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Night street scene in a crowded Indian town, with a large throng pressing around a black car at left. Several saffron-robed monks with shaved heads stand among the crowd, one in an orange robe and rudraksha mala near center, another in orange at lower centre. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti reaches forward, and many men in white shirts and pink shirts surround them. Pink and white flower garlands are visible at the lower left, and a small roadside shop with lights sits at the right. Crowd members are pushing and reaching toward the car.

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Night photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a dark car at a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A central figure in a rust-red headcloth and red-orange cloth, bare-torsoed with a white flower garland, is being received by devotees; a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp close to him. Many onlookers in white shirts, some with white garlands and raised hands, press in under trees, with a yellow flag visible at upper right. The car at left shows partial lettering. Flower garlands and an oil lamp are the main ritual details.2014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowd gathered in a narrow street in Tamil Nadu around a black vehicle with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM on its roof. Several men in orange and saffron robes with shaved heads and tripundra markings stand on a red carpet near the car, some wearing rudraksha malas. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris line the route, and a brass plate is held at the lower left. Green mango-leaf festoons hang overhead and a metal railing with golden finials runs along the left edge. The people in orange are sannyasi-attired devotees; the central white-clad man is a devotee greeting them.2014-06-27Night street scene in a small town, with a crowd of devotees pressing around a black car whose windscreen banner reads ANANDAM. Inside the car, a bare-chested figure with long hair, rudraksha beads and gold bangles sits with hands joined in greeting, wearing an orange-and-red shawl; the swept-back long hair and distinctive adornments are cues that may fit a person, so the figure is described as a probable candidate. Around the car, devotees in white shirts and orange robes, several shaved-headed sannyasis, reach toward the window, and one man holds a pink flower garland. Whitewashed houses, a yellow building and a roadside shop line the street.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27July 01 20142014-07-01Night street scene of a dark SUV decorated with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM on its windshield and a garland of white flowers on the bonnet. Inside the car, a figure in saffron clothing is partly visible behind the glass. Around the vehicle, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in greeting, while men in white dhotis and pink shirts crowd close. A large crowd of onlookers fills the street under leafy branches and hanging green leaves, with orange flags visible overhead. Headlights glare on the car's front.2014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copies