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Night photograph of a white minibus with the words Nithyanandam across its windscreen header and BE BLISSFUL on the lower front panel, parked on a dirt road beside a large red and white Tamil-language billboard advertising a Kalpataru convention at Dhyanapeetam. The bus interior shows a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure on the dashboard area. The billboard lists dates, phone numbers and the website dhyanapeetam.org. No people are clearly visible in the scene.

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Night photograph of a large roadside billboard advertising a Kalpataru one-day meditation event, with Tamil headline and bulleted benefits, contact phone numbers, event date and times, and a website. A white bus with blue Nithyanandam lettering and the words 'THE BLISSFUL' stands at left, with a small framed portrait visible on its interior. A tall vertical banner shows a figure in orange robes beside the billboard, and a large folded orange fan-like prop stands at the right edge. No physical people are clearly visible in the scene.2009-02-15A 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.2009-02-13A yellow and maroon vehicle with the front windscreen sign reading Nithyanandam and a lower banner reading BE BLISSFUL is parked at night at an ashram. Its headlights are on and its front bumper shows the registration TN31 X1067. Strings of coloured fairy lights decorate a fence and trees behind it, and a red flag stands beside the vehicle. The side panels are painted with ornate religious imagery. No people are clearly visible except a partial figure at the far right edge.2016-12-12 +1 copiesA white minibus labelled Nithyanandam with the slogan BE BLISSFUL across its windscreen drives along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete block wall. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing garlands and a yellow shawl, walk alongside and in front of the bus. A man in a white kurta and yellow shawl with sunglasses walks at the right edge, and a yellow-and-orange flag hangs from a pole. Two passengers are visible through the windscreen. Tamil Nadu number plate TN24 Y3098 is visible on the front.2009-06-01Night photo of a yellow bus with a red flag and the sign "Nithyanandam" above the windscreen and "BE BLISSFUL" below it, moving along a paved path lined with decorated parasols in blue, purple and gold. Behind it, white-clad men carry long red poles and walk in a procession, and a woman in a red sari walks among them. A figure seated inside the bus is partly visible. Lights are strung through the trees.2016-12-12A white minibus with yellow wheels stands on bare dirt beside a green-roofed building with red trim. Its side panels are covered with large photographs and printed posters: a woman in a red sari, a grid of portrait photos of saffron-robed figures, and a black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with short hair. Blue and red banners along the lower body carry more small photos and printed text. Two men in white walk on the left, a man leans from the driver's window, and at right a woman in white and a figure in orange robes stand near the bus.2009-06-01December 22 20162016-12-22A white van photographed from behind, its rear window showing the words "Nithyanandam" at top and "BE BLISSFUL" below, with "Ananda Ratham" and "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" printed on the lower bodywork. Through the windshield a driver in white clothes with a hand near his face sits at the wheel, and a second passenger in white with a dark head covering and a beaded mala around the neck sits in the front seat beside him. Inside the van a printed notice reads about initiation steps for disciples of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Chain-link fencing and a roadside setting appear behind the vehicle.2009-12-23A 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.2009-12-26December 22 20162016-12-22A white minibus parked on dirt ground beside a concrete block wall and trees. Its side is decorated with large portrait photographs and a row of small framed images in red and blue panels, and the front windscreen reads BE BLISSFUL. A person in orange robes with a garland stands at the left near the bus door, holding a small object. Their face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain and the figure is described by role only.2009-06-01November 12 20082008-11-12