a red carpet in front of a white building with a red-tiled roof, the Nithyananda Mission Secretariate. A large banner above the entrance shows a black-and-white portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda, with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo at top right. Two colourful striped ceremonial umbrellas are held over the group, one by a man in white on the left and one near the entrance. A central figure in orange robes and a shaved head, wearing a rudraksha mala, walks at the front, flanked by other orange-clad monks and women, one wearing an orange turban. Garlands hang on the sannyasis' necks, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands nearby. Potted plants, flower beds, garden lamps and a row of folded chairs line the path.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession at an ashram on a red carpet, with several saffron-robed sannyasis walking past a white building with a RETARIAT sign. Two colourful umbrellas with yellow, red and blue panels and tassels are held above the group by attendants. In front, a man with a grey moustache wears an orange robe with a green-and-yellow shawl and a beaded mala. Behind him, a shaved-headed monk in an orange robe and orange turban wears a rudraksha mala. A bald man in an orange robe and mala walks beside him, and on the right a long-haired sannyasi in an orange turban and robe with rudraksha beads gestures toward the group. Attendants in white and devotees stand in the background, and a man at left holds a camera. A partial banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda.2008-12-30Outdoor procession at a Bidadi ashram walks along a red carpet between two large ceremonial umbrellas with colourful panels of red, yellow, green and blue. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; the front-left man carries a shaft of one umbrella and wears orange robes with a rudraksha mala. The second figure from the right wears an orange turban and orange robes; the figure at right wears an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala. Behind them a white-clad attendant stands on the path. A white single-storey building with a sign reading SECRETARIAT and small garden lamps lines the scene, with a grass lawn and red earth to the sides.2008-12-30Saffron-robed sannyasis walk along a red carpet outdoors under two colourful umbrellas with yellow, blue and green floral motifs and tasselled edges. In the centre, an older man with grey hair and a saffron robe with a green-embroidered shawl walks barefoot-style in sandals, with a rudraksha mala. Attendants in orange robes with orange turbans and rudraksha malas walk around him, one holding a umbrella pole. A white and maroon tent with draped fabric stands behind, with a silver SUV on the left. Festival setting.2008-12-30Saffron-robed sannyasis descend the front steps of a whitewashed building beneath a banner reading "NITHYANANDA MISSION SECRETARIAT" with a black-and-white portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA N...". Two decorated parasols in red, yellow and blue with tasselled edges are held over the group by attendants. A central figure in saffron with a shaved head and orange shawl walks at the front, flanked by saffron-clad monks, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Men in white dhotis stand on the upper step, and a red patterned carpet with a red runner covers the path. Potted purple flowers and banana leaves frame the scene.2008-12-30A procession walks along a red carpet with gold border motifs under a white canopy at an outdoor event. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers leads the group. Two saffron-clad figures in the foreground walk away from the camera, one with a saffron shawl over white clothes. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange hang along a railing and pillar, and large speakers and a draped stage stand at the right. A banner partly visible at the back reads Ananda Mission, and a green carpet lies at the left.2008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30