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A photograph of a decorated orange and gold ratha procession vehicle on a street in Tamil Nadu. A large framed portrait of a smiling person in orange clothing with a beaded necklace sits atop the vehicle. A white banner across the front bears a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the left and a deity image on the right, with Tamil text. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, one carrying an orange flag, while a woman in a white sari walks nearby. Motorcycles, parked cars and roadside shops line the street.

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January 31 20092009-01-31A photograph of a decorated orange truck fitted with an ornate golden arched canopy and carved golden front panel, parked on a dirt road. A large printed portrait of a smiling long-haired figure in an orange garment and rudraksha mala is mounted atop the canopy. A white banner across the front shows a smiling figure in orange with a mala, labelled 'paramahamsa nithyananda' in Tamil, beside a colourful deity image of two figures garlanded with flowers, labelled 'Aanandadeveswarar Aanandavalli' in Tamil. The banner text reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and a Tamil headline for a Kodi Kann Darshana Ratha Padayatra, with a line about world peace and religious harmony. A man in white and yellow clothing walks beside the truck, and a driver sits in the cab. Printed portraits, not physical people, depict the figure on the canopy and banner.2009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31A decorated vehicle with a golden arched canopy and orange-and-marigold garlands drives down a paved road with motorcycles and a white car beside it. On its front a framed portrait shows a smiling woman in red garments. A banner below reads in Tamil with two framed portraits, one of a smiling woman in orange and one of deities. Three women walk alongside the vehicle on the roadside: one in an orange-bordered sari with orange cloth, and two in white saris. Roadside shops and multi-storey buildings line the street under a hazy sky.2009-02-13A decorated road vehicle, a truck with an ornate golden carved canopy and frame, leads a procession on a paved road lined with greenery. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala is mounted atop the canopy, flanked by an orange-and-blue flag. A white banner across the front shows two portraits: a smiling woman in orange with a mala, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda, and a deity pair adorned with flower garlands, labelled Anandeswarar. Tamil text reads Kodikkan Darshana Ratha Pada Yatthirai, with Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam printed on the banner. A man in orange robes stands at the roadside on the left, and another man in a white shirt stands on the right near the truck.A photograph of a gold-decorated ratha, a processional vehicle, moving down a paved street during a procession. Its ornate golden arch frame holds a framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair and an orange garment, garlanded with white and yellow-red flower strands. Another smiling woman in orange, a deity image and a banner with a gold-and-white design line the front. Saffron flags and marigold garlands decorate the vehicle, and a temple gopuram stands at right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, and a police officer in uniform is visible at left. The vehicle's front banner reads in Tamil script and bears two portraits; the central Tamil phrase is a procession title. Crowd count is small, the processional route is a roadway, and the sky is clear.2009-02-02February 16 20092009-02-16November 02 20092009-11-02 +1 copiesA street procession in a town, with a gilded ornate ratha/palanquin-style float carried on a truck. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing, labelled in Tamil script, sits atop the float. Saffron flags flutter beside it and marigold garlands hang from it. Ahead, a woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a placard, and another woman in white walks beside her. A banner in Tamil and English reads Kodikkan Thirsana Ratha Pada Yatra with a portrait of the same woman and a deity image. Shops, parked motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw line the road. +1 copiesJanuary 30 20092009-01-30A decorated vehicle with a golden ornate canopy and gold carved trim serves as a procession ratha. Above the windshield, a framed portrait of a smiling woman in red-orange clothing with a red bindi is garlanded with marigolds, and orange flags are fixed to the canopy. A white banner hangs across the front with a Tamil title, a portrait of a smiling figure in orange clothing at left, and a colourful deity image at right showing two figures adorned with garlands. No physical people are clearly identifiable as a person; a person in white stands near the vehicle at the side.2009-02-10January 31 20092009-01-31