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A silver Ford SUV drives slowly through a crowd outdoors, its front grille and headlights filling the foreground. Inside the windscreen, a man in white with a shaved head and white tilak sits at the wheel, and beside him a person in saffron-orange clothing wears a red shawl, a gold necklace and a long garland of yellow flowers, smiling. Devotees line both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaste; some women wear white saris and a man wears white clothes. Behind them stand red-brick buildings with colourful festive bunting and banana leaves on poles.

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A silver Ford SUV drives through a crowd outside a temple compound with flags and decorative bunting. In the front seats, a driver in a white headband and a passenger in a red-and-orange garment wearing a gold necklace and a flower garland wave to the crowd. Many devotees in white and cream clothes, some with folded hands in namaskar, press close to the vehicle on both sides. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge, and a hand is raised in the foreground. Red brick buildings and a purple tent frame the background.2013-12-27July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor festival scene at a temple ground: a silver SUV decorated with a red fabric drape, a garland of white and orange flowers, a brass trident emblem, and pink, orange and green balloons tied to its roof is driven slowly through a crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris line both sides, several with hands folded in greeting. A large framed portrait of a turbaned man with a white beard hangs on a pole at left, beside a striped tent canopy, bunting strings and a decorated parasol. A figure in saffron robes stands among the crowd at right, and a child in a checked shirt holds a green item at center left. Under this scene, the wording reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and '', presented as archive photo credit2006-12-31December 26 20092009-12-26Outdoors on a sunny street, a silver Ford vehicle stands in the foreground with its driver's door open. Several shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes and garlands gather beside it. One saffron-robed man holds a bright orange umbrella over the group while another touches the car door. A painted wall mural of figures and a landscape stands at left, with palm trees and a multi-storey building behind. A white van is parked to the right, and a few onlookers in white clothing stand in the background.2013-05-05A black Ford Endeavour SUV drives along a village road lined with palm trees, with a banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windscreen. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands on the vehicle's roof, holding a camera rig, beside another man in similar dress. Villagers in colourful saris and white clothes press toward the car's bonnet and sides, reaching out. The scene is an outdoor roadside gathering in late light.2014-07-03A silver Mitsubishi Pajero-style SUV, badged Endeavour, is decorated along its bonnet with long garlands of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers and banana leaves. A woman in an orange saree with a light headwrap and gold necklace sits in the driver's seat, smiling and waving outward. Behind the car, several people in white clothes stand near a balloon arch of yellow, pink and blue balloons and a green iron gate, some with hands joined in greeting. A passenger is partly visible in the back seat. Ceremonial welcome with floral decoration.2008-12-29August 16 20092009-08-16Night-time photo of a grey SUV with the word ENDEAVOUR visible on its front. A smiling woman in a dark top, red-and-maroon head wrap and a red flower garland sits at the open driver's window. A man in orange-saffron robes sits in the rear passenger window, with a gold necklace and white forehead markings. Behind the vehicle, several men in white ritual clothes and red-orange shawls walk in a procession. Lamps and foliage light the dark roadside. a person is not confidently identifiable from the rear-window figure's appearance alone, so identity is uncertain.2013-12-27A dark blue Ford SUV parked on a dirt courtyard in front of a line of people. The windscreen carries a red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDAM, and the front grille shows the Ford oval badge. Several men stand behind the car in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls, some in white dhotis, with a boy in saffron on the left. A man at the open rear door on the right wears a bare upper body with adornments and a red cloth. Palm trees, a corrugated shelter and a low building frame the scene, with the car door open.2014-08-17A silver SUV decorated for a welcome procession drives along a dirt road past a thatched hut and palm trees. The vehicle is draped with a long garland of yellow and red marigold flowers on its front, with a red floral heart on the side door and a bouquet of red and purple flowers on the bonnet. A man in an orange robe stands at the right edge, and a figure in orange clothing sits in the front passenger seat, partly visible through the open window. A few onlookers stand along the left side of the road, including a man in a white shirt and a child in yellow. A roadside banner reads Nithya Annadhanam with the blessings of Paramahamsa Nithyananda and shows a woman's portrait beside a large assembly of people. An orange flag is attached to the front of the vehicle.2009-12-26April 27 20122012-04-27