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A street scene in a small Tamil Nadu town, photographed from inside a vehicle through a windshield with dark wiper or mirror shapes in the foreground. A large roadside billboard on the right shows a smiling figure in an orange-saffron turban and ornate necklaces against a blue sky-like background, with a Tamil-language banner reading Dhyana Satsangam. Along the street, a few women in saffron-yellow and dark clothing walk past, one with a long braid wearing a pale yellow salwar, beside an auto-rickshaw, parked motorcycles and a row of bunting with yellow and green triangular flags. Red and white flower garlands are visible at the bottom of the frame. Palm trees and utility wires line the background.

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A street photograph taken from inside a car, looking through the open front window at a narrow town road in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Several people walk along the road and stand at the left edge, including a woman in an orange top and a woman in a yellow and green patterned sari with a long braid. A man in a white shirt and light trousers and a woman in red walk further up the road, with motorcycles and a few other figures beyond. A large roadside banner stretches across the street with a portrait of a person in white headwear and red-and-white Tamil text. Concrete buildings, banana plants, a tree and overhead power lines line the street under an overcast sky.2006-11-25Photograph taken through a vehicle windscreen of a village road lined with trees. A group of about a dozen people walks along the left side of the road, mostly men and women in white clothes and some in casual shirts and trousers; one woman in white raises her hand in greeting. A silver SUV drives on the road ahead, and a small roadside shop with signboards stands at right. A faint reflection of a painted figure in green and orange appears on the glass, not an actual person.2010-12-29A village street in Tamil Nadu with a large orange hoarding on a pole-mounted frame, showing a painted deity figure, a robed figure in orange and red, and a smiling portrait of a man with a tilak-marked face, with Tamil text below. Several people stand on the dirt road in front of the hoarding: a woman in a blue sari, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, and another man in white. A woman in an orange sari walks at right. Coconut palms, leafy decorations, and colourful pennants line the road, with parked motorbikes and a bicycle in the foreground.2014-06-24November 25 20092009-11-25A street photograph in a town. In the foreground a man in a blue checked shirt and blue lungi walks past a large round white parasol-like umbrella held over a group of men in white dhotis and shirts. On the left a man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a yellow and black auto-rickshaw with number TN25 C1210. A large red-and-yellow poster hangs on a cream wall at left, showing a smiling person in a white head wrap and orange garments with Tamil text. Parked motorcycles, green trees, utility poles with wires and a palm tree complete the scene.2006-11-25A roadside street scene in a small Tamil town lined with tall shade trees. On the left, a large blue billboard shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red dot on his forehead, gold chains and an orange garment, labelled with a Tamil caption naming Paramahamsa Nithyananda and text about Chengam Dhyanapeetam. A second, smaller white banner stands behind it. Several people walk along the dusty roadside, cyclists and motorbike riders pass on the road, and a white jeep is parked near food stalls.2006-09-23A large framed portrait mounted on the roof of a moving vehicle, with a white jasmine garland draped over it and scattered pink petals on the roof. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, raising one hand in blessing, labelled "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL" in print. In the foreground, through the windshield, a man in white clothes sits inside the vehicle, and a few more people in white and orange are visible at the roadside. Trees, a pink building and a pale sky form the background. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a person in the scene; the candidate's cues are a saffron turban and robe with a jasmine garland, which is probable Swamiji on the printed portrait.2005-11-14November 25 20062006-11-25A photograph of a street scene in a small town with dirt roads and roadside shops. In the foreground a vehicle carries a large printed vinyl banner showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and beaded rudraksha necklaces, wearing orange robes against a sunset-orange background. A woman in a yellow and orange sari sits on a step at left, and in the background pedestrians walk past, including a woman in a pink sari and yellow shawl and a small boy in a grey shirt. Shop signs and a striped bag are visible at left.2007-05-04November 25 20062006-11-25A busy street scene in an Indian town, with a woman seen from behind in a white and orange top and long braid walking past shops and shuttered buildings. Two tall vertical street banners hang from a utility pole; the nearer banner shows a saffron-clad figure with a wrapped orange head covering and raised hand against a glowing orange background, with Tamil lettering reading 'தியான சத்சங்கம்' (Dhyana Satsangam, meditation satsang). A second, smaller banner with a similar figure hangs further along. Men stand and ride motorbikes and a three-wheeler along the road under hazy skies and overhead wires. Only the banner figures are depicted; the depicted figure appears as a person depiction on a banner.2006-11-25January 18 20092009-01-18