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A photograph of a gilded ornate ratha or palanquin canopy with a large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red garment and a rudraksha-style mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. The frame is decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers. Orange saffron flags flank the frame. Above, a blue school sign reads Sri Sai Krishna Vidhya Giri Matric School Welcomes You, with circular portraits of a bearded man in orange and a long-haired man, plus emblems. White wall with metal hooks above. A date stamp reads 12.04.2008 15:03.

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February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10A decorated vehicle with a golden ornate canopy and gold carved trim serves as a procession ratha. Above the windshield, a framed portrait of a smiling woman in red-orange clothing with a red bindi is garlanded with marigolds, and orange flags are fixed to the canopy. A white banner hangs across the front with a Tamil title, a portrait of a smiling figure in orange clothing at left, and a colourful deity image at right showing two figures adorned with garlands. No physical people are clearly identifiable as a person; a person in white stands near the vehicle at the side.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10Photograph of a vehicle with an ornate gold-painted canopy frame, carved with floral and scroll motifs. Inside the arch is a large printed portrait of a smiling person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red garment, a red bindi on the forehead and beaded necklaces. Below, the vehicle's windscreen is draped with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers, and a small orange flag is visible at the upper right. No physical people are visible in the scene. A timestamp reads 12.05.2008 15:57.2009-11-02A photograph of a decorated ratha-style vehicle on a street in front of a pink building with a rainbow motif and Tamil signage reading a Nithyananda mandapam. The vehicle has an ornate gold arched canopy holding a framed portrait of a smiling figure with a bindi and red garment, garlanded with flowers, and a red flag rises from its side. A large white banner below shows two portraits and an image of deities, with Tamil text reading Kodikkan Darisana Ratha Paada Yatra and the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name. A young man in white shirt holds a red flag at left, and a few people in the background stand near the vehicle.2009-02-10November 02 20092009-11-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a decorated gold-trimmed ratha (chariot) on a highway during a procession, with a large framed portrait on its front panel showing a smiling woman with dark hair, red bindi and orange garment, garlanded with yellow flowers. A saffron flag hangs from the ratha. Below, a crowd of devotees in white and some in saffron walks along the road, with a rocky hill behind and trucks and palm trees beside the route. The camera timestamp overlay reads 12 04 2008 15:48. The portrait subject is not an in-person figure in the scene; people visible are devotees walking in the procession.2009-02-10A 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.2009-11-02February 10 20092009-02-10A stage backdrop banner for a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event, showing a large printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a smiling woman with a red bindi, orange clothing and rudraksha mala. Beside it reads "Paramecharya Nithyananda Offers... Life Bliss Engineering" with orange and yellow swirl graphics. In front stands a gold-framed photograph on a gold and red altar with flower garlands, a golden umbrella canopy, red cushions and a small brass lamp setup. No physical people are visible in the frame.2009-06-01