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A black Ford Endeavour SUV with a windscreen banner reading "NITHYANANDAM" moves slowly along a dirt road lined with trees and palms. Women in saris stand at the left holding brass trays with kumkum, flowers and small lamps as the car approaches. Men in white dhotis and shirts, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and a man in a saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala walk beside the car. A bald priest in the foreground with white and red forehead marks and an orange shawl looks on. A sign on the left shows a yellow and blue logo with partial Tamil text, and loudspeakers stand behind the crowd.

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A dark grey Ford SUV with a red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windscreen moves slowly down a dusty village lane lined with palm and leafy trees. A woman in a red blouse and cream sari with gold bangles stands at the left holding a brass plate of fruit and flowers, while a man in white shirt and dhoti and others in white and khaki hold offerings beside the road. On the right, a monk in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walks alongside a crowd of devotees, several in white dhotis and shirts. A loudspeaker stack and a tiled building with a sign stand at left. Several people in the crowd are visible, and the car appears to carry a honoured passenger, whose identity is not visible in the image.2014-07-01A photo of a black Ford SUV with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM on its windscreen driving slowly down a sandy village road lined by trees and palms. Crowds of people stand on both sides. On the left a woman in a white sari with a red blouse holds a tray of offerings and a small kalasha-like brass pot. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the roadside, and on the right several saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and vibhuti-marked foreheads raise hands in greeting. A loudspeaker stands on a small platform at left. The scene suggests a welcome procession for the vehicle.2014-07-01A dark blue Ford SUV with Tamil Nadu registration TN 25 AE 4005 moves slowly down a village lane through a dense crowd. A red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDAM is displayed across the windscreen. Along both sides, saffron-robed monks and white-clad devotees press forward, some with hands raised or folded, and women in colourful saris line the roadside. Thatched huts and a tiled roof stand behind the crowd, with a few small orange flags visible. The vehicle is inside the crowd, and the occupant is not clearly visible through the glass.2014-06-24July 03 20142014-07-03July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesNight photograph of a dark SUV driving slowly through a narrow village lane lined with thatched-roof huts and a whitewashed house. The windshield bears a red banner reading NITHYANANDAM, and the headlights are on. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and around the vehicle, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded garlands and gold pendants. A red flag flies from a pole on the left, and a few onlookers stand in the background.2014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA dark grey Ford SUV with a white banner reading "NITHYANANDAM" across its windscreen moves slowly along a tree-lined roadside. Several women in white and red sarees with red scarves stand at the left with palms pressed together in greeting. On the right, a shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a red shawl stands beside men in white dhotis and red scarves, some with hands folded. Green trees, flowering yellow blossoms and a white building with palms stand in the background under bright daylight.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA grey Ford SUV with the banner NITHYANANDAM across its windscreen drives slowly down a dusty village road as a procession moves alongside it. Women in white saris with gold borders stand at the left holding flower-decorated brass plates and garlands. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk beside the vehicle, some holding garlands and flowers, and a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl at right raises a hand toward it. Saffron flags flutter on a yellow bus behind, with utility poles, a red-roofed building and large trees along the roadside. The person inside the car is not clearly visible. Crowd members line both sides of the road.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01