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A street procession in daylight. A golden, canopied ratha or palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and yellow flower strands is carried through a crowded road, with a signboard reading Nithyanandam across its upper front. Multicoloured striped umbrellas with tassels shade the deity murti inside. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts surround the vehicle, some in orange, and several carry orange and yellow flags on poles. A white bus and roadside shops are visible behind the crowd.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in daylight passes a blue-walled building with a red-tiled roof. At centre, a richly decorated golden palanquin with a deity murti is garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, and a banner reads நித்யானந்தம் (Nithyanandam). Multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with tassels shade it, and saffron flags are carried. Dozens of men and boys in white dhotis and shirts walk around it, some with shaven heads and others holding the palanquin's poles. A tour bus marked PTS is parked at right, with passengers at its windows. A large billboard above shows a smiling man in a dark jacket beside text reading கல்யாண (Kalyan) above the words கூவலர்ஸ்.2009-01-12A street procession in daylight with a large crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis moving past shops and a yellow bus. At the centre, an ornate golden ratha/chariot canopy topped with decorative carvings and a banner reading "நித்யானந்தம்" is pulled through the road. Several multicoloured striped umbrellas with fringes shade the chariot. A seated figure in orange robes sits beneath the canopy amid marigold garlands and red cloth. Saffron flags and a large portrait on a roadside billboard are visible, and some people in the crowd wear orange garments.2009-01-12A street procession in daylight moves past buildings and palm trees. At its centre is a golden palanquin-style ratha decorated with yellow and purple garlands, with a printed banner reading "நித்யானந்தா" on its front, and a seated figure in orange-red robes inside. Several large colourful umbrellas with blue, red, yellow and white panels shade the platform. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris walk alongside, many holding orange flags. A bus and a white car are visible at the edges of the scene.2009-01-12A street procession in daytime sunlight. A decorated palanquin-style float with a deity murti in the centre is carried under multiple striped umbrellas in red, green and white with blue motifs and fringed tassels. Garlands of flowers hang on the float, and a gilded pavilion with ornate carving stands behind it. Crowds of men and women dressed in white shirts, white dhotis and saris walk along the road, many holding orange and saffron flags. A banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hangs on the pavilion, and a roadside poster shows a portrait of a bearded man beside a traffic signal. A bridge, a bus and shophouses line the background.2009-01-12A street procession moves through a Tamil town under bright daylight. At centre, a decorated float with a gold-toned canopy bears the banner "Nithyanandam" in red and white lettering, and a deity murti is seated within, surrounded by garlands. Four multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges shade the float. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, and some wearing orange scarves, walk alongside holding saffron flags. A man in an orange turban stands near the front. Orange and red flags flutter on poles, and a blue-and-white road sign and shopfronts line the roadside, with buses and a stone bridge at left.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves through a town, with a decorated ratha (chariot) at the center. The ratha has a golden-roofed canopy hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a banner reading "Nithyananda". Colourful umbrellas with gold tassels shade the structure. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees, some with orange and red flags, crowd around it, while cars and a blue bus stand in the lane and shopfronts line the road.2009-01-12A street procession in daylight with a decorated chariot-like rath pulled along a road lined with people. The ratha has a golden canopy draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a board reading "Nithyanandam"; beneath it sit a few colourful striped umbrellas over an ornate deity murti. Around the vehicle, devotees in white dhotis and white saris walk with saffron flags, and cars and a blue bus are parked along the roadside. Shopfronts with signs and posters line the street behind them.2009-01-12Street procession on a sunny day with a golden ratha chariot decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and purple flower strings, carrying an ornate canopy with the readable name Nithyanandam on its front. Several multicoloured umbrellas shade the chariot. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and white saris walk alongside, many waving saffron flags. A blue bus and a silver car are visible on the roadside, and a few people stand on the bus steps. A signboard with a portrait stands at the upper right corner of the street.2009-01-12A street procession in daylight moves past tiled-roof houses and a pale multi-storey building. A decorated ratha (chariot) is festooned with yellow marigold garlands and red flower strings, and its front panel is labelled with a Tamil sign reading Nithyananda. Two saffron-and-white flags and several multicoloured parasols are held aloft above a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees, with some in saffron-orange scarves. A blue bus stands at the right edge of the frame.2009-01-12January 21 20092009-01-21