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Collage of three street photographs of a protest march in Chennai. Left and right panels show a long column of men in white dhotis and shirts carrying red-orange flags on a city road with parked cars and buildings. The top-right panel shows marchers in white holding red-orange flags and placards, with a man in a striped shirt in front. The bottom-left panel shows a close view of marchers with red flags. A large blue-and-white bus and a red-orange banner appear in the background.

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A collage of three photographs of a street protest. The top panel shows a long line of men in white shirts and dhotis standing on a road with buses and buildings behind them, holding red and saffron flags. The bottom left panel shows a crowd holding saffron flags and a large banner with Tamil text. The bottom right panel shows a man in white with a raised arm and an orange shawl, surrounded by people holding flags and a banner. A portrait appears on a banner, and the people shown are protesters, not a person.2010-07-30July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA two-panel collage of a street procession with saffron-orange flags. Left panel: marchers in white and blue shirts and white dhotis walk past an ornate gopuram-style temple with a tower, holding red-and-white signs reading "WE WANT OUR RELIGIOUS RIGHTS!" that show a small portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Right panel: a close view of marchers holding red placards reading "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA CHAMPION OF MODERN HINDUISM" beside a portrait of a saffron-robed man with a beard, and another sign reading "MY FAITH IS MY RIGHT". Police in khaki uniforms stand along the roadside, and a sign reads "WHO IS GOING TO SAVE HINDU DHARMA". The printed portrait on the placards is a depiction, not a physical person.2010-07-24 +1 copiesTwo stacked photographs of a street protest. The top frame shows men in white shirts raising fists and holding a large orange banner with a portrait of a smiling figure in a white head wrap and red forehead mark, with Tamil text. Beside it, a water tanker truck is visible. The bottom frame shows a long line of protesters holding orange flags and placards, including several people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, standing shoulder to shoulder on a roadside. A large orange banner with the same portrait and Tamil text stands at right.2010-07-30July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA street procession of many women in plain white saris and dresses walks along a road, most carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. Several hold white placards with printed slogans and some wear round orange-and-white badges on their clothing. Some participants wear colourful patterned saris, and a few carry small bags. Trees and a parked vehicle line the background. The crowd is dense, filling the frame, with women of varied ages moving together in an orderly march.2010-07-24 +1 copiesA two-panel collage of a road procession. The left panel shows a large crowd of people dressed in white walking along a busy road, with auto-rickshaws, cars, a truck and motorcycles passing, and roadside shops and buildings behind them. The right panel shows a wider road procession with many people in white and some in saffron and orange clothing walking alongside a decorated float or palanquin carrying flower arrangements and banners, with uniformed police officers visible at the front of the march. Bright red and orange banners are carried throughout the crowd. The scene conveys a long pada yatra, a walking pilgrimage with a ceremonial palanquin.2010-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 30 20102010-07-30Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam +1 copiesA photograph of a street procession on a dusty road under trees, with a crowd of devotees walking and carrying large orange-red flags with a dark blue emblem. Many women in the foreground wear white garments and orange-red shawls, and one woman in front wears a white outfit with a white sash, holding a flag pole. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk, one older man on the right wearing a rudraksha mala and holding folded hands. Several people wear white, and a red placard is visible at the left edge. Some banners and a tent structure appear in the background.2010-07-24 +1 copies2010 - Photo Album +3 copiesA collage of three photographs of a rally, with a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees holding up orange and red flags and handmade placards. The placards show a portrait of a man with long hair and an orange-garbed look, printed with slogans such as "Religious Persecution Down Down!", "Right to Live in My Chosen Religion", and "Hindu Pride" style messages, plus "Is the world's spiritual leader untouchable?". In the top right panel, older men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind a sign in Kannada script. Women in white saris and salwar suits hold placards in the centre and lower panels, some with orange shawls. The bottom right panel shows a woman with a bag on her shoulder among the crowd. The people visible across the panels are a sizeable group of marchers.2010-07-24