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Photograph of a decorated vehicle passing beneath a blue Tamil-script arch with lion sculptures and painted deity panels at its top, flanked by striped white-and-teal pillars. A large framed portrait mounted on the vehicle's ornate golden canopy shows a smiling person with dark hair and a red-orange garment; it is a printed image, not a physical person. Green trees and palms stand behind. No physical people are clearly visible; a figure is seen only partially at the vehicle's windscreen area.

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January 31 20092009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31A photograph of a crowded temple street procession at dusk. A carved, cream-coloured ratha or chariot frame with floral and scrollwork relief carries a large framed portrait of a man with white hair and a white turban, shown in profile looking upward; the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person. Below it, a vehicle windscreen is visible inside the carved frame. Crowds of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts walk around the chariot. Behind them stands a temple gateway with painted stone deities on the roof, a bright blue-and-white kalasha-style finial, and shop signs and banners along the lane.2006-10-24Photograph of a painted blue temple gateway arch against a pale sky, with trees at the bottom. Three niches sit atop the arch: the left holds a seated Ganesha figure, the centre a multi-armed goddess standing with a sword, and the right a seated figure in green and white. Two stone lions flank the outer corners. The horizontal blue signboard carries Tamil lettering reading a temple name and 'Thirumana Mandapam'. No people are visible.2009-01-31A photograph of a gilded, ornately carved ratha procession vehicle parked on dirt ground in a village setting. A large framed portrait on the vehicle's upper front shows a man with a white turban and a smiling expression, with a Tamil caption reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda beneath it. The vehicle front displays the Tamil text Sri Nithyanandeshwara Kodi Kannargal Darshana Ratha Yatra and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ananda Padam. Behind it, a crowd of mostly children and adults in everyday clothes gathers, with a man in a white shirt and white dhoti standing in the foreground. Behind them stands a small white temple shrine with painted deity figures and palm trees beyond.2006-10-20February 12 20092009-02-12January 30 20092009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30A decorated ornate chariot-style float, its carved golden-beige facade with arched niches and fish-motif carvings, mounted on a small vehicle. A framed portrait at the top, labelled in Tamil script, shows a smiling man with a white turban and white garment; the portrait is printed, not a physical person. The float is draped with marigold and red-rose garlands, and saffron cloth hangs at the side. Tamil lettering reads on the float and banner. A few people stand at the edges in white dhotis and casual clothes, partly visible, while a crowd of spectators is in the background near palm trees and a shelter.2006-10-28November 02 20092009-11-02A photograph of a decorated orange truck fitted with an ornate golden arched canopy and carved golden front panel, parked on a dirt road. A large printed portrait of a smiling long-haired figure in an orange garment and rudraksha mala is mounted atop the canopy. A white banner across the front shows a smiling figure in orange with a mala, labelled 'paramahamsa nithyananda' in Tamil, beside a colourful deity image of two figures garlanded with flowers, labelled 'Aanandadeveswarar Aanandavalli' in Tamil. The banner text reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and a Tamil headline for a Kodi Kann Darshana Ratha Padayatra, with a line about world peace and religious harmony. A man in white and yellow clothing walks beside the truck, and a driver sits in the cab. Printed portraits, not physical people, depict the figure on the canopy and banner.2009-01-31A decorated golden chariot-style vehicle parked outdoors beside a brick wall and green trees. Its canopy carries a large framed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair in orange robes and rudraksha beads, flanked by orange streamers. White jasmine garlands with red flowers drape the front and windscreen. A white banner below has a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" at left, a deity image at right, and Tamil text announcing a ratha padayatra. Two men stand at the left edge, one in a checked shirt and one in white dhoti and shirt.2009-11-02