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A photograph of an ornately gilded decorated vehicle, a golden-carved ratha, viewed head-on on a narrow dirt street flanked by low walls and striped kerbs. An arched gold frame above the windscreen holds a large printed portrait of a bearded man in a white head wrap with red-marked skin, labelled in Tamil script. Gold carved peacock-motif panels frame the windscreen, and a red flag hangs at each side. A standing man in white clothes and a shawl stands at the right edge beside the vehicle. Tamil banners and posters hang on the walls, and palm trees stand behind. The vehicle carries a Tamil-script darshan yatra banner for Sri Anandeswarar Koti Kann Darshana ratha yatra and a plate reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ananda Ratham.

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October 15 20062006-10-15Night photograph of an ornately gilded ratha, a decorated vehicle, with carved gold scrollwork and lotus-like panels around a blue-windshielded cab. A framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban is set in the arched top panel, labelled in Tamil script. Red and gold banners flank the vehicle, and several people stand at the right, including one in a yellow shirt and one in white with an orange shawl. The portrait is a printed image, not a physical person. The photo is a procession scene at a temple-style festival. The portrait's appearance does not meet the identification threshold, so no a person identification is made from it.2006-10-15Photo of an ornately carved golden ratha (festival chariot) viewed from the rear during a street procession, decorated with ornamental carvings and a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing a white turban and white clothes, garlanded with white flowers, displayed in the arched top of the vehicle. A sign on the rear reads a Tamil dedication to Sri Anandeswarar darshan ratha yatra, and a plate below reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ananda Ratham. Crowds of people in white and colourful clothes gather on both sides, a uniformed police officer stands to the left, and white and blue bunting strings hang overhead, with a blue-domed temple visible at right. a person is depicted only as the portrait on the chariot, so the photo itself shows no identifiable candidate in person.2006-09-24October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Photograph of an ornately carved golden ratha, a decorated vehicle with a truck-style cab, on a dirt ground in front of a crowd of onlookers in Tamil Nadu. An arched gold frame above the cab holds a large portrait of a smiling man with a white turban and dark clothing, captioned in Tamil and English as Paramahamsa Nithyanandar, which is a printed caption attributed to the portrait. The ratha's front shows carved gold birds and floral motifs, a dome-shaped gold facade, and the cab windshield. A crowd of around twenty men and women in saris, salwars and shirts stands along the left and right sides, some with hands folded, some looking up at the vehicle. A palm-tree line and a pink building appear in the background under an overcast sky.2006-10-20A golden decorated vehicle with ornate carved gold arch and relief panels serves as a ratha in a procession in a street lined with green trees. An arched panel on top shows a large printed portrait of a man with a white turban and long dark hair, labelled with Tamil text. Inside the windshield, two people sit in the front seats. At the right edge, a man in white clothing with an orange-saffron shawl holds a long pole. Gold panels below read Tamil text on the front, and the vehicle bears the number plate TN-30 with a yellow plate.2006-10-09A photograph of an ornately carved golden ratha procession vehicle, a decorated truck with a gilded arched canopy and a framed portrait at the top showing a man in a white turban smiling, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyanandar on the portrait caption. The front bears carved peacock and floral reliefs, a bold Tamil banner reading Sri Anandeshwarar kodi kangal darshana ratha yatra, and a lower plaque reading Nithyananda Dhyana Peedam Ananda Ratham. Several villagers stand along the dirt ground beside the vehicle, including a boy in a striped polo shirt, women in saris and a man in white.2006-10-20September 23 20062006-09-23Rear view of an ornately gilded decorative vehicle on a narrow street, a gold-carved ratha-style van with a large arched frame at the top. Inside the arch is a framed portrait labelled "பரமஹம்ஸ நித்யானந்தர்" (Paramahamsa Nithyananda) showing a smiling man in a white turban against a dark background, a printed portrait not a physical person. Below, a gold-carved pediment with mythical birds and red flags flank the vehicle. Tamil banner text reads "நித்யானந்த தியான பீடம் ஆனந்த ரதம்" (Nithyananda Dhyana Peetam Ananda Ratha) and a line reads "ஸ்ரீ ஆனந்தேஸ்வரா கோடிகன்கள் தர்சனாத யாத்திரை" (Sri Anandeswara Kodikangal Darshana Yatra). A young girl in light clothes stands at the right edge, and a man in white stands near the left side. Green and white buildings line the street and a tree shades the top right.2006-10-15A photograph of an ornately gilded decorated vehicle used in a ratha yatra procession, with carved gold-painted peacock and floral relief panels on its front and a domed arched frame on top. Above the windscreen hangs a framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban, its caption reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda, with a white flower garland draped over the frame. The bottom of the front panel carries red and blue Tamil and Sanskrit-style lettering, and a yellow Tamil Nadu number plate is visible. A man in a yellow-orange cloth stands at the left edge, and a few onlookers in light clothing stand at right beside a roadside shop. No deity murti is shown.2006-09-24October 15 20062006-10-15