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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.

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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.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 31 20092009-12-31January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered around an open-backed vehicle decorated as a mobile shrine. Inside the vehicle, two deity murtis are dressed with garlands and flower decorations, and a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes is mounted on the side panel. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, press forward, with one man in the centre holding a mobile phone. A woman in white with a red bindi stands near the vehicle, and a woman in orange robes with a white flower garland stands at the vehicle's side. Buses and trees line the street behind them.2011-07-12December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27June 01 20092009-06-01January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor procession on a crowded open ground. A figure seated on an ornate golden throne-like chair decorated with marigold garlands and red and orange draping sits under a colourful striped parasol with peacock-blue and gold motifs. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes, a garland of orange and white flowers, and a headband, and holds a microphone or camera-like object. A man in a white t-shirt and jeans stands on the decorated platform beside him. Two similar parasols flank the scene. Behind, a white van displays the signage Nithyanandam. Red and purple balloons are tied to speakers at right, and a large crowd in white and blue shirts raises hands in the foreground.2009-12-25