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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low breeze-block wall. Dozens of devotees walk in a crowd, many in white kurtas and sarees, others in saffron-orange robes of sannyasi-style monks. A decorated palanquin-style float with garlands and a deity murti is at the left, with an orange-robed attendant beside it. A large multicoloured umbrella and an orange banner on a pole are held above the crowd. A blue roadside sign with text stands at the left edge.

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A large crowd walks along a dirt road in a procession during a religious festival, with palm trees and a low concrete wall behind them. Many people wear white and cream kurtas and saris, while others wear saffron and orange robes. A woman in a red sari walks at lower left and a child in a pale dress is in front. A colourful striped parasol with fringe is held over the procession, and a saffron banner flies to its left. At upper left, a figure in orange stands beside a decorated deity murti with garlands, near a blue sign with text. The scene suggests a procession with a decorated deity.2009-01-02Outdoor procession along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete block wall. At the front, a decorated palanquin carries a deity murti and a framed portrait, with attendants in saffron clothing walking beside it. A large striped umbrella in yellow, red and blue shades a figure in the procession. Many devotees follow: men in white kurta-style shirts and dhotis, women in white and cream saris, and a woman in a red sari. Some people in orange and saffron robes walk among them, one with a full beard. A drummer in white at the right beats a drum, and a child in yellow sits near the lower right. Scattered petals or confetti cover the road.2009-01-02A large devotional procession walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete block wall. A crowd of many dozens of people, mostly in white and off-white clothing, with some in saffron or orange robes, walks with hands held in namaskar. Near the front, several robed figures in saffron carry a decorated palanquin-style float with a framed portrait, a deity murti, a colourful arch of flowers and a yellow banner on a pole. A large umbrella with a multicoloured canopy shades the procession. A blue sign with text stands beside the road, and a small hill and water tower appear in the background.2009-01-02A large outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete block wall. At the left, a decorated float carries a framed portrait and a deity murti under a colourful arch, with attendants in saffron/orange robes standing beside it. A striped multicolour parasol with fringe is held over the procession at right. Hundreds of participants walk along the road: many in white kurta and dhoti or white salwar, women in white and yellow saris, some in orange and saffron robes, and children in pink and light dresses. A sign on a pole shows blue text in a regional script. The crowd appears to number well over one hundred people.2009-01-02A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees, a low concrete wall and a blue roadside sign. A decorated palanquin-style float carries a framed portrait and a deity murti, with a figure in saffron standing beside it. A colourful striped umbrella is held above the float. Many devotees walk behind in white dhotis and kurtas, saffron and orange robes, and white and yellow saris, with a woman in a red sari in front. The sky is pale and hazy with distant hills.2009-01-02December 23 20082008-12-23January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam festival. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front, some with shaven heads and white tilaka marks, one with a long beard. Behind them men and women in white and cream dhotis and saris walk along, and on the right devotees in pale blue and pink clothing stand with hands pressed together in namaskar. Above the crowd a multicoloured parasol is held aloft, and a framed portrait draped with floral garlands is carried on a palanquin-style float in the background.2009-01-02A procession on a dirt path outside an ashram, with palm trees and a low thatched shelter behind. At the center, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style orange-beaded garland walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella, carrying a brass pot on a tray. Around him, men in orange and white robes and women in white saris with yellow shawls walk or stand with palms pressed together. Several colourful umbrellas with peacock-like motifs are carried along the procession. A large signboard with a site map stands to the left, and a banner reading Nithyananda Amrutham is visible in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA procession walks along a dirt road at dusk, led by a figure in saffron/orange robes with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, walking beside another saffron-robed sannyasi with a full dark beard. Behind them an ornate multicoloured parasol with a bird motif is held aloft, and a framed portrait is carried on a decorated palanquin-like structure. Devotees in white saris, white kurtas and orange shawls walk alongside, some with garlands and rudraksha malas. Low buildings and a rocky hill sit in the background under a pale sky. (a person for the saffron-robed leader with long hair, rudraksha mala and orange garment, appearance-based only.)2009-01-02A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees. In front, a man in orange robes with a white headband walks at the center, flanked by several men in saffron and orange robes, one with a full beard, and white-clad followers. A large multicoloured parasol with fringed edges is held overhead. Behind them, a palanquin-style float carries a framed portrait of a robed figure, decorated with garlands and flowers, with an orange-robed attendant standing beside it. Many devotees in white and light clothing follow along the road.2009-01-02