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A procession of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walks through a street toward a stone temple gopuram. Many hold tall saffron flags on poles, and several carry a large banner with rainbow-patterned borders reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a portrait labelled with Tamil text. Striped umbrellas line the roadside, and mountains rise in the background.

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A procession of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls marches through a street toward a large stone temple gateway with a tall gopuram rising behind it. Many orange flags are raised, and a colourful umbrella with tassels is carried at right. In the foreground, a long white banner is carried by men in white clothing, its printed portrait showing a long-haired figure in a white shawl beside a crowd of white-clad participants. A devotee at right wears a rudraksha mala. Shops and a hillside appear in the background.2008-08-01A procession in front of a large South Indian temple gopuram-style gateway with a row of pillars. Men and women in white dhotis, saffron shawls and orange sashes walk behind a long white banner held by two men in white, its printed text reading in Tamil, with a portrait of a long-haired figure in the top left. Saffron flags are raised, and two decorated umbrellas with orange-and-white tassels stand at right. Several people in orange and white carry flags and umbrellas along a street lined with shops.2008-08-01A procession of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stands in front of a tall gopuram temple gateway with a mountain behind it. A large banner is held across the front, reading in Tamil a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name and2008-08-01A procession in front of a large South Indian temple gopuram, with a tiered stone gateway and a hill behind. Several men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk forward, one in the centre wearing an orange cap and carrying the banner. Orange flags wave on poles, and two ornate umbrellas in orange, green and red with tassels are held up on the right. A banner in Tamil and English shows a photo of a woman and the words 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam' above 'Milk Abhishekam Procession to 1008 Lingas, Tiruvannamalai'. Market stalls and shop signs line the street on the left. The a person candidate is not visible in this image.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A procession at a temple gopuram-lined hall in Tiruvannamalai. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts hold a long white banner with purple and blue Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and Tamil lettering reading 1008 lingam milk abhishekam urvalam, showing a photograph of many white-clad devotees with lingams. One man wears an orange cap and sunglasses, the other a white cap. Both carry orange flags. Behind them stand devotees in orange and white, and on the right a red and orange umbrella is visible. Pillared corridor and temple tower in background.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession of devotees walks through a temple corridor lined with grey stone pillars. Many people wear orange or saffron shawls and white dhotis, and many carry brass pots. Several hold tall orange flags bearing a purple and white bird emblem. In the foreground a banner is carried, and a decorated ceremonial umbrella with red, blue and gold tassels appears at right. A gopuram-style shrine with deity figures stands in the background.2008-08-01Outdoor street procession in front of a temple gopuram with a colourful tiered tower. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a man beside her in orange garments lead the crowd, while many men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry orange flags and a long banner. Umbrella-shaped canopies with fringed yellow and red edges flank the procession, and small shops and a signboard line the street. A decorated banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hangs across the group, and an elderly man in white with an orange shawl stands in the foreground.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01