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November 26 20112011-11-26November 26 20112011-11-26A silver minivan with a red beacon light on its roof is parked on a dusty dirt lot in front of a rural compound. Beside it, other silver vans and white buses are parked, and a man in a khaki uniform walks past. A woman in a light blue sari stands by a silver van near a thatched shelter. Behind them, a banner with colourful triangular bunting hangs over a small signboard with Tamil text, beneath leafy trees and a water tank.2009-08-06November 26 20112011-11-26A dusty open lot in front of a long orange two-storey building with a green corrugated roof and trees behind it. Several white vehicles are parked: a white SUV in the foreground on the left, a white van in the centre, and a white minivan on the right with a small blue flag on its front. A group of about a dozen young men in casual shirts stands on the building's verandah and near the vehicles, watching. No deity, ritual or a person depiction is visible.2011-11-26A photograph taken outdoors on a dirt forecourt. A person in orange robes with a long orange-red shawl and long dark hair stands at the open rear passenger door of a silver Toyota Innova. A silver SUV is parked to the right, and a green-roofed red building with a lattice window stands behind, with palm trees and a low concrete wall beyond. The person's back is turned to the camera.2008-07-17A silver Toyota Innova minivan parked on a dirt lot in front of a low concrete wall and palm trees. Through the rear side window sits a person in orange robes, visible in profile. A white minivan with its door open is parked behind it, with a white-clad figure near its open door. Gravel and rubble lie at the right edge.2008-07-17A silver Ford Endeavour SUV with a spare tyre cover on its rear door drives across a dusty open ground at an outdoor event. A large map signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Bidadi Ashram stands at left. At right, a yellow and orange banner shows a figure in orange and red ceremonial attire with garlands seated on a white throne, surrounded by men in white shirts and dhotis pressing their hands together. Several chappals lie on the ground at right, and the lower edge shows the backs of seated spectators, including a woman with hair in a bun.2010-09-15Daytime photo of a roadside scene with several white cars parked or moving along a street. In the foreground a white Toyota Innova with a front bull bar and yellow-green-white Indian registration plate faces the camera. Beside it a white Toyota Etios has an open driver door and a red-and-white banner or sticker with printed text on its bonnet. Behind them, a white SUV and a roof-rack vehicle with a red-and-orange banner line a road lined with flowering trees, a metal gate, and roadside hoardings. No people are clearly visible in the scene apart from a distant figure near the gate.2015-05-03A white Tata SUV with a red beacon light on its roof moves slowly through a crowd on a hazy day. The windshield shows a seated figure in orange-saffron clothing behind the wheel, partly obscured by reflections. On the right, a crowd of men in cap, uniform-style khaki and white kurta stands close to the vehicle, and a few hands are raised. A photographer's camera with a long lens in the foreground takes the picture, with a hand pointing near the front of the car. A red number plate in the foreground reads a Hindi-style name and number. In the background, a temple-like structure with a flag and utility poles are visible. The image shows a vehicle procession through a roadside crowd.2013-02-11A silver SUV with an orange flag on its front bumper drives along a sandy approach at an ashram entrance. A roadside signboard titled Nithya Annadhaan shows a smiling woman, rows of seated people eating, and a food-offering photo, with a line about donating a day's annadan. Beside the road stand two grey stone naga serpent sculptures with deity figures, scattered sandals lie near a thatched shelter, and palm trees rise behind a block wall. No people are clearly visible on the road apart from a partly visible figure in white near the right edge.2009-12-17May 19 20122012-05-19