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A street scene on a busy road in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, showing a richly decorated temporary arch with painted yellow, red and green floral and peacock motifs topped by trident (trishul) emblems, strung with orange and white bunting and orange flags. Beside it stands a tall scaffold-like tower of bamboo and poles. A yellow auto-rickshaw with a black canopy is at left, and a man on a bicycle in a white shirt walks beside a man in a grey striped shirt and a woman in a dark sari carrying a bag. Traffic signs and blue Lions Club and Tata signboards line the road.

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November 25 20062006-11-25October 23 20062006-10-23A photograph of a roadside street scene in a small town, with a large yellow banner strung across the road. The banner shows a portrait of a man with a white turban and a smaller figure in a saffron robe, with Tamil text announcing an arogya yoga programme. Two tall vertical banners beside the road show saffron-robed figures with orange cloths. Below them, a group of about a dozen people in colourful saris and salwars stands near a row of shops. A motorcycle with a rider, a yellow auto-rickshaw, pedestrians and more two-wheelers move along the road, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers crosses in the foreground.2006-11-25A decorated ceremonial gateway of green and yellow fabric triangles arches over a street, framed by banana leaves and bunches of bananas, with a loudspeaker horn on a pole at the top. Large printed portraits flank the entrance: on the left a man in a cream turban and black ornate embroidered garment, on the right a man in a cream turban and white robe, each portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda". Smaller framed portraits stand at the base. Several people walk through the gate and a motorcycle and bicycle pass by, with a rickshaw and a metal gate visible beyond. Four people are visible.2005-11-20Night photograph of a large festive entrance arch decorated with yellow, red and green ornamental patterns, lotus motifs and two purple trident emblems at the top. Strings of bunting and small flags run above. Life-size painted banners flank the gateway, including a standing figure in white robes and another in saffron. People walk and cycle through the street in the foreground, many carrying bags, and rows of bicycles are parked to the left. The painted banner at the centre of the arch shows a figure in a framed panel. The street is lit by electric bulbs and a tall lamp at right.2006-11-24Wide daytime photograph of a broad paved road junction in Rajapalayam, with a procession moving across it. Dozens of people walk and cycle through the open road, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some women in saris, and a few riders on bicycles and motorcycles. On the right, a decorated wooden ratha or chariot-like float with carved panels and bright canopy stands beside a yellow auto-rickshaw, with orange and red decorations on its roof. Behind, buses, vans and a tall communications tower rise against a pale sky. On the left are low pavilion structures and a tall ornamental arch. The crowd is too distant for any individual to be identified, and no one is clearly recognizable as a particular figure.2009-01-21A photograph of a decorated bullock cart on a dusty roadside. The cart carries an ornate, colourful canopy structure with yellow and green panels, red and pink floral motifs, trident emblems on yellow panels, and a central framed portrait of a bearded figure in orange robes on a dark background. Strings of marigold-style garlands hang from the canopy. Five young men in simple clothes sit on the cart bed, one in a white shirt and checked lungi, another in a pale shirt, and a bullock in white harnessed to the shafts. Bamboo scaffolding, orange pennants and a fenced grounds area with palm trees stand behind, with a red-and-white building at right.2006-11-25January 12 20072007-01-12November 24 20062006-11-24Wide photograph of a paved road junction on a hazy day, with a procession forming on the right side. A decorated open ratha or float with gilded carved pillars, a canopy and a deity murti sits near a line of people in white dhotis and kurtas, some holding small flags. Auto-rickshaws, a yellow taxi, a bus, a motorcycle rider and pedestrians move across the open road. Tall gateway pillars, a lattice tower and palm trees stand in the background. Several bystanders in everyday clothing watch from the right.2009-01-21November 25 20062006-11-25September 23 20062006-09-23