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Night-time photo of a crowd gathered around a silver Ford car with a windshield sign reading NITHYANANDA, parked under a decorated pandal with pink and purple fringed canopies, banana leaves and tinsel. Two young men in saffron-orange robes and a man in a white and orange-striped dhoti stand at the front of the car, with devotees pressing close. A uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands at right, and a man in a striped shirt leans in at left, lit by the car headlights. The ground is strewn with petals.

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Night photo of a crowd gathered under a decorated pink and red canopy with gold fringe and green draping, with the ground covered in scattered petals. A silver Ford vehicle with headlights on is at left, its number plate reading KA02MN2224. Several uniformed police officers in khaki shirts and dark blue caps stand in a line, one in the foreground with a raised hand. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and an orange-saffron sari stand near the car, and more people are visible in the background amid hanging decorations.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Night photograph of a festive street welcome. A dark car with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM on its windshield is surrounded by crowds. Above it hang a palm-leaf canopy and a red, blue and multicoloured draped awning, with colourful tinsel-and-foil decorations and a bright gold-wrapped ornament in front of the windshield. Several saffron-robed monastics stand beside the car in orange and white dhotis, some with bare shoulders, one raising a hand in greeting. Uniformed police in khaki stand nearby, and a bald man in orange in the foreground faces the car. Spectators press in from both sides under the canopy and the scene is lit by electric lights.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Night photograph of a dark SUV with its headlights blazing, parked on a street lined with devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style necklaces. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at the car's front, reaching toward it, while others crowd close. A carpet of marigolds and rose petals in orange, red and yellow lies on the road in front of the vehicle. A small 'a person' sticker is visible on the windshield. Trees and building lights frame the scene, and a basket of flowers sits at the lower left.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Night street scene in a town where a silver-grey SUV with headlights on drives slowly through a crowd of men. A red banner across the windscreen reads NITHYANANDA, and the number plate reads KA04MN4444. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with red-and-white garlands and rudraksha malas, press against the vehicle and reach toward it. Shophouses and street lamps glow in the background. Inside the car a person is partly visible behind the glass, but no clear figure can be confirmed. The scene suggests a procession or welcome drive.2014-07-01A night-time photograph of a silver car draped with colourful tinsel and a painted face decoration on the bonnet, its windscreen showing the red-and-white sign reading NITHYANANDAM. Beneath a palm-leaf canopy and a decorated archway, a crowd presses close. A man in a white shirt on the left reaches toward the bonnet with his hands together. Two saffron-robed men with shaved heads stand beside the car, one with palms joined in greeting, and a uniformed officer in khaki with a cap and belt stands on the right. Several men in white dhotis and shirts crowd behind them, and the bright headlights glare across the scene.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01