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A crowd presses around a black car with a red-and-white banner reading "...YANANDAM" across its windscreen. Inside the car, a person in an orange-red garment wears white and yellow flower garlands and sits in the driver's area. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis lean in at the open window and door, reaching toward the car, while others stand under a covered walkway beside a brick pillar. Some devotees wear red or saffron shawls, and a child in a yellow top is held up in the crowd. One man holds a red mobile phone.

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A crowd of devotees presses around a black car with a red-lettered windshield banner reading NITHYANANDAM. A woman in a red-and-brown sari wearing a white and orange flower garland sits in the rear passenger seat. Men in white shirts and dhotis lean toward the car window with outstretched hands, while a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands among them. A shaved-headed man in white and an older woman in a white sari are also in the crowd, and a toddler is held by a man at right. Behind them stands a red brick pillar and a green-trimmed building with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam banner and floral decorations.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesA crowd presses around a dark car at the entrance of a building with a tin-roofed overhang and red brick pillars. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a yellow and red flower garland and a saffron wrap, smiles and reaches toward the open car window. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-saffron cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace leans in. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis wearing red shawls and marigold garlands reach forward, while other devotees watch from behind and a few women in pink and green sarees stand nearby. Festoons of green leaves and red-and-white flowers decorate the doorway at right.2014-07-03A black car drives through a crowded street under a red-and-gold canopy. The windshield banner reads NITHYANANDAM in red capital letters. Two saffron-robed figures sit in the front seats, the passenger wearing a white garland and holding a red object. Devotees press against the car windows and reach toward the occupants, while men in white shirts and a woman in a yellow sari look on. Houses and a tiled roof line the roadside.2014-07-03June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03Outdoor street scene in daylight beside a plain brick house with a striped canopy. A black car with a white windshield banner reading part of "...YANANDAM" is surrounded by a dense crowd pressing hands toward its windows. In front, a woman in a yellow sari and a woman in a cream sari with a white jasmine garland reach out, and a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Inside the car, a figure in orange robes with a garland sits near the window, with an orange cloth visible. A red-and-blue ornamental umbrella canopy hangs at top left.2014-07-03A crowd surrounds a figure in a building entrance with a green-and-white painted wall and a floral garland decoration at the right. A tall person in a long orange-red garment and a garland of yellow and white flowers stands at the centre, smiling. In front of them a bald man with a bare upper body and an orange shawl, wearing a golden-yellow waist cloth, holds their arm. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing an orange shawl, press in from both sides, and a dark car with its door open stands at left. Several people in the background raise their hands. This appears to be a padapuja-style welcome at a home visit, though the central figure's identity is not established from appearance.2014-07-03A street scene beside a black SUV, where a man in an orange-and-red dhoti with a vibhuti mark on his forehead leans toward the open car window. Around him, a crowd of men in white kurtas and white shirts press forward, one wearing a long rudraksha mala. A bald man in the foreground at right wears a rudraksha mala and gold earrings and presses his palms together in greeting. Several onlookers raise cameras and phones above the crowd. Palm fronds and trees line the road behind them.2014-07-01Outdoor photo of a crowd pressing around a silver car with a windscreen banner reading NITHYANANDAM in red and white lettering. Many men in white shirts and dhotis fill the street. A saffron-robed man in an orange shawl stands at the car's side, one hand on the bonnet, reaching toward the vehicle. Another man in a black polo shirt stands in the foreground. Palm trees, a tiled-roof building, a yellow van and red flowering trees line the road.2014-07-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA dark car in a dense roadside crowd, its windshield banner reading NITHYANANDAM. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around the car on a sunny street lined with shops, signboards, scaffolding and a striped awning. A man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a bald head stands at the right holding a video camera, beside a man in white holding an orange-rimmed garland. Fruits and flowers rest on the car's bonnet. Many people raise hands and reach toward the vehicle. No candidate for a person is clearly visible inside the car.2014-06-19