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Night photograph of a festival procession on a dark road. In the foreground a white Tata van labelled "ANANDA RATHAM" with "Nithyanandam" on its windscreen banner, its headlights on and orange-red flags fixed to its roof. Behind it an illuminated decorated vehicle carries a lit deity figure and a framed image, with glowing oil lamps and fairy lights. A crowd of people in light clothing stands along the roadside at right, and a single figure walks in the middle distance.

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January 20 20092009-01-20September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesDusk photograph of a dirt road in a rural area with palm trees and low buildings. A white Tata van labelled "Ananda Ratham" and "nithyanandam" leads a procession toward the camera, its front decorated with garlands. Behind it, an illuminated truck with red and orange lights carries a large framed portrait with a woman-like image and a glowing lamp. Several people in white clothes walk beside the vehicles, one holding a white banner. A small flame is visible near the truck. Trees and a distant building line the horizon.2009-02-16January 20 20092009-01-20Night street scene of a yellow TATA vehicle decorated as an "Ananda Rath" with the word NITHYANANDAM on its front and the Tamil number plate TN 67 M 4188. Two men stand on top of the vehicle's rooftop structure, one in a white dhoti and shirt. Headlights and streetlights illuminate the road. At right, a man in a white kurta holds a saffron-red flag on a pole, and a bald monk in saffron-orange robes stands at the edge of the frame. Shopfronts and a sign line the street behind.2015-09-15 +1 copiesJanuary 29 20092009-01-29September 15 20162016-09-15March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20162016-09-15Night procession photographed from a distance in dark surroundings. A group of people in white and light clothing walks along a dim road toward a decorated vehicle lit by bright floodlights and small coloured lights. On the right, a figure in orange clothing stands beside an ornate green-and-gold ratha or chariot, with a tall decorated structure rising above it. Several people walk in the foreground and beside the vehicles, and a tall lit pole or light stands in the background.2016-03-02February 12 20092009-02-12September 15 20152015-09-15