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Night street scene in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, lit by a street lamp and the headlights of a dark SUV with licence plate KA04MN4444. Several people in white shirts and white dhoti stand close to the vehicle. A man in a light shirt and beige trousers, with a visible cord around his neck, gestures with an outstretched hand. A drum player with a large frame drum stands at the left edge, and older men in white shirts crowd the right side. No ritual or festival setting is clearly visible beyond the gathering around the car.

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Night street procession. A grey Ford SUV with headlights on drives forward through a dark road. Two men in the front seats wear saffron/orange garments; the passenger wears an orange cloth. Around the vehicle, a crowd of people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, walk alongside, and several hold white flags with a blue emblem. A woman in an orange sari stands at left. A pink roadside billboard with Tamil text and a lit street lamp are visible behind.2008-11-11Night street scene at a roadside where a silver Ford SUV with headlights on, plate KA04MN4444, is stopped. Inside the front seats a person in orange clothing sits beside the driver. A line of devotees stands on the road in the dark: several men wear orange and saffron cloths, one bare-chested man wears a white dhoti, and older men wear rust and pale pink cloths. Some hold their hands together in greeting. Men in white shirts stand nearby, and a cream-coloured building with an arched window is visible at right.2006-09-24Night street scene in a town where a silver-grey SUV with headlights on drives slowly through a crowd of men. A red banner across the windscreen reads NITHYANANDA, and the number plate reads KA04MN4444. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with red-and-white garlands and rudraksha malas, press against the vehicle and reach toward it. Shophouses and street lamps glow in the background. Inside the car a person is partly visible behind the glass, but no clear figure can be confirmed. The scene suggests a procession or welcome drive.2014-07-01Night photograph of a silver Ford SUV with headlights on, number plate KA 04 MN 4444, stopped on a dark street. Several men in saffron-orange shawls and white dhotis and shirts stand beside and in front of the vehicle, one with hands pressed together in greeting. Through the windscreen, men in orange shawls sit inside the car. Street lights and a lit billboard appear in the background, with a crowd of onlookers on the right.2008-11-11July 01 20142014-07-01Night street scene under dark trees: a grey Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04MN4440 leads a line of vehicles, including a white and teal bus behind. Inside the SUV, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits in the front passenger area. Beside and behind the vehicle, a group of about ten men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with white and red shoulder cloths and garlands, walk along the roadside, several with hands folded in greeting. Streetlights and headlights illuminate the road.2006-09-24Night street scene of a silver Ford SUV with headlights on, driving slowly through a procession. Inside the vehicle, several people sit in orange clothing. Around the car, men in white dhoti-style clothes with orange shawls walk alongside, some carrying small white and orange flags. On the right foreground, a man with dark hair wears a white top and an orange shawl, seen from behind. A tamil-language signboard hangs above the road, and a roadside hoarding with a red-and-white advertisement stands on a pole. The vehicle carries Karnataka registration KA04MN4444.2008-11-11Night photograph of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 driving slowly through a crowd on a street. A figure in an orange head wrap and orange garment sits in the back seat, raising a hand. Around the vehicle, many people in white dhotis and orange shawls, some in white kurtas, raise their arms and clap. A woman in a teal sari stands with hands folded at the right side. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands in the foreground on the right, and white and purple flags are visible at the upper left.2008-11-11Night photograph of a dark SUV with its headlights blazing, parked on a street in front of a building with bright white tube lights on poles. A man in a saffron-orange garment stands at the right beside the vehicle, with several other people in shadow at the edge of the frame. A red and orange striped awning hangs at the upper left, and a white banner is partly visible behind the lights.2009-08-02Night photograph of a dark SUV with its headlights blazing, parked on a street lined with devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style necklaces. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at the car's front, reaching toward it, while others crowd close. A carpet of marigolds and rose petals in orange, red and yellow lies on the road in front of the vehicle. A small 'a person' sticker is visible on the windshield. Trees and building lights frame the scene, and a basket of flowers sits at the lower left.2014-07-01Night street scene at a Tamil Nadu town. A dark SUV with bright headlights and a windscreen sign reading NITHYANANDAM faces the camera, its front surrounded by a dense crowd. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing red lanyards, press around the vehicle, reaching toward it; one man in a dark t-shirt on the right gestures with his hand. Shopfronts with lit signs and trees line the background, and a Sri Lakshmi-style storefront sign is visible. Figures inside the car are too dim to identify.2014-07-01Night photograph of a crowd gathered on a street around a dark SUV with bright headlights on. The vehicle has a red and white banner reading NITHYANANDA across its windshield and a number plate reading KA... Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some in red shirts, press around the car, with uniformed police officers in khaki at the left and right edges. Shuttered shops and trees line the street behind, with a sign reading Sri Lakshmi Eng partly visible. A man in a white shirt and dhoti on the right raises his hand toward the car. The a person's presence is not clearly visible in this frame.2014-07-01