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Night photograph of an ornately gilded ratha, a decorated vehicle, with carved gold scrollwork and lotus-like panels around a blue-windshielded cab. A framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban is set in the arched top panel, labelled in Tamil script. Red and gold banners flank the vehicle, and several people stand at the right, including one in a yellow shirt and one in white with an orange shawl. The portrait is a printed image, not a physical person. The photo is a procession scene at a temple-style festival. The portrait's appearance does not meet the identification threshold, so no a person identification is made from it.

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October 15 20062006-10-15September 23 20062006-09-23October 15 20062006-10-15September 24 20062006-09-24A photograph of an ornately gilded decorated vehicle, a golden-carved ratha, viewed head-on on a narrow dirt street flanked by low walls and striped kerbs. An arched gold frame above the windscreen holds a large printed portrait of a bearded man in a white head wrap with red-marked skin, labelled in Tamil script. Gold carved peacock-motif panels frame the windscreen, and a red flag hangs at each side. A standing man in white clothes and a shawl stands at the right edge beside the vehicle. Tamil banners and posters hang on the walls, and palm trees stand behind. The vehicle carries a Tamil-script darshan yatra banner for Sri Anandeswarar Koti Kann Darshana ratha yatra and a plate reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ananda Ratham.2006-10-14Night photograph of an ornate gilded ratha (chariot) parked on a street, its golden carved panels and gold-coloured filigree glowing under lights. A large framed portrait at the top shows a smiling figure wearing a white turban, set in an arched gold frame. Red and pink garlands hang along the right side of the chariot. A man in white dhoti and white shirt stands at the left edge holding a plastic bag. Red and yellow Tamil-script signage is painted on the chariot front, with a yellow vehicle registration plate reading TN-30 E-6075 below.2006-09-24Photo of an ornately carved golden ratha (festival chariot) viewed from the rear during a street procession, decorated with ornamental carvings and a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing a white turban and white clothes, garlanded with white flowers, displayed in the arched top of the vehicle. A sign on the rear reads a Tamil dedication to Sri Anandeswarar darshan ratha yatra, and a plate below reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ananda Ratham. Crowds of people in white and colourful clothes gather on both sides, a uniformed police officer stands to the left, and white and blue bunting strings hang overhead, with a blue-domed temple visible at right. a person is depicted only as the portrait on the chariot, so the photo itself shows no identifiable candidate in person.2006-09-24October 09 20062006-10-09A photograph of an ornately gilded decorated vehicle used in a ratha yatra procession, with carved gold-painted peacock and floral relief panels on its front and a domed arched frame on top. Above the windscreen hangs a framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban, its caption reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda, with a white flower garland draped over the frame. The bottom of the front panel carries red and blue Tamil and Sanskrit-style lettering, and a yellow Tamil Nadu number plate is visible. A man in a yellow-orange cloth stands at the left edge, and a few onlookers in light clothing stand at right beside a roadside shop. No deity murti is shown.2006-09-24A photograph of an ornately carved golden ratha procession vehicle, a decorated truck with a gilded arched canopy and a framed portrait at the top showing a man in a white turban smiling, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyanandar on the portrait caption. The front bears carved peacock and floral reliefs, a bold Tamil banner reading Sri Anandeshwarar kodi kangal darshana ratha yatra, and a lower plaque reading Nithyananda Dhyana Peedam Ananda Ratham. Several villagers stand along the dirt ground beside the vehicle, including a boy in a striped polo shirt, women in saris and a man in white.2006-10-20October 16 20062006-10-16Night photograph of an ornately decorated golden vehicle, a ratha-style float, moving along a dark road lined with trees and lit by a street lamp. Its front is covered in gilded carved relief with a pair of swan or bird motifs, and a framed arch above holds a portrait of a smiling man wearing a white turban and white clothing. Several people in white dhoti and shirt walk beside and behind the vehicle, some with orange-trimmed shawls. A Tamil caption and a plaque reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam are mounted on the float.2006-09-24