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A crowd of devotees presses around a silver car on a roadside. A man in orange clothing sits in the rear passenger window, smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Several people in white shirts reach through the open driver's door, one raising a hand toward the car with a green garland. Women in saris, one in red and yellow and another in green, fold their hands in namaskar at the left. Green bananas and a coconut are held near the open door, with a road and metal railing behind the crowd.

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Street photo of a crowd pressing around a silver SUV on a roadside. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at the open front door, while a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-orange garland sits in the rear window with palms pressed together in greeting. Devotees crowd close: a woman in a red blouse and gold jewellery at left, a woman in a green top holding a green coconut, and others raising hands, with a bunch of bananas held nearby. A motorcyclist and a metal railing are visible in the background, with signs including ELECTRO ENGINEERING.2009-02-24Outdoor street scene in a crowded village setting. A person wearing a bright saffron-orange turban and orange shawl stands at the centre, smiling, surrounded by many devotees pressing forward with hands raised in namaskar and reaching out. Behind them a silver SUV is parked, its windows open and people peering in. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby as helpers. A banner on a stand behind the crowd shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside Tamil text. Banana plants, a flagpole with saffron flags and shop frontages line the road.2008-07-28A photo of a silver SUV at a roadside crowd. A smiling woman in a red top with a pink flower garland leans out of the rear window and waves her hand toward a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dark trousers pressing close around the car. Several hands reach toward the vehicle, and garlands of white and orange flowers are visible inside. Yellow barriers and a few onlookers sit in the background.2009-02-15A photograph of a crowd greeting a man in orange-saffron robes at a roadside outside a blue-painted temple gateway, with palm trees and a string of pennants overhead. The central man, with a broad smile and a saffron-orange garment, holds a bundle of flower garlands and gestures toward a grey vehicle with its door open. Women in white saris with jasmine flowers in their hair reach toward him with garlands, and devotees with folded hands press close around the car. A cameraman in a green shirt stands behind the vehicle. The scene is a welcome procession with garlanding and darshan-style greeting.2009-02-15A photograph taken beside a silver minivan on a roadside, with a yellow boundary wall and palm trees behind. A man with a shaved head, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, leans out of the open rear door, smiling and reaching toward a crowd of devotees. Several women in white saris with flowers in their hair, a girl with braids and white flower garlands, and older men in white shirts press close around the vehicle. Some hands are raised in greeting or folded in namaskar. The man's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by his role as a saffron-robed devotee within the crowd.2009-02-15A saffron-robed figure with a pink flower garland sits in the open front passenger door of a silver car, smiling and raising a hand in greeting. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis press around the car, some with palms pressed together, and a woman in a pink sari stands at left. A devotee in the foreground holds a bouquet of white flowers and green leaves. Yellow barricades and a crowded street appear behind.2009-02-15Outdoor roadside scene beside a silver SUV with its driver-side door open. A person in an orange robe and pink floral garland sits in the driver's seat, with a red tilak mark on the forehead and long dark hair, smiling and gesturing. Around the vehicle a crowd presses in: a man in a white shirt reaches toward the car, a man in a cream cap and a woman in a red sari with a gold nose ring stand nearby, and a woman in a light blue top stands at left. A yellow railing, a paved road edge and palm trees line the background.2009-02-15A crowd of devotees surrounds a grey car with its doors open, pressing in from the street. A man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a small blue logo on his shirt stands at the open door, gesturing with his hand. Inside the car, a person in orange robes with a white flower garland sits in the front passenger seat, looking out toward the crowd. Several people in the foreground hold up small printed cards with photos. Others in white shirts, saris and checked shirts stand behind, watching. The scene suggests a welcome or darshan at a vehicle. A person in orange robes in the car may be a sannyasi, though identity is uncertain.2009-02-24February 15 20092009-02-15A crowd of women and girls surrounds a silver minivan on a rural road lined with palms and green fields. A man with long dark hair sits in the driver's seat wearing an orange garment and a yellow marigold garland, smiling from the open window. Several women in saris and salwar kameez, one in a pink and white patterned shawl, press forward with folded hands and white flower bunches. A man in a pink shirt and glasses stands at the right. Two riders on a motorcycle appear in the background.2010-01-13A roadside crowd presses around a silver SUV on a dusty road lined with palm trees, a truck and low buildings. Through the open rear window of the vehicle sits a figure in orange robes wearing a long pink and white floral garland, with dark hair falling past the shoulders. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at the open door, and several onlookers, some in white, lean in toward the car windows to see. The scene appears to be a roadside stop during travel.2009-02-15A photograph taken through the open window of a silver car on a roadside. A smiling man with a shaved head and an orange-saffron robe sits at the steering wheel, reaching his hand out toward a crowd of people pressing against the car. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a flower garland in her hair and a bouquet in her hand leans in, and older people and children crowd the sides of the vehicle. Behind them a yellow metal railing, a grey wall, palm trees and motorcycles with riders line the road. A purple logo sits in the top-left corner.2009-02-15