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A photograph of a gold-ornamented ratha-style vehicle parked on a street, its canopy decorated with orange and white flower garlands. A framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair in orange clothing hangs atop the canopy, and a large printed banner on the vehicle's front shows a similar portrait beside a colourful image of deities and the same kind of tamil headline. A man in a white shirt sits at the driver's wheel, while another man in a brown shirt and grey trousers stands at the doorway of a yellow-and-red temple gate with a black wrought-iron grill. Above the gate, a painted shrine niche shows a deity figure. The printed banner and portrait are not counted as physical people.

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February 10 20092009-02-10A decorated vehicle with a golden ornate canopy and gold carved trim serves as a procession ratha. Above the windshield, a framed portrait of a smiling woman in red-orange clothing with a red bindi is garlanded with marigolds, and orange flags are fixed to the canopy. A white banner hangs across the front with a Tamil title, a portrait of a smiling figure in orange clothing at left, and a colourful deity image at right showing two figures adorned with garlands. No physical people are clearly identifiable as a person; a person in white stands near the vehicle at the side.2009-02-10A decorated truck, not a temple chariot, travels down a dusty village road as a procession vehicle. Its cab roof is topped with an ornate gold canopy and a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing, garlanded with white and orange flower strings. Orange flags flank the canopy and garlands drape over the windshield and sides. A white banner below reads in Tamil and English and shows a second orange-clad portrait beside a deity image of a standing couple with a child seated in front, with a bright garland border. Motorcyclists and pedestrians pass along the street, a schoolboy in a white uniform walks on the right past wall posters, and a few people stand near the vehicle. The truck is part of a procession, and the banner announces a rath pada yatra.2009-02-13A photograph of a decorated ratha-style vehicle on a street in front of a pink building with a rainbow motif and Tamil signage reading a Nithyananda mandapam. The vehicle has an ornate gold arched canopy holding a framed portrait of a smiling figure with a bindi and red garment, garlanded with flowers, and a red flag rises from its side. A large white banner below shows two portraits and an image of deities, with Tamil text reading Kodikkan Darisana Ratha Paada Yatra and the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name. A young man in white shirt holds a red flag at left, and a few people in the background stand near the vehicle.2009-02-10A photograph of a decorated orange truck fitted with an ornate golden arched canopy and carved golden front panel, parked on a dirt road. A large printed portrait of a smiling long-haired figure in an orange garment and rudraksha mala is mounted atop the canopy. A white banner across the front shows a smiling figure in orange with a mala, labelled 'paramahamsa nithyananda' in Tamil, beside a colourful deity image of two figures garlanded with flowers, labelled 'Aanandadeveswarar Aanandavalli' in Tamil. The banner text reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and a Tamil headline for a Kodi Kann Darshana Ratha Padayatra, with a line about world peace and religious harmony. A man in white and yellow clothing walks beside the truck, and a driver sits in the cab. Printed portraits, not physical people, depict the figure on the canopy and banner.2009-01-31November 02 20092009-11-02 +1 copiesA decorated ratha float on a roadside, its gold-painted canopy topped by a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair, red bindi and orange garment, with orange and white garlands and small saffron flags. A white-shirted man in a white dhoti walks on the road beside it, while a bus passes on the left. The float's front bears a banner with Tamil text and portraits of the woman and a deity pair. The scene is a street procession of a ratha.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13A decorated golden chariot-style vehicle parked outdoors beside a brick wall and green trees. Its canopy carries a large framed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair in orange robes and rudraksha beads, flanked by orange streamers. White jasmine garlands with red flowers drape the front and windscreen. A white banner below has a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" at left, a deity image at right, and Tamil text announcing a ratha padayatra. Two men stand at the left edge, one in a checked shirt and one in white dhoti and shirt.2009-11-02A photograph of a gold-decorated ratha, a motorized procession vehicle with ornately carved golden panels, garlanded with white flower strands and an orange-and-gold kalasha-style ornament on the front. A large framed portrait mounted on the roof arch shows a smiling woman with dark hair in an orange garment and a rudraksha-style necklace, a visible portrait rather than a physical person. Red and orange flags flank the roof, and a loudspeaker horn sits on the roof. A driver is visible in the cab. Street stalls, a blue tarpaulin, parked motorcycles and several onlookers in shirts and lungis line the roadside in the background.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10A photograph of an ornately carved golden-brown ratha, a truck-based procession vehicle, moving along a road at a Tamil Nadu temple procession. The carved vehicle has a large framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban above the cab, labelled with Tamil text. Its side panels show carved floral and bird motifs, and a banner with Tamil script and a deity illustration is mounted on the side. A crowd of about a dozen devotees, mostly women in saris, stands along the roadside, and a man in a checked shirt walks beside the vehicle carrying a white flag. A temple gateway with painted deity figures and a stone pillar lantern is visible behind. Speakers are mounted on the roof. The date 16-10-2006 is stamped on the lower right. a person candidate: the framed portrait on the vehicle is a depiction; no person matching the description is clearly present.2006-10-16