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A busy street scene in an Indian town. A silver Ford SUV with registration KA04 MN4444 is stopped in traffic, while beside the roadside a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands with palms pressed together in a namaskar gesture. Nearby, a group of men in white shirts and a woman in a pink sari gather near a shop with a decorated awning and a rack of framed photographs. A cameraman in an orange shirt films the scene. Motorcycles are parked in the foreground, a bus and motorbike riders are in traffic, and a pink building with a balcony and a tall red vertical signboard reading Studio stands behind. Bunting strings are strung across the street.

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A silver Ford SUV with licence plate KA 04 MN 4444 is driven slowly along a crowded street. Behind it, a group of men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands pressed together in namaste greeting. A man in a white kurta holds a blue folder. A green three-wheeler and a canvas-covered truck are parked nearby. A banner reading WELCOME hangs on a pole beside shopfronts, and a woman in a pink sari stands among the greeters. Some figures inside the vehicle are obscured by windshield glare and tinted glass.2007-02-22A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka registration KA04MN4444 and a windscreen banner reading NITHYANANDAM drives slowly along a dirt lane under a large red-and-orange patterned cloth canopy strung with small triangular bunting. Crowds of men in white shirts, white dhotis and checked lungis press close on both sides, many raising hands, reaching toward the vehicle or holding up mobile phones to photograph it. Banana plants, palm trees and a simple concrete house with a tin roof frame the scene, with more people gathered in the background. The vehicle's occupants are not clearly visible through the glare.2014-07-01Outdoor photograph of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04MN4444 pulling up a dirt lane lined with banana plants and a tree, under a large red and maroon patterned cloth canopy strung between branches. A red banner on the windshield reads NITHYANANDAM. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth stands at the car's side with his hands folded, and a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis press around, several photographing with cameras and phones. A woman in a white sari is visible behind the vehicle, and a tall whitewashed wall and roofed house line the right side.2014-07-01July 10 20092009-07-10A street scene in a village where a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN 4444 drives along a dirt road past a line of men with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange dhoti, stand at the roadside, while onlookers in colourful shirts and saris watch from behind. Orange and white flags fly from poles beside a small roadside shop and a stone wall, under leafy trees. +1 copiesA roadside welcome on a wide city street. A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 IN 4444 drives past, and a saffron flag is mounted on its front. In the foreground a man in an all-white shirt and white trousers walks barefoot toward the vehicle. Along the pavement a group of people line up holding white flags on poles; a young woman in a green-bordered cream sari presses her palms together in greeting, and an older man in a red checked shirt does the same. Schoolchildren in white shirts and dark trousers stand among them. Shops, a bus and a small white van are behind them under overcast skies.2009-07-10A silver-grey Ford SUV with Karnataka registration KA04 MN4444 drives along a roadside in a town. Standing on the roadside, a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot in the foreground, facing the vehicle. Behind him, a line of people, including schoolchildren in dark uniforms and a woman in a yellow-green sari, holds small white flags bearing a blue emblem and presses palms together in greeting. A man in a red checked shirt on the right also joins his hands. Trees, shops and a roadside hotel signboard form the background under an overcast sky.2009-07-10A street scene in an Indian town: a silver Ford SUV drives slowly through a crowd on a sunny day. Along the roadside, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing lanyards, walks alongside the vehicle. On the right, a man with curly dark hair wears a white kurta and dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder. Shopfronts behind them show a 'WELCOME' banner, a green-and-white striped awning, hanging green leaves and a 'Mahendra Wholesale' style storefront with signage.2007-02-22Street scene in a South Indian town with a silver Ford SUV in the left foreground moving slowly down the road, a uniformed police officer in khaki standing near the vehicle. Behind it, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala walks beside the road, and on the right another man in a saffron robe and beaded mala stands near a line of men in white dhotis and shirts holding long staffs. Onlookers crowd the roadside in front of shops and a blue-painted building, some holding orange flags on poles. Shop signboards and a statue are visible in the background.2008-04-27A street scene in Kanchipuram with a silver Ford SUV decorated with white flower garlands and red ribbons parked at left. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with a long swept-back hair, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala walks forward at centre, with a dark-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti walking beside. Two more men in white shirts and dhotis follow behind, and a red van with passengers stands at right. Shopfronts and a painted sign line the road.2006-11-24May 22 20122012-05-22A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka registration KA04MN4444 drives slowly down a narrow dirt street lined with plain concrete buildings, overhead wires and a few palm trees. Two large ornamental umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies and gold motifs are held aloft on either side of the vehicle, marking a procession. On the left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti walks beside the car carrying a saffron flag, and other white-clad men follow behind. A street-side procession of devotees accompanies the vehicle, with no clearly visible a person candidate inside the car.2008-01-22