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Night street scene of a procession. Two men in white shirts or white dhotis hold up a long banner with a red border and yellow-cream background, and a man in white dhoti stands at the right edge. The banner shows a large portrait labelled with a name, a figure in orange robes and a red turban with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, smiling with a raised hand, and a round inset of a deity pair on a decorated vehicle. White flags with blue emblems are visible behind the banner. Printed text announces an Ananda Ratotsavam procession on 28-10-2006 at Tirunelveli. A red truck is partly visible at the left.

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September 24 20062006-09-24Night street photo at a roadside event. A large red and orange banner on the left shows a smiling man in orange with a turban and beaded necklaces, beside a deity murti on a decorated vehicle, with Tamil text. Beside it, a second banner shows three small framed portraits of men in suits. In the foreground, a row of men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the road, several with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. An older man in an orange robe and orange turban sits on a blue plastic chair at the centre of the group. Men in casual clothes watch from the right, and a scooter is parked at the edge.2006-09-24Night street procession in India. A woman in an orange-and-white saree with a beige cardigan and rudraksha mala holds one end of a long banner while walking. Behind her a man in a white shirt and white mundu wears a rudraksha mala, and another man in jeans holds the other end. Other marchers carry white flags with a blue emblem on bamboo poles, and a woman on the left has white tilak markings. The banner shows a smiling man in a white turban with a red bindi beside a portrait of an older man, with Tamil text reading that a meditation centre welcomes them with joy. Street lights and shopfronts line the road.2007-07-25October 20 20062006-10-20February 12 20092009-02-12A street procession of men in white shirts and dhotis marches under a large vinyl banner reading Dhyana Peetam Oosur (Kalai) in pink and purple letters, with a waterfall and yellow flowers in the background. Two figures on the banner wear orange headwraps, orange robes and rudraksha malas; the left one is a painted-style figure and the right one is raising a hand in blessing. A smaller placard on the right shows a portrait of a figure in an orange turban and robe. Several people in front carry orange flags, and a boy in white kurta with a round badge stands at left. Bunting with blue logos hangs above the street.2006-09-24Night outdoor procession of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts holding white flags with a blue emblem on poles. In the foreground, two men stand side by side holding a long white banner printed with portraits of two smiling people in white head wraps and a Tamil slogan. A decorated float or palanquin with a deity picture and a kalasha-like canopy is visible in the background, along with several women in saris and a man wearing a rudraksha mala. Lights and a stage structure appear behind the crowd.2007-07-25September 24 20062006-09-24September 23 20062006-09-232008 - Post August - Powerful homa in Sirkazhi by trained AcharyaJanuary 30 20092009-01-30A street procession in a town with shops and a small roadside shrine. Two men in white shirts hold a long white banner on wooden poles; the banner shows a large portrait of a man with an orange turban, red bindi, long dark hair and layered gold necklaces, labelled as a Paramahamsa Nithyananda portrait, with the Nithyananda Youth Foundation Osur branch printed in Tamil and English. Behind them are other marchers in white and orange saris, a bare-chested man near the edge, and a second poster above showing a man in orange robes with a turban. Shop signs and a pink-and-green banner on the right line the road.2006-09-24