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February 13 2009

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A white Tata minibus labelled "Nithyanandam" and "Ananda Ratham" travels along a divided highway, decorated with a garland of white flowers with red accents across its front and orange flags on its roof. Its windscreen shows the driver and passengers inside. Behind it, a blue and yellow truck carries a large banner of a woman in orange clothing, also with an orange flag. A green highway sign points toward Salem, Pondicherry, Chennai and Madurai, and a silver car travels in the opposite lane.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13A white Tata minibus with the windscreen banner reading "Nithyanandam" and "BE BLISSFUL" is parked on a dirt ground, its front decorated with a marigold garland. Its side panel reads "Ananda Ratham, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" with an address in Bidadi, Bangalore. A thatched-roof shelter stands to the left, with several people in white clothes nearby. Through the windscreen a seated figure in dark robes is partly visible, and on the right a man in white stands beside the open door. Tall flags and a thatched structure with colourful bunting appear behind.2008-04-19A white minibus labelled Nithyanandam with the slogan BE BLISSFUL across its windscreen drives along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete block wall. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing garlands and a yellow shawl, walk alongside and in front of the bus. A man in a white kurta and yellow shawl with sunglasses walks at the right edge, and a yellow-and-orange flag hangs from a pole. Two passengers are visible through the windscreen. Tamil Nadu number plate TN24 Y3098 is visible on the front.2009-06-01A white van photographed from behind, its rear window showing the words "Nithyanandam" at top and "BE BLISSFUL" below, with "Ananda Ratham" and "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" printed on the lower bodywork. Through the windshield a driver in white clothes with a hand near his face sits at the wheel, and a second passenger in white with a dark head covering and a beaded mala around the neck sits in the front seat beside him. Inside the van a printed notice reads about initiation steps for disciples of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Chain-link fencing and a roadside setting appear behind the vehicle.2009-12-23Devotees walk along a roadside in a procession near a factory boundary wall. In front, a man in white shirt and dhoti holds a saffron flag and gestures forward, while a banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in saffron robes and beads beside text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and an international peace and religion slogan. A white bus with a person lettering and BE BLISSFUL text is behind them. Women in white saris with gold borders and beaded necklaces walk alongside, one carrying a bag. A blue sign reads Ashok Leyland Hosur Unit-I, with trees and streetlights beyond.2009-02-13A procession on a paved road at dusk: a white Tata van with a person and Ananda Ratham lettering and a garland across its bonnet leads a line of men in white clothes and orange-bordered garments walking beside the vehicle. Behind them a decorated float with an orange and gold canopy and a large framed image follows, along with trucks, cars and motorcycles. Orange flags mount on the van, and roadside buildings and a billboard stand to the right.2009-02-12December 26 20132013-12-26A photo taken on a hilly roadside in a small town. A white minibus with blue lettering reading "Nithyanandam" and "BE BLISSFUL" and "Ananda Rath" is decorated with a marigold garland and topped with an orange-red flag. Motorcyclists ride around it: a man in a yellow shirt in front, a man in a white shirt in the foreground, and a rider in a checked shirt at right. Behind them stand a small red-roofed shrine, low buildings and rocky hills under hazy sky. A timestamp on the image reads 12.04.2008.2009-02-10June 01 20092009-06-01February 13 20092009-02-13A roadside procession on a wide two-lane road beside a guardrail, with a white minibus on the left and a decorated float or ratham in the background. A man in the foreground wears a white polo shirt, orange dhoti, a beaded mala and a forehead mark, holding an orange flag with a black emblem. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the road, some carrying orange and saffron flags. Telephone poles, low buildings and a green field with water stretch along the right side under a pale sky.2009-02-13