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Night photograph of a crowd gathered around a dark car decorated with a red and white banner reading NITHYANANDAM and colourful tinsel-covered kalasha-style decorations. Above, a canopy of green banana leaves and red, blue and purple cloth hangs over the street. Saffron-clad sannyasis stand near the car, one in orange dhoti with a bare chest, another in white. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand beside them, and many devotees in white shirts press forward to see the vehicle. A shaved-headed man in an orange garment is in the lower right foreground. Lights glow in the background.

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July 01 20142014-07-01Night photograph of a festive street welcome. A dark car with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM on its windshield is surrounded by crowds. Above it hang a palm-leaf canopy and a red, blue and multicoloured draped awning, with colourful tinsel-and-foil decorations and a bright gold-wrapped ornament in front of the windshield. Several saffron-robed monastics stand beside the car in orange and white dhotis, some with bare shoulders, one raising a hand in greeting. Uniformed police in khaki stand nearby, and a bald man in orange in the foreground faces the car. Spectators press in from both sides under the canopy and the scene is lit by electric lights.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Night photograph of a welcome procession at a street event. A dark car with a white banner reading "NITHYANANDAM" across its windscreen is decorated with tinsel and colourful garlands; ornate pink, blue and red fabric canopies with green banana-leaf swags hang overhead. Several saffron-clad men and young boys in white dhotis stand near the car, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands by. A bald man in the foreground wears a saffron cloth and a beaded necklace, and a crowd of onlookers presses in from both sides, some reaching toward the car. Brightly lit street scene.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Night-time photo of a crowd gathered around a dark car with a visible sign reading NITHYANANDAM on its side, at a decorated street event. Overhead, a red and blue canopy is trimmed with pink and white fringed cloth, green leaf festoons and tinsel-like decorations. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the car, gesturing. A shaved-headed man in a saffron/orange cloth with red-brown beaded necklaces stands in the foreground with hands pressed together in greeting, while other devotees in white shirts wear red and orange malas and reach toward the vehicle. Motion blur suggests movement through the crowd.2014-07-01Night-time photograph of a dark car with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windshield, passing under a canopy decorated with green banana leaves, blue and red cloth, and hanging tinsel and glitter ornaments. A figure in orange robes sits in the back seat behind the glass. Around the car, a crowd presses close: men in white dhotis and shirts, uniformed police in khaki with caps, and a shaven-headed man in saffron robes with beaded malas in the foreground, his arm raised toward the vehicle. The scene looks like a roadside procession or greeting.2014-07-01A night-time photograph of a silver car draped with colourful tinsel and a painted face decoration on the bonnet, its windscreen showing the red-and-white sign reading NITHYANANDAM. Beneath a palm-leaf canopy and a decorated archway, a crowd presses close. A man in a white shirt on the left reaches toward the bonnet with his hands together. Two saffron-robed men with shaved heads stand beside the car, one with palms joined in greeting, and a uniformed officer in khaki with a cap and belt stands on the right. Several men in white dhotis and shirts crowd behind them, and the bright headlights glare across the scene.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01June 27 20142014-06-27Night photograph of a street procession at a devotee's gathering. A dark car with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM on its windshield is at the centre, drawn through a crowd of devotees. Above it hang decorative arches of banana leaves, tinsel, a glittering ornament and a red-and-silver decorated frame with a hanging lamp. A man in a white shirt smiles at the camera with hands on the car bonnet. Beside the car a bald man in an orange-saffron cloth stands with a sash-wearing attendant in white. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among the crowd. The scene is lit by warm bright light.2014-07-01Night photograph at an outdoor event under a striped canopy with multicoloured fabric, purple fairy lights and red and white string lights. A black SUV stands at left with its rear door open, and a smiling woman in a dark top leans toward the vehicle. Several monastic men in saffron and orange robes line the path, one in a deep red-brown robe with a gold-trimmed waist cloth and bare shaved head, while a man in a red shirt and white dhoti stands nearby. At right, a bald elderly man in glasses and an orange shawl holds a long white and red flower garland.2014-07-03