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January 29 2010

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd on a dirt road near a white ornate temple gopuram under construction with scaffolding. Several people hold up a long blue banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Mahasamsthana, Bidadi, with a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes on the left. Around them, women in white and cream saris and men in white dhotis and shirts walk among onlookers, including a child in a checked shirt and a man in a red shirt. A woman in a green top raises one arm toward the banner. Trees and utility poles line the roadside under a clear sky.2010-01-29A crowd moves through an open dusty area beside a white temple gopuram and a decorated stage. Foreground: a man in a green jacket and blue head wrap holds a blue banner printed with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and the institution name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Mahasamstana, Bidadi. Behind him, devotees in white and light clothing raise hands, some wearing white headwear, and a decorated chariot or float with colourful ornaments appears in the background. Trees, a street lamp and parked cars surround the scene.2010-01-29A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road toward a red gateway with a tall shrine structure at left. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis carry bright orange-red flags, some with a dark emblem, and several hold small placards. Drummers in white dhotis play large drums in the centre foreground. Ornate palanquin-style canopies and a decorated float with gold and red panels move through the crowd, with banana plants lining the route. Boys in white and a man in a red shirt walk among the marchers, and a photographer in a light shirt stands at the lower right. A white boundary wall and a tree-lined hillside form the background under a cloudy sky.2010-07-24August 03 20092009-08-03A dense street crowd in a town lane moves past a blue banner held aloft by several men. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, with the printed text "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Mahasamsthana, Bidadi" in English and Kannada script. Many people in the crowd wear white kurtas and white caps, and some wear saffron or blue clothing. Along the street are multi-storey buildings, palm trees, rooftop spectators, a yellow banner and a Kannada signboard. Strings of decorative flags hang overhead. The scene appears to be a procession in Mandya, Karnataka.2010-01-29February 02 20072007-02-02June 24 20142014-06-24December 24 20092009-12-24January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor procession on a tree-lined road with a decorated palanquin-style float carried on poles, topped by a white canopy and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, with orange-saffron-robed figures seated or standing on it. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play a drum and wind instruments, and a crowd of devotees in white, saffron and colourful saris walks alongside, with parked cars and a corrugated fence behind. Small colourful umbrellas or fans with red emblems accompany the float. A visible on-screen label on the right reads a Kannada signboard. a person appearance is uncertain; the seated figures on the float cannot be reliably identified.2007-02-02A large outdoor crowd gathers on a dusty road under leafy trees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with some in saffron or orange clothing and several wearing hats or turbans. At the centre, a decorated float with an ornate pink and white arched canopy and marigold garlands carries two seated figures in orange robes, while a white-draped platform sits in front of it. Yellow festoon strings hang from the trees and hoardings with portraits and printed text line the roadside. A bus is parked in the background.2007-02-02February 19 20072007-02-19