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June 23 20132013-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23Night photo of a village road lined with palm trees where a black Ford SUV with a printed red banner reading NITHYANANDAM drives slowly forward, headlights on. Two small orange-canopied ornaments sit on the roof area. A line of women in saris and sarees stands along the left side of the road, hands pressed together in greeting. Beside the vehicle, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks carrying a tray with a small brass vessel and green leaves. Several men in white and checked shirts stand at the right edge. A white kolam rangoli with coloured accents is drawn on the asphalt in front. Orange-robed figures are visible further back near the vehicle.2013-06-23 +2 copiesNight street scene in a residential lane lined with houses, blue awnings and strings of coloured lights. A black SUV with a NITHYANANDAM banner on its windscreen and headlights on drives toward the camera. Along the roadside, a line of devotees stands in greeting: a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and rudraksha mala gestures with an open hand, a younger man in orange and red stands beside him, and several women in yellow, white and red saris, some with folded palms and one holding a brass plate with flowers. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible, plus others further back in the crowd.2013-06-23 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27Night street scene at a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A black car with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM is parked on a red carpet, with its headlights on. Crowds of devotees line the street, many in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground a man in a striped shirt and red cloth over his shoulder stands near the car. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha beads walks beside the carpet, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands in front of the car. Strings of green leaves hang overhead and a golden gate is at left. Many people are visible, well over twenty.2014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23Night photograph of a dark SUV driving slowly through a narrow village lane lined with thatched-roof huts and a whitewashed house. The windshield bears a red banner reading NITHYANANDAM, and the headlights are on. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and around the vehicle, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded garlands and gold pendants. A red flag flies from a pole on the left, and a few onlookers stand in the background.2014-06-27Outdoor temple-style procession on a paved courtyard beneath a decorated canopy hung with colourful striped pillars and paper lanterns. A line of women in sarees in green, orange, blue and multicoloured tones stands at left, while a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the centre-left holding a tall ceremonial staff. Near a dark car on the right, a man in an orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha beads stands beside a bearded man in red-brown robes with a white flower garland, a gold necklace and a red turban, who holds a ceremonial staff; another man in a white dhoti holds an umbrella. A gilded deity figure and ceremonial umbrellas are visible at the far right. Several orange and white-clad devotees attend in the background.2016-12-03February 03 20172017-02-03Night-time outdoor photo at a Dhyanapeetam centre entrance lit by street lamps. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Centre, a man in saffron/orange robe with a white flower garland walks forward. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl carries a brass kalasha topped with green coconut leaves and flowers on a tray. A man in white holds a tall flag staff bearing a yellow banner with a red floral border and white dove emblem, while a multicoloured umbrella is held above the procession. Several other men in white stand nearby, and a white-draped table and a silver vehicle are in the background.2009-08-03January 01 20142014-01-01