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November 11 2013

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A roadside scene on a dusty street lined with palm trees, where a large printed banner stands on the left. The banner shows a smiling man with long hair in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange robe, beside deity images at the top and Kannada text below. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks past the banner while a small group of men in white and dark clothes stand near parked cars, a motorbike and a white van. Concrete structures and a water tank sit in the background.2013-11-11A roadside street scene with large billboard banners mounted along a dusty shoulder beside a paved road lined with palm trees and parked cars. The foreground banner shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, surrounded by small devotional images of deities and Kannada text in a pink-and-white layout. Several more banners stand along the roadside. A few people in white and dark clothes stand near the banners and cars, and a stacked pole frame stands behind them.2013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11March 22 20082008-03-22A photograph of an unpaved, dusty ashram road lined with palm and tall shade trees. A single person in a white dhoti with a yellow-orange cloth draped over the shoulder walks away from the camera down the center of the road. A red compound wall runs along the right side, and a white billboard with a blue and purple logo stands in the distance beside a purple circular emblem at top left. A low pile of grey gravel and a curb are visible at the edges of the road.2013-07-09Dusty unpaved road lined with parked white and silver vans and cars, with a crowd of pedestrians walking toward the camera. A man in front wears an orange shawl and saffron robe, another wears a red scarf and striped sweater, and others carry white plastic bags. In the centre, a decorated red-and-yellow vehicle with a sun motif carries a seated figure dressed in white beside a painted panel, while blue-and-red Indian-style gateway structures and a tall temple spire stand in the hazy background.2013-02-05July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA dusty unpaved road leads toward an orange gateway in a procession scene. Many people in white clothing walk in a long column, many carrying red and orange flags on poles. In the centre-right, a decorated palanquin or float with garlands and green-yellow decorations is carried forward. A figure in an orange robe stands at the left edge of the road, and men in yellow and green traditional clothing walk alongside the procession. A man in grey trousers and a shirt with a camera bag walks in the foreground. Banana leaves and a white boundary wall line the route, with a blue-and-white draped stand at the right. Utility poles and trees sit beyond the wall under an overcast sky.2010-07-24April 04 20082008-04-04A photograph of a crowd walking along a dirt path lined with coconut palms under an overcast grey sky at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam grounds. Many devotees wear white shirts and white dhotis or saris, with some in pink, green and blue. Several men have vibhuti and a few carry rudraksha malas. Strings of orange and blue-white bunting run along the path, and white tents and a red banner reading LBT sit in the background. A large number of people are visible, all walking away from the camera toward the tents.2009-07-07December 31 20052005-12-31A procession walks along a dusty unpaved road lined by coconut palms, a grey breeze-block wall on the left and a white signboard on the right. Ahead, a robed figure in saffron/orange clothing walks at the centre of the group, with a person in bright yellow beside him. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and shirts carry or walk near large colourful ornate umbrellas or canopies, and a person in white holds a drum. A large orange flag rises above the crowd. Several men in white and dark clothing walk alongside, consistent with a utsava murti procession with umbrellas and a drum escort.2009-12-23