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Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees walking along a tree-lined road beneath a yellow banner reading "SRI SRI SRI SAIBABA PREMAMAYEE MANDIR" with a "WE WELCOME" sign, dated 9.10.2008 and showing the name "SRI SRI PARAMAHANSA NITHYANANDA SWAMIJI" with small portrait photos. Women wear saris in orange, pink, purple and green, and several girls stand in front. A man in white dhoti and shawl leads the group, with men in white and orange kurtas nearby. A red and yellow canopy and strings of bunting decorate the scene.

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Outdoor photo along a roadside on a hazy overcast day, with tall trees framing the scene. A yellow and red banner hangs across the road reading a welcome message for an event at the Sai Baba temple at Bidadi. Beneath it, a red and yellow canopy shelters a gathering. Several people stand along the road in the foreground, including a bald man in a white shirt and a woman in a sari, some in white and dark clothing. A portrait of a woman appears on the banner. Vehicles and a small motorbike pass on the road in the background.2008-10-09Outdoor temple procession under a canopy strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A long line of devotees walks along a paved path lined with palms and a tree. In the center, a man with long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe walks with hands folded; he appears to be a person figure, but the cues are insufficient to be certain. Nearby, a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti carries a flower-decorated basket, a woman in a purple sari with gold jewelry walks beside him, and an orange-robed attendant follows. Petals and confetti fall through the air. A kumkum-marked woman in a blue sari holds a pink flower. The scene reads as a ritual procession with a kalasha-style offering.2008-10-09Outdoor festival crowd beneath a large tree with orange marigold garlands, lining a path under a striped and marigold-decorated canopy. Many devotees stand densely packed: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in yellow, green and maroon saris, and children. A woman in a yellow sari holds a bouquet of white flowers, and a man in white in the foreground holds pink flowers. A man on the left has a red tilak on his forehead. A man in the middle distance photographs with a camera, and a black speaker stands on a stand at the back. Garlands line the railing along the right side.2008-10-09Outdoor temple entrance decorated with an arch of orange and yellow marigold garlands, green mango-leaf torans and banana-leaf pillars. A red carpet runs toward a white temple gate where a crowd of men in white dhotis and kurtas and some in saffron and orange robes gathers. In the foreground a bespectacled man in a white shirt and trousers walks forward. A woman in an orange sari with a marigold garland stands with hands joined in namaskar near the centre. A cameraman with a video camera on the right films the procession of devotees.2008-10-09A welcome procession on a red-carpeted path under a canopy decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands and a banner reading "Welcomes Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Several women lead, carrying silver trays of rose petals and a small brass vessel; the woman at centre wears an orange sari, the one at left a red-and-orange sari, and the young woman at right a blue and pink bandhani sari. Behind them a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala palms together in greeting, and a second saffron-clad devotee walks nearby. Men in white shirts and trousers stand to the right, some with hands folded, and a photographer's camera is visible at the edge of the frame.2009-09-10Outdoor village gathering under a striped awning with orange streamers and a flagpole, during an event with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a woman in a yellow-green saree with a yellow blouse stands with hands clasped, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at right. Behind them women in colourful sarees and men in white dhotis and shirts stand close together among mud-walled houses with thatched roofs. No a person appearance is clearly visible among the people shown.2009-08-03Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered on a dusty open ground before an ornate golden-carved ratha or chariot canopy at the right. Many women in colourful saris stand at left and centre, including a lime-green sari, a pink sari, a magenta sari and a white sari with blue border. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at right, some in lavender and white. A man in a white shirt with an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder stands on the chariot platform holding a long pole, and a cameraman films from beside him. Green trees and a white corrugated shed sit in the background under an overcast sky. A purple-and-white logo appears at upper left and a timestamp at lower right.2006-10-09July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor street photo of a large crowd of women, girls and young children lined up along a dusty roadside in front of low houses and palm trees, looking toward something off-frame. Many women wear sarees in orange, pink, green, navy and purple; one woman in the centre wears a pink shawl over a saffron-orange top. Strings of yellow and green bunting stretch across the street. A roadside sign in Kannada reads 7th Maha Kumbhamela with a banner beside it, and a person stands on a vehicle at the back. A man in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2007-02-02Outdoor procession on a dirt path at an ashram event. A figure in orange robes with a saffron-orange turban and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre, receiving a bow from an elderly woman in a pale gold sari. Behind them, ceremonial umbrellas in red, blue and gold, with peacock motifs, are held over the path, and a man in white dhoti and a shawl walks in the background. Marigold garlands hang along a canopy at left, and a large banner at right shows a smiling portrait of a figure in orange with a turban, alongside portraits of other men and Hindu temple artwork. A woman in a magenta sari stands at the right edge. Several people in white and gold clothing line the path. Trees and palms surround the scene.2007-01-30Outdoor procession under a bamboo-framed arch decorated with greenery and marigold garlands, a large yellow parasol with painted deity figures held overhead. A central figure in a white dhoti and shawl, with orange-saffron garment, stands at the center as devotees surround him; people in white shirts, a woman in a green and gold sari, a woman in a red sari with flowers, and a shaved-headed priest with a bare upper body and sacred thread stand nearby, some with folded hands. A man in a red and white striped shirt holds a camera-like object. Roadside fields and parked cars are visible behind.2008-10-09Outdoor gathering on a dirt ground in front of orange and blue draped tent canopies. A central figure in an orange turban, orange robe and a red and white flower garland stands with hands joined and smiling, facing a woman in a red and maroon sari with a folded-hands greeting. Around them, devotees in saris and white shirts and dhotis look on; a woman in a beige sari holds a silver vessel, and a man on the left wears a yellow shawl over white clothes. Trees and a small concrete building stand behind the crowd.2010-02-17