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A red and yellow open-bed truck stands on a grassy roadside among palm trees, crowded with men and boys in white dhotis, shirts and checked lungis. Two loudspeaker horns are mounted on the cab roof, one beside a framed portrait of a bearded man in white. A small flag is tied to the rail. Villagers in checked shirts, a woman in a pink sari and bystanders gather around the vehicle beside a dense green hedge and a blue-roofed house.

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November 13 20062006-11-13November 13 20062006-11-13A white and yellow utility van with a yellow front bumper and grille drives along a dirt track lined with palm trees. A large banner on the van's roof reads 'Nithyananda' in red Tamil script with a smaller line of Tamil text above, flanked by portrait printings of a smiling figure in saffron on the left and a deity image on the right. Three people stand on the roof rack wearing white hair caps and light coloured clothing, and two people sit in the front seats, one driving. A small crowd of onlookers in casual clothing stands at the roadside.2012-01-07A large street procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and small shops, with a temple gopuram visible in the background and saffron flags on poles. In the foreground, women in orange, saffron and yellow saris carry brass pots and flower offerings on their heads, while men in white dhotis and shirts play large two-headed drums. A silver car with a camera operator in white stands at the left edge of the crowd. Behind the drummers, a dense crowd of people in white and saffron follows the procession toward the temple area.2008-07-28Outdoor village street scene in a palm-lined lane with thatched huts. A man in a blue t-shirt stands on the back of a blue and orange vehicle gesturing with his hands, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti wearing a green head covering stands on the same vehicle, also gesturing. Around them, villagers in lungis and checked shirts watch, including a man in a pale blue shirt in the foreground and a girl in a white dress. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera in the foreground.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A photograph of a street procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms, with a low orange brick wall on the right. Many people walk in a crowd, some in white dhotis and saris, others in casual clothes. Red-and-orange flags on poles are held aloft, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity murti and canopy umbrellas moves at the head. Drummers in white and colourful shirts beat drums beside a white white Toyota-style SUV with a loudspeaker and a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. The scene is an outdoor festival procession.2010-12-22A dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, plus a man in an orange-red checked shirt, presses around a white car on a village street. Many raise their arms and hands toward the vehicle. A large roadside banner shows a saffron-robed figure with raised hand beside a Tamil-script sign. Thatched huts, palm trees and a loudspeaker on a pole frame the scene.2009-08-11January 03 20122012-01-03January 29 20102010-01-29