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Night photograph of an outdoor ashram road lit by floodlights and strings of coloured lights. A yellow bus with the word Nithyanandam on its windscreen and a BLISSFUL sign stands at left, headlights on. In the foreground a man in a maroon shawl and white dhoti stands on the dirt road. Beside the bus several people in white clothes gather under a red and yellow umbrella near a lit entrance arch. A man in white with a garland-decorated floral arrangement stands further left.

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A night-time street photograph at an ashram entrance. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man in white dhoti and a maroon-and-white shawl stands facing the scene. Behind him a yellow vehicle with the printed word "Nithyanandam" and "BLISSFUL" on its front has its headlights on. Several people in white and dark clothes stand near a lit canopy or umbrella under string lights, with a flag and a floral garland display at left and green and red fairy lights decorating the surroundings.2016-12-12Night photograph of a procession at an ashram. A yellow bus with the words Nithyanandam on its windshield and BE BLISSFUL below it leads the way, with a red flag on its side and a man visible seated at the driver's position. On both sides, people in white dhotis and white or cream saris carry long-handled umbrellas with blue, red, orange and green canopies fringed with sequins and beads. Some stand on a stone paved path lined with palm trees and string lights. The bus is the central subject, and most people are in the background or edges.2016-12-22Night procession at an ashram. A yellow bus with the destination sign reading "Nithyanandam" and "BE BLISSFUL" and a red-and-yellow flag on its side moves along a stone-paved path. A figure with a shaved head and red garment is visible through the windshield, seated at the front. Flanking the bus, several people in white dhotis and shawls hold tall poles topped with ornate multicoloured umbrellas with beaded fringes, including blue, red, orange and green. Behind them are devotees in white and saffron, and fairy lights glow in the trees. Printed pedia source line sit on the lower right2016-12-12December 22 20162016-12-22Night photo of a yellow bus with a red flag and the sign "Nithyanandam" above the windscreen and "BE BLISSFUL" below it, moving along a paved path lined with decorated parasols in blue, purple and gold. Behind it, white-clad men carry long red poles and walk in a procession, and a woman in a red sari walks among them. A figure seated inside the bus is partly visible. Lights are strung through the trees.2016-12-12December 22 20162016-12-22Night photograph of a procession on a paved lane beside a pink-and-red building with a glass-fronted window. Several figures in white dhotis and shawls, some with long dark hair, walk among colourful parasols: a yellow umbrella with a red-and-gold embroidered panel and red parasols with pink fringe. A red bus is parked at right, and potted flowers and plants line the left side under string lights and scaffolding. A deity murti or decorated palanquin appears in the middle distance, consistent with a ritual procession.2016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22Night procession on a stone-paved path lit by a vehicle's bright headlights moving toward the viewer. Along both sides stand rows of people in white clothing holding long-handled, decorated umbrellas with sequinned and fringed canopies in yellow, red, orange, blue and purple. Blue fairy lights hang in the trees at right. The people appear to be ashram participants forming a ceremonial lane around the vehicle; faces are not discernible.2016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23A yellow minibus with a red flag on its front pole moves along a stone-paved street at night, its headlights on. The windshield banner reads "Nithyanandam" and the lower panel reads "BE BLISSFUL". A man in a white shirt sits at the wheel. On either side, people in white dhotis and shirts and saffron-robed attendants walk beside the vehicle, and ornate umbrellas with fringed edges and strings of lights frame the scene, with a decorated red-and-yellow banner visible at left.2016-12-12March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copies