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December 28 20082008-12-28A silver SUV decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers and a large carved wooden peacock-like vehicle ornament on its bonnet is driven forward past a white building. Several saffron-robed men walk alongside: one with a long beard and orange shawl near the driver's side, others in orange with rudraksha malas and garlands, one holding a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels. A few women in white and orange salwar stand on a red carpet at left. Above the building hangs a Kannada-language sign and a poster with a grid of portrait photos reading Jayanti 2009.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28Outdoor photo of a silver-grey SUV decorated with garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers and a gold-coloured peacock ornament on the bonnet, parked before a white wall with the sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana" above it. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand beside the car; one holds a long staff and another holds a ceremonial umbrella with a multicoloured canopy over a shrine on the right, which has red drapery and gold carved pillars. A bearded man in orange with a mala stands near the front of the car, and a pointing gesture is visible. Palm trees and a bright sky frame the scene, and a poster with photos is pinned to the wall.2008-12-28July 15 20112011-07-15December 29 20092009-12-29December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor street scene in front of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA 04 MN 4448 partially visible. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a garland of white flowers stands at the center, with a multicolored ceremonial umbrella held above him, decorated with bird and emblem motifs and tassels. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls walk barefoot, including one in a deep red kurta. To the right, women in yellow and white saris carry ceremonial items. Behind them a large banner shows a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and a smaller portrait of a mustached man, with green palms and trees in the background.2007-01-30Outdoor photograph of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 stopped on a dirt road as a welcoming crowd gathers. Men and women in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange saffron shawls around their shoulders and stand on both sides of the vehicle. A figure in an orange turban and orange clothing sits in the open rear passenger door, with another person in the front seat. Strings of white and blue bunting are strung across the road, and a framed portrait hangs on a pole in the background. Green trees and hills fill the background under a bright sky.2008-11-11December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph at dusk of a silver Ford SUV pulling up in a dirt courtyard beside white block walls and tin-roofed sheds. Inside the windscreen, figures in saffron robes sit in the vehicle. A man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands on the ground greeting arrivals, flanked by attendants in white dhoti and saffron shawls. Colourful fringed parasols in red, blue and green are held over the group, and a decorated ceremonial umbrella stands at right. Red-and-white painted stripes run along a low wall, and a figure in white stands near the sheds.2007-02-10