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A white minivan labelled ANANDA NANDI and தியான பீடம் (Dhyana Peetam) parks on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with large black speaker cabinets strapped to its roof. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the driver's side door, hands pressed together in greeting. Two people sit inside: the driver in white clothes with a mala necklace, and a passenger in orange. A framed photo of a man in pink robes, labelled as a portrait, is taped to the dashboard. Another figure in white stands at the left edge, and a distant person in white walks along the road.

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A white van with the words ANANDA NANDI across its windscreen and Tamil lettering on its bonnet, decorated with balloons, streamers and confetti, and topped by large black loudspeakers. A man in white clothes raises a peace-sign hand from the driver's seat, and a smiling woman in an orange shawl sits beside him; a printed photo of a figure in pink robes is taped to the dashboard. Several people in white and yellow clothes stand behind the van beside a red building.2007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24A white van with a stack of large black speaker cabinets strapped to its roof stands outdoors under a clear blue sky, beside white buildings with green corrugated roofs. A man in the foreground wears a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, seen from behind. Another man in white clothing stands to the right, and a woman in white sits in the van's open front passenger window, smiling. Audio equipment and a generator are visible inside the van's open side door.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A white minivan with a dusty dirt road and tree-lined roadside sits at the center of an outdoor scene. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt, white trousers and a red lanyard with an ID badge stands barefoot at the left, gesturing toward the van. A shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border stands at the right beside the open front passenger area. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style mala sits in the driver-side rear window, and an orange cloth is draped over the van's dashboard. Vehicle plate reads TN 04D 3553.2011-12-19December 31 20092009-12-31December 25 20072007-12-25April 08 20052005-04-08A white SUV-style van speeds along a dusty road past a red-brick wall, blurred with motion. Several men cling to its exterior: a man in an orange saffron robe stands on the side step, while two men in white dhotis with yellow borders hang from the open side, one waving an arm. Black equipment cases are strapped to the roof rack. Palm trees and a street lamp appear in the background. The scene suggests a devotee procession travelling to an event.2010-12-27A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with trees and bamboo. A white Tata utility vehicle with a windshield banner reading "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM" leads the way, with large speaker boxes mounted on its roof. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts and drummers in dark shirts and dhotis walk alongside, some playing large drums. Several decorated umbrellas or canopies in pink, green and yellow fabric rise above the crowd, and orange-red flags are carried on poles. A bald man in a white kurta and dhoti walks in the right foreground. Trees and bamboo frame the background.2010-12-22A white van travels down a dusty dirt road in early morning fog, with palm trees and a red-walled building behind. Several black cases or speakers are strapped to the roof with rope. Three men cling to the back of the van, one in an orange robe on the left, and two in white dhotis with maroon borders, one raising an arm.2010-12-27A white Maruti van with a blue Dhyanapeetam sign on its windscreen and a blue dove-style logo on its door stands on dirt ground at an outdoor procession site. Luggage bags in red, blue and orange are piled on the roof rack beneath a wooden palanquin-like frame. Garlands of white flowers hang from the front bumper and the windscreen. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a plaid shirt and checked lungi, and a man in a blue kurta and a man in yellow-orange clothing stand near the open driver door. Trees and red flags are in the background.2006-10-20