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A road procession moves along a two-lane tarmac road lined with bare fields, palm and tree foliage, and utility poles. In the centre, a decorated float or chariot with a golden canopy and a painted deity murti is pulled forward, surrounded by saffron and orange flags and a group of men in white dhotis and shirts walking beside it. Several cars, including a silver SUV and a white vehicle, follow behind, and motorcycles ride alongside. On the left, a man in a white turban and dhoti walks by a woman in a white sari with an orange border. On the right edge, a man in a white shirt stands at the roadside near a parked motorcycle.

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January 20 20092009-01-20Photograph taken through a car windshield of a roadside walk on a tree-lined road under an overcast sky. A silver SUV is parked at left, and a group of about a dozen people walks along the road edge. Near the centre, a man in a blue-and-white patterned shirt and white dhoti walks at the front of the group. A woman in a yellow-orange sari walks beside him, and others in white and light clothing follow. On the right, a man in a white shirt and cap raises both arms in greeting toward the walkers. A purple ritual item sits on the dashboard at bottom right.2010-12-29January 21 20092009-01-21A paved village road curves through a rural landscape of palm trees and scrubland under an overcast sky. A silver SUV with a spare tyre mounted on its rear door is parked at the left edge of the road. Ahead, a long procession of people dressed in white walks along the road, with a red and white flag carried near the front. A motorcycle rider and a few onlookers appear along the road, and a utility pole and power lines run overhead.2005-12-31Outdoor festival scene at a temple ground: a silver SUV decorated with a red fabric drape, a garland of white and orange flowers, a brass trident emblem, and pink, orange and green balloons tied to its roof is driven slowly through a crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris line both sides, several with hands folded in greeting. A large framed portrait of a turbaned man with a white beard hangs on a pole at left, beside a striped tent canopy, bunting strings and a decorated parasol. A figure in saffron robes stands among the crowd at right, and a child in a checked shirt holds a green item at center left. Under this scene, the wording reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and '', presented as archive photo credit2006-12-31February 16 20092009-02-16Outdoor procession on a rural road lined with dry grass, palm trees and a sugarcane field under a pale sky. A decorated wooden ratha or chariot with a canopy and red-and-green draped deity murti is pulled or accompanied by people in white dhotis and white shirts, some carrying red and orange flags. A white pickup truck, a white SUV, a motorcycle and a cyclist with a bundle follow along the road beside a stacked-load orange truck. Roughly two dozen people are visible, many in white with red-garmented figures among them.2009-01-21December 28 20062006-12-28January 20 20092009-01-20August 03 20092009-08-03July 10 20092009-07-10January 21 20092009-01-21