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Rear view of a white minibus with its rear doors open and a metal step at the back, parked on a busy city street lined with multi-storey buildings and shop signs. Inside the van, three people sit on the floor and bench: an elderly woman in a white sari with a shawl sits in the middle, flanked by two men in white, with an black amplifier speaker placed beside her and bags and cloth bundles around them. A man in a white shirt with a blue printed figure and the words Rajapalayam New Town walks past on the right. Stickers of a figure are visible on the left door, and a yellow auto-rickshaw is at the right edge. A date and time stamp reads 11.18.2008 15:35 in the lower right corner.

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April 19 20082008-04-19July 29 20082008-07-29Photo taken through a vehicle windscreen during a street procession in traffic. A white van-style vehicle with an enclosed back and open rear door carries a deity-themed shrine decoration and a large side panel showing a golden-robed image of a deity with a crown. Two men sit on the open rear step: one in a white shirt and light trousers, the other in an orange-brown top with an orange head cloth. A man in a dark shirt stands beside a yellow-and-blue painted lorry on the left, and a white-shirted older man stands in the foreground by a white vehicle. Strings of dried flower garlands hang in the foreground, and a telecom tower and buildings appear in the background.2009-02-13A street-side photograph of seated spectators in a row of folding chairs along a busy urban road. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with glasses and a woman with a red bindi and white forehead marking face the camera. Behind them, a white van with its rear doors open shows several people standing inside a shelved interior, including a woman in an orange saree and a man in white. A woman in an orange-and-yellow saree stands at the roadside beside the van, arms folded. Traffic, parked cars, bicycles and shopfronts line the street under a hazy sky.A white minibus parked on dirt ground beside a striped tent and a banana plant, its rear side door open. Its side panel displays a row of framed portrait photos and a larger yellow-and-red poster. Around eight people stand near the bus: a man in a striped shirt on the left, several men in white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a light pattern, standing at the bus door. Red and yellow draped fabric and a metal shed roof appear at the right. Partial printed text is visible on the bus panels but is not legible enough to transcribe in full.2010-01-01A street scene in a busy Indian city market. A white bus parked at the curb has an open side door and roof; its side is covered with a large printed banner of framed portrait photographs of several people, with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and a row of small headshots beneath. A yellow barrier with a sign reading Madurai City Traffic Police stands in front, with many parked bicycles and motorcycles along the pavement. A young boy in a white shirt and grey trousers stands in the foreground holding a plastic bag. Shops, a tall minaret-style tower, and signboards line the street. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008 15:34.2008-11-18April 19 20082008-04-19July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesA white bus parked on dusty ground serves as a mobile book and item shop. Its side window is open, showing shelves stocked with books, booklets and framed items. Along the lower body, a row of printed portrait photos shows saffron-robed and white-clad figures with long hair and beards. Below them, a maroon banner reads NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM with address and contact details. Orange flags fly from the roof, and a small figure in white stands at the left edge beside the bus. No one else is visible.2008-04-19July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesInterior of a bookshop vehicle with metal wire display racks holding books and booklets, including several copies of a title reading Guaranteed Solutions and other book covers showing a woman's portrait. On the left, a wall poster shows a calendar for October to December 2008. A man in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl stands at the racks, browsing, while another man in a pale yellow shirt stands at right. Fresh flower garlands hang from the vehicle ceiling and a plastic bag sits on a lower shelf.2008-04-19July 27 20082008-07-27