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A yellow and maroon vehicle with the front windscreen sign reading Nithyanandam and a lower banner reading BE BLISSFUL is parked at night at an ashram. Its headlights are on and its front bumper shows the registration TN31 X1067. Strings of coloured fairy lights decorate a fence and trees behind it, and a red flag stands beside the vehicle. The side panels are painted with ornate religious imagery. No people are clearly visible except a partial figure at the far right edge.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22Night photo of a yellow bus with a red flag and the sign "Nithyanandam" above the windscreen and "BE BLISSFUL" below it, moving along a paved path lined with decorated parasols in blue, purple and gold. Behind it, white-clad men carry long red poles and walk in a procession, and a woman in a red sari walks among them. A figure seated inside the bus is partly visible. Lights are strung through the trees.2016-12-12A yellow minibus with a red flag on its front pole moves along a stone-paved street at night, its headlights on. The windshield banner reads "Nithyanandam" and the lower panel reads "BE BLISSFUL". A man in a white shirt sits at the wheel. On either side, people in white dhotis and shirts and saffron-robed attendants walk beside the vehicle, and ornate umbrellas with fringed edges and strings of lights frame the scene, with a decorated red-and-yellow banner visible at left.2016-12-12December 22 20162016-12-22Night photograph of a procession at an ashram. A yellow bus with the words Nithyanandam on its windshield and BE BLISSFUL below it leads the way, with a red flag on its side and a man visible seated at the driver's position. On both sides, people in white dhotis and white or cream saris carry long-handled umbrellas with blue, red, orange and green canopies fringed with sequins and beads. Some stand on a stone paved path lined with palm trees and string lights. The bus is the central subject, and most people are in the background or edges.2016-12-22Night procession at an ashram. A yellow bus with the destination sign reading "Nithyanandam" and "BE BLISSFUL" and a red-and-yellow flag on its side moves along a stone-paved path. A figure with a shaved head and red garment is visible through the windshield, seated at the front. Flanking the bus, several people in white dhotis and shawls hold tall poles topped with ornate multicoloured umbrellas with beaded fringes, including blue, red, orange and green. Behind them are devotees in white and saffron, and fairy lights glow in the trees. Printed pedia source line sit on the lower right2016-12-12Night photograph of an outdoor ashram road lit by floodlights and strings of coloured lights. A yellow bus with the word Nithyanandam on its windscreen and a BLISSFUL sign stands at left, headlights on. In the foreground a man in a maroon shawl and white dhoti stands on the dirt road. Beside the bus several people in white clothes gather under a red and yellow umbrella near a lit entrance arch. A man in white with a garland-decorated floral arrangement stands further left.2016-12-22A night-time street photograph at an ashram entrance. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man in white dhoti and a maroon-and-white shawl stands facing the scene. Behind him a yellow vehicle with the printed word "Nithyanandam" and "BLISSFUL" on its front has its headlights on. Several people in white and dark clothes stand near a lit canopy or umbrella under string lights, with a flag and a floral garland display at left and green and red fairy lights decorating the surroundings.2016-12-12Night photograph of a white minibus with the words Nithyanandam across its windscreen header and BE BLISSFUL on the lower front panel, parked on a dirt road beside a large red and white Tamil-language billboard advertising a Kalpataru convention at Dhyanapeetam. The bus interior shows a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure on the dashboard area. The billboard lists dates, phone numbers and the website dhyanapeetam.org. No people are clearly visible in the scene.2009-02-15A yellow and white van with its rear doors open, parked on a paved road beside palm trees and a white stone structure. Inside the open rear compartment, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and flower strands, with offerings of fruit and flowers arranged in front. A small television screen is mounted in the van, and a seated figure in orange robes appears on a poster inside the open door. Banners and a loudspeaker are mounted on the roof, and a sign on the side lists Tamil ritual items and phone numbers. No physical people are visible in the scene.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25