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February 02 2010

A street procession in a village lined with palm trees and a thatched hut. A man in a flowing orange-saffron robe walks in the centre of the road with his hands raised in greeting, while a crowd in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas stands on both sides. A silver minivan with an orange flag mounted on its front fender waits on the left, its driver visible behind the windshield. A roadside signboard with Tamil text stands on the right beside a yellow building.

Outdoor photo at dusk of a saffron-robed sannyasi walking along a dirt road with palms pressed together in greeting. He wears an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a woman in orange sari offers a garland. Around him men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, and a uniformed police officer is behind them. A silver car with a red flag and a Nithyanandapeeta Mahasamsthana sticker is on the left. Behind them an orange and blue draped stage and a tree line complete the scene.

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A silver Ford SUV with a windshield banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha Mahasamsthana and an orange flag on its bonnet is parked on a street lined with strings of orange triangular pennants. Devotees stand at the roadside by an orange-painted building; a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at the car door, while women in white saris with gold borders and orange blouses fold their hands in namaskar, one holding a floral offering plate with a garland. A large printed portrait on the wall beside them, with Tamil text, shows a figure in an orange turban, and a person watches from a balcony above. No identifiable a person is visibly present in the car or scene.

Outdoor street scene beside a silver SUV. A man in saffron-orange robes stands at the centre with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him, a saffron-robed attendant and several men in white shirts and white dhotis gather on a dirt road. Scaffolding and a tall banner, partly in Tamil, stand behind the group, and a green leaf and a pot appear at the lower right. The orange-robed man appears to be a person, shown by his distinctive saffron robes and greeting gesture while being welcomed by devotees.

A photograph of a silver-gold sedan on a dirt road outside a residential compound, decorated with a white and red garland draped across its front. A line of devotees stands on the right with palms pressed together in greeting, many wearing white dhotis and shirts. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands on the left, facing the car with his hands raised. Houses, a yellow bus and trees fill the background under an overcast sky. A wall with a gate runs along the left edge.

A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 is driven along a muddy dirt road lined by a crowd of devotees greeting it. Men and women stand at the roadside in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a red striped sari with a white shawl presses her palms together in namaskar, and a man in a striped polo holds an orange cloth. Several people wear saffron garments and a banner in red and white hangs in the background near a concrete building. No person clearly identifiable as a person is visible inside or beside the vehicle, so the identity remains uncertain.

Outdoor street scene at a roadside welcome. A silver SUV with a blue and white placard reading "Nithyananda Mahasamsthana" and a small orange flag on its bumper is parked at the left, its door open. A man in all-white ritual clothes stands at the vehicle, reaching toward the door with a hand while others press palms together in greeting. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands nearby, and another woman in white and gold holds a garland. At right a woman in an orange and white checked sari joins palms in namaskaram. Behind them a large orange banner shows two framed portraits of men in saffron turbans, with a Tamil quotation and a figure of a man in orange in the left background. Overhead, strings of orange triangular flags with a dark emblem stretch across the street.

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