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A night street procession moves along a city road lined with market stalls, shopfronts and a red and white roadside sign reading airtel 3G, plus a green and white EXIT sign in Marathi/Hindi script. Many devotees walk in a dense column carrying tall red and saffron flags, orange and red banners and a decorated palanquin or chariot lit with yellow lights at the front. Men in white dhotis and shawls, some with red shoulder cloths and garlands, lead the group; one person in an orange top stands at the left edge and several onlookers in shirts watch from the roadside. The scene is a ratha/chariot procession at night with a watermarked archive photo.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 15 20152015-09-15Night procession on a city street lined with market stalls and bright lights. A large crowd of men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with orange and white cloth, rudraksha and tulsi malas, and red headbands, walks behind a decorated palanquin carrying an ornate figure. A tall brass trident (trishul) is raised by a man in the foreground, and red flags with a gold-framed deity image flutter overhead. A large maroon banner in front reads the Hindi and English name of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham with portraits of a saint in orange robes and flower garlands along its lower edge. Police in khaki uniforms and masks stand at the roadside.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA night-time street procession moves down a wide road lined with shops and lights. At the front, men in white dhotis and red shoulder cloths carry a long maroon banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham with two painted portraits of a seated deity-like figure. Many participants in white or red attire follow, some holding red and saffron flags, and a saffron-robed sadhu walks at the front. Marchers with garlands and ceremonial items fill the road, with a police officer in khaki on the right and spectators watching from the roadside.2015-09-15A night street procession moves down a wide road lit by strings of lights on buildings. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry red and orange flags on long poles, some with small blue-and-orange emblem banners topped by marigold garlands. Two people in front hold a small decorated tray or altar. Behind them a deity murti or float is carried on a vehicle among the crowd. Roadside billboards and a green directional road sign are visible, with onlookers along the edges. Several people in uniform stand at the right edge.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15Night procession on a wide road lit by street lamps, with a crowd lining both sides. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red and saffron sashes, march carrying long red and orange flags on poles. A decorated float or palanquin with a deity murti sits at the top of the frame, flanked by two large painted or portrait figures of a saint in pink and orange robes with a white beard. A man in an orange shirt holds a small orange and white flag on a pole at the left. Marchers wear garlands and rudraksha-style beads around their necks. Several people are bare-chested with red cloths over their shoulders. Background shows lit billboards and temple structures.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15A nighttime street procession moves along a wide road lined with parked cars and streetlights. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas walk in the crowd, some wearing red sashes and beaded necklaces. Red and saffron flags on poles are carried high, and a decorated float or ratha with flower garlands and a canopy rolls near the centre. Two men in saffron and orange robes walk at the right edge, and a uniformed policeman stands near the roadside. A yellow barrier and a large maroon banner with a portrait run along the bottom. Roadside shops and a hotel sign reading Shiv are visible in the background.2015-09-15