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Outdoor procession on a dusty road under a clear blue sky. Colourful parasols with bird emblems and fringed edges are held aloft above the group. A man in white dhoti and shirt in the foreground carries a parasol and walks beside a man in red kurta, white shawl and gold-bordered dhoti. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walk; a bearded sadhu in orange wears a large rudraksha mala and carries a golden staff. A central figure in white dhoti with gold border, wearing a long red flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, walks barefoot holding a trident-topped staff. Several people in orange and red clothing follow, and a woman in a turquoise sari with yellow shawl stands at right. A sign reading Nithyananda charitable dispensary appears in the background.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A festive outdoor procession on a dusty road. Several decorated ceremonial umbrellas with yellow, red, blue and green panels, embroidered with flowers and bird emblems and fringed with tassels, are carried overhead. A trident-topped staff is raised at left. A man in white shirt and a lanyard badge with a portrait stands in front. Behind him, people in saffron-orange robes and red-and-white clothes walk; a central figure in a white dhoti with gold border wears a red flower garland and gold necklaces with hands raised in greeting. A bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha beads walks beside an umbrella bearer in red and orange. Other participants in pale blue and white garments follow. A white building with a signboard reading Nithyananda Charitable Dispensary stands at right. No candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identification is made.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees under bright sunlight. Three large ornate umbrellas with red, yellow, blue and green panels and fringed tassels are carried above the group. A man in white with a dark head wrap and an identity badge on a lanyard walks at left. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border and a red flower garland walks with hands folded in greeting; a candidate matching the page's Swamiji reference is present, showing long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a red garland, so this is a probable appearance-based candidate. Nearby, saffron-robed sannyasis carry a trident and wear rudraksha malas, and a bearded sadhu in saffron walks among them. Several devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls follow, and a bamboo-framed structure stands in the background.2009-01-01A procession on a dirt road beside a grey block wall and palm trees under a clear blue sky. Central figure wears saffron robes, a white and orange flower garland with a red tassel, and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with hands joined. Behind him, saffron-robed men carry a golden trident and a golden staff, and several colourful parasols with yellow, red and green panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. A bearded man in saffron robes and gold necklace walks at right, while men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and boys in white walk along the sides.2008-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession moves along a sandy road lined with palm trees under bright daylight. Several umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies are carried on long poles, and a golden trident is raised at centre. Many people walk in the procession: men in orange saffron robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a central figure with long swept-back dark hair wearing a white sari-style garment with a red floral garland and gold ornaments, and bearded men in orange robes. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl walks at right, and a man in cream sherwani walks at left. A large crowd of onlookers fills the background.2009-01-01A procession on a dirt path under palm trees, with several colourful ceremonial parasols in red, orange and blue tassels overhead. At the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe and gold-bordered shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, walks forward. Around them, men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and orange shawls carry brass vessels and lamps, and one man in white wears an identity badge. A trident-topped pole rises among the parasols. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a garland and beaded necklaces, consistent with the page's reference to a Jayanti celebration procession.2007-01-01February 02 20072007-02-02December 28 20082008-12-28An outdoor procession with several colourful ceremonial parasols with red, green, yellow and blue panels decorated with floral and bird motifs and tasselled fringes, held aloft by devotees in white and orange. A tall golden trident (trishul) is carried upright at centre. In the foreground, a long-haired man wearing a rose-and-white flower garland and a white dhoti with an orange shawl walks beside a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes and a beaded mala stands near a young boy in orange and white. Many people in orange and white crowd the scene, with a fence and dry scrubby bushes behind.2009-01-01