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Night street scene at a Tamil Nadu house visit. A black car with a windshield banner reading NITHYANANDAM is halted in front of a crowd. A man with a bald head sits in the driver's seat, with a saffron-clad figure in the passenger seat. Outside, a man in a red turban and red-orange robe with a gold sash waves and smiles toward the car. Beside him a shaved-headed young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha beads reaches out. Men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, some with tilak marks, hands raised; a bright flash illuminates the crowd under trees and building walls.