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Street photo in an Indian town showing a blue Mahindra DI 3200 truck carrying a large red-and-yellow Tamil banner for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. The banner shows a smiling woman in orange clothing with rudraksha beads at left, and a deity murti adorned with garlands at right. Passing the truck is a yellow auto-rickshaw with a white-haired passenger in white, a man in a striped shirt in the foreground, and a man in a yellow shirt at right. Shops line the street, including Bhagavathar Sweets and Sri Ramanathan Printers, with orange flags and a Reliance Mobile billboard. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008 15:37.

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A street scene in a busy Indian town shows a blue Mahindra truck decorated with a garland, carrying a large red, yellow and green banner. The banner shows a smiling woman in orange with a rudraksha mala, a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is not visible, and a pictured deity group with garlands. Its Tamil text advertises Kodikkan darshan and Ratha Pada Yatra events with dates and venues. Foreground: a yellow auto-rickshaw, an older man in white, and a man in a yellow shirt walking past. Shop signs include Bhagavathar Sweets and Reliance Mobile. Two saffron flags are attached to the truck.A street procession in an Indian town on a sunny day. A blue and yellow truck carries a large printed banner of a long-haired man in saffron robes and a flower garland, mounted above the cab with orange flags at its corners. A man in white shirt and trousers stands beside the truck holding a placard, and a driver in the cab wears a red-and-white garment. Shops, power lines, a yellow auto-rickshaw and pedestrians in white dhotis line the road, with motorcycles passing by. The banner shows a portrait labelled with Tamil text. Garlands of orange and white flowers decorate the truck front.2008-11-18A 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.A street procession passes a gopuram-style temple with carved tiers and sculpted figures. On the right, a golden wooden palanquin-like chariot draped with red cloth and garlanded with orange and yellow marigold strings is pulled along the road. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk on the left, some holding white placards with printed text. A yellow-and-black auto-rickshaw passes in front, and a multicoloured umbrella and orange and red flags are visible. A temple banner reads Kamakshi Sudarshaneeswarar Temple. A timestamp in the corner reads 11.18.2008 15:37.2008-11-18November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesBusy street scene in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of pedestrians and motorbike riders in a narrow road. In the foreground a woman in a purple sari stands among men in white shirts. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a flatbed truck with wooden slats are nearby, and a large stack of loudspeakers sits on a shop roof. A roadside billboard shows a portrait of a figure wearing an orange turban, with a red-and-green placard alongside. A saffron flag flies from a vehicle. Shopfronts, a bamboo-wrapped structure and a tall temple gopuram are visible. Overlay timestamp reads 11.26.2008 14:48.2009-02-02A busy street scene in front of a South Indian temple with a colourful multi-tiered gopuram-style facade decorated with painted deity figures, a central Ganesha relief and sculpted lions on top. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers rides a bicycle in the foreground, another man in a white shirt rides a black motorcycle beside him, and a man in an orange-and-red checked shirt walks past with a bucket. A woman in a green sari carries a bucket near the temple gate. A blue Mahindra truck and a yellow-and-green auto-rickshaw with a driver are at the left and right edges. The temple shutters are closed and marigold garlands hang at the left edge.2008-11-18January 30 20092009-01-30November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesA street procession in a city centre seen through a large white banner held across the front. The banner carries red and green Tamil script and a partial portrait of a smiling woman at its left edge. Behind it, a white Tata truck labelled ANANDA RATHAM in English leads the march, its windscreen showing the word Nithyanandam, and orange flags are carried by marchers. Several men in light shirts walk along the road past shopfronts and multi-storey buildings, and a uniformed policeman stands at the left edge. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008 15:08.2008-11-18A street procession on a busy road with a decorated golden ratha-style float carried on a yellow-orange truck. A large oval portrait on the float's top panel shows a smiling woman with a red bindi and orange clothing. Below, a white banner shows a similar smiling woman in orange robes beside a deity image with a red-and-gold figure. In front, two men walk and one rides a blue bicycle; a woman in a cream sari walks on the right. Yellow auto-rickshaws line the left side, and orange flags fly along the procession. Shop signage and scaffolding line the street. A camera timestamp in the lower right reads 11.18.2008 15:12.2008-11-18A street procession in a town with rickshaws, motorcycles and a white Tata van marked ANANDA RATHAM moving along a road. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti barefoot walks holding a long banner with a wooden pole; the banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman and a deity image. Other walkers in white and saffron/orange flags follow, and some people carry placards bearing photos of a woman. Shops and a Nalli Silks billboard line the street under a sunny sky.