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A yellow and brown TATA bus branded as the Ananda Ratha Yatthirai, parked outdoors on a paved courtyard beside palm trees. Its windscreen and side panels carry Tamil text reading Nithyanandam, and side panels show portrait images of deities and a person. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the right near the front of the bus, and a man in a red striped shirt stands beside him. A few people in white clothing are visible at the far left edge. Striped canopies appear in the background.

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A brown and yellow Tata minibus parked on a paved courtyard, painted with Tamil text reading ஆனந்த ரத யாத்திரை (Ananda Ratha Yatra) and நித்யானந்தம். The side panels show painted figures of deities and a bearded figure in orange and white, with phone numbers and a website printed on the lower panel. Palm trees and a colourful tent edge the background. No people are visible.2017-05-10November 08 20142014-11-08A yellow and white van with its rear doors open, parked on a paved road beside palm trees and a white stone structure. Inside the open rear compartment, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and flower strands, with offerings of fruit and flowers arranged in front. A small television screen is mounted in the van, and a seated figure in orange robes appears on a poster inside the open door. Banners and a loudspeaker are mounted on the roof, and a sign on the side lists Tamil ritual items and phone numbers. No physical people are visible in the scene.2009-12-25March 11 20172017-03-11A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red-and-white ID badge stands at the left, holding a brass plate and facing a small brass vessel while performing a ritual near a yellow-and-white vehicle. Inside the open side of the vehicle, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of red, white and yellow flowers, and yellow marigold garlands hang along the edge. Two framed photographs show a long-haired man in orange robes with rudraksha malas, one seated and one on a banner beside the vehicle, labelled with a caption. A small television is mounted above the shrine, and a white cloth drapes the back. Palm trees stand in the background.2009-12-26A photograph of an ornately carved gold-painted ratha, a decorated vehicle, on a village street during a procession. The carved golden cab and open platform are decorated with floral and scroll reliefs. A large framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban is mounted on the upper panel; it is a depiction on a print. A young man in a white dhoti and shirt stands on the platform beside a carved column, wearing a rudraksha-style mala. A driver sits in the blue-doored cab, and a red flag flies from the side. A banner strip along the lower panel carries Tamil text and small portrait photos. Two people walk past in the foreground, and children watch from the left beside a kolam-decorated ground.2006-10-20Photo 11690376A white Tata minibus labelled "Nithyanandam" and "Ananda Ratham" travels along a divided highway, decorated with a garland of white flowers with red accents across its front and orange flags on its roof. Its windscreen shows the driver and passengers inside. Behind it, a blue and yellow truck carries a large banner of a woman in orange clothing, also with an orange flag. A green highway sign points toward Salem, Pondicherry, Chennai and Madurai, and a silver car travels in the opposite lane.2009-02-13November 12 20082008-11-12December 25 20092009-12-25A photograph of an ornately gilded, carved golden ratha procession vehicle on a road, with a large arched portrait above the front cab showing a bearded man in a white turban and cream clothing, with Tamil text beneath the arch. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on the open rear platform of the chariot. A loudspeaker is mounted on the roof. A Tamil banner runs along the side panel. A bystander in white shirt and trousers stands at the right edge beside a roadside shop painted blue and yellow reading Nalli Temple of Costumes. Green trees and a dirt verge are visible.2006-10-09December 25 20092009-12-25