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A green-and-yellow three-wheeled auto-rickshaw with an open cargo bed and a loudspeaker mounted on its roof drives down a village street decorated with strings of blue and white pennants. A large banner on the vehicle shows portraits of a saffron-robed sannyasi with orange turban and a Tamil caption reading Paramahamsa Nithyanandar and Dhyanam Matrum Dhyana Sichai Maiyam, Ambalam, Puducherry. Two men stand in the cargo bed behind a rear banner showing similar portraits. Several men walk alongside in white dhotis and checked or red shirts, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands on the right. Palm trees and a flowering tree line the street, and onlookers sit on a rooftop at left.

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A street in a South Indian town decorated for a celebration, with a triangular bunting of white and blue flags strung across it. A tall arch banner at the top reads Tamil text and welcome phrases, flanked by large posters of a figure in an orange turban and saffron robe. A green-and-yellow three-wheeled auto-rickshaw labelled N.S.K carries a megaphone and a banner, with a man in white shirt at the wheel and another seated beside. Cyclists and pedestrians in white clothes walk along the road, and orange flags flutter on the right, with palms and shops lining the street.2007-01-12October 16 20062006-10-16January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a decorated orange and gold ratha procession vehicle on a street in Tamil Nadu. A large framed portrait of a smiling person in orange clothing with a beaded necklace sits atop the vehicle. A white banner across the front bears a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the left and a deity image on the right, with Tamil text. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, one carrying an orange flag, while a woman in a white sari walks nearby. Motorcycles, parked cars and roadside shops line the street.2009-01-31A photograph of a street procession in a busy Indian town. A blue and yellow truck (TN registration plate) decorated with marigold garlands and orange flags carries a large printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long beaded garland, seated against a tree-trunk backdrop. Inside the cab, a driver in orange-red clothing is visible behind the windscreen. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks beside the truck. Along the roadside, men in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a white sari, and a man on a motorbike stand or pass by. Shopfronts, power lines and an auto-rickshaw line the street. The on-screen date stamp reads 11.18.2008.January 03 20122012-01-03A street procession on a busy Tamil Nadu road. Two men in white dhotis and shirts walk barefoot holding a long wide white banner between them, with a white truck behind bearing the word Nithyanandam on its windscreen; the driver is visible inside. The banner shows the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo, red and black Tamil text, a portrait of a smiling woman in orange, and a deity image of a goddess in red and gold. Orange flags line the road, an auto-rickshaw and a cyclist are nearby, and a uniformed policeman stands by. Pedestrians and motorcyclists are visible along the roadside shops.2009-02-05October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Street scene in a town with a green and yellow public bus on the left and several men riding motorcycles, one in a white shirt and white dhoti. On the right, an ornately decorated golden-brown vehicle with carved panels and a loudspeaker on its roof carries a large banner with portrait photographs and Tamil text, and smaller portrait posters are displayed on its side. Shop signs and utility poles line the roadside under trees.2009-01-31January 06 20122012-01-06January 31 20092009-01-31