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Night-time outdoor procession at a temple-style setting. A large ornate golden palanquin or ratha with carved pillars and a gilded canopy stands on a sandy ground, housing a golden deity murti with a red backdrop. A signboard on the canopy reads Offering Darshan to Crores of People. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, many with raised hands. Several figures in orange or saffron robes stand at the left, one in saffron with a red-trimmed shawl holding a brass vessel, with colourful decorated umbrellas above a group. A priest in white stands on the palanquin platform. A woman in a red and gold sari is visible at the right edge.

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Night procession at an ashram courtyard. A golden, ornately carved palanquin-style ratha with a red cloth backdrop carries a golden deity murti under a canopy; a sign on the vehicle reads 'Offering ... to crores of people'. Ceremonial parasols with colourful fringed panels are held aloft. Devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls walk alongside, some holding drums and ceremonial items. A figure in orange robes stands near the front of the group, and several people in white gather around the vehicle, with one attendant standing on its platform beside the murti. A saffron-robed figure with a shaved head, seen from behind, stands at the front of the group; appearance alone is insufficient to identify anyone. Several people in white and orange-bordered saree attire watch from the crowd.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20Night photograph of an outdoor procession at a temple-like shrine. Two rows of devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand with palms joined along a sandy path. Several large colourful umbrellas with fringed edges, red, green and pink, are held aloft. At the centre a golden palanquin-style shrine holds a bronze deity murti with garlands, lit by a bright lamp. A seated figure in orange robes sits before a low platform with offerings, possibly a priest or sannyasi. Framed portraits are placed on the ground in front. Stars fill the dark sky above.2006-12-20Night procession at an outdoor temple setting with a golden ratha/palanquin shrine holding a seated deity murti, carved gold pillars and a red curtain behind. A sign on top reads2006-12-20Night-time outdoor procession at a temple-like site. A line of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange shawls, stands along a sandy path facing a golden ornate palanquin-shaped shrine lit by lamps, with a deity murti visible inside. Colourful umbrellas with decorative fringes stand beside the shrine, and a row of wooden benches lies at right. A man in an orange-and-white outfit stands near the shrine's front. Individual figures are visible and distinct, and a few more stand farther back in the crowd.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20Night procession outdoors under a starry sky. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry ornate embroidered umbrellas with gold fringe and long silver staffs. A bare-footed man in orange robes and an orange turban holds a silver kalasha-style vessel, while a man in white with an orange shawl stands before him with hands folded. On the right, a gold-decorated palanquin or ratha with carved pillars and a canopy is lit up, with framed portrait photos mounted on its side. Devotees stand in the background.2006-12-20Night procession at a temple-style event: a large gold-coloured palanquin with carved pillars and a red backdrop carries a deity murti, with a man in white seated beside it. Colourful decorated umbrellas and banners rise in the background, and a dense crowd of people in white clothing gathers in the foreground and beside the palanquin. Gold lettering on the canopy's top edge is partly readable.2006-12-20February 16 20092009-02-16Night photo of a temple procession at an outdoor site. On the right stands a golden ratha-style palanquin topped by a sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI", holding gold deity murtis of a seated couple. Framed portraits on the palanquin and nearby banners are labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA"; the banners show a man in an orange turban and a man in white with a red headcloth, which are printed images, not physical people. In front, a seated man in saffron robes sits on a small red mat with his feet bare, while a row of people in white dhotis and saffron shawls stand holding a silver kalasha pot and carrying colourful decorated umbrellas with fringed edges. Several more men in white kneel and stand around the palanquin, and a crowd watches in the background.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20February 16 20092009-02-16