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Night street scene of a procession on a teal-painted cart decorated with a striped red, white and green arch and a green canopy. A man in white with orange shawl sits cross-legged on the cart, playing small brass cymbals beside a framed picture of a deity; brass vessels, a steel pot and fruit sit on a blue cloth. Standing around the cart, a woman in a blue-green saree and several men in white shirts and dhotis watch and fold hands in prayer. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a Kingfisher billboard appear in the background. a person identity is uncertain from appearance.

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August 29 20072007-08-29Evening outdoor puja at night in front of a decorated cart-like platform. A bald man in an orange saffron robe stands at the centre holding a lamp and offering flowers before a deity murti adorned with garlands, draped in a magenta cloth and framed by a green and red arched garland. An ornate umbrella with coloured tassels hangs above. Around them, about a dozen devotees in white dhotis and white clothes stand with palms pressed together, while women in green, yellow, pink and maroon saris stand at the left. A colourful rangoli design lies on the sandy ground, and a kalasha sits on the platform.2007-09-24February 02 20092009-02-02December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession with a teal wooden cart pulled by devotees in white clothes and orange shawls. On the cart sits a deity murti draped in a magenta cloth and garlanded with white flowers, under a green canopy framed by a red, white and green striped arch with silver tinsel. A brass pot and lamps sit on the cart. Several people in white push and pull the cart on a dirt road, while a man in orange robes with a white forehead band walks at the left. Dark night background.2007-09-24Night photo of a procession on a blue wooden cart decorated with a green and white striped arch, red flowers, and yellow cloth hangings. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits cross-legged on the cart with brass vessels and a steel container before him, while another man in white attends to the offerings. A printed picture of a deity is mounted at the back of the cart. Onlookers in shirts stand in a dim street, and a Kingfisher advertisement hangs on a building behind.2007-08-29December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23A night procession scene in which a saffron-robed priest with a light grey turban stands on a decorated cart, performing aarti with a lit lamp before a deity murti adorned with garlands of orange and yellow flowers. The cart canopy is painted with bright blue dove motifs, floral patterns and red, yellow and green borders. Offerings of bananas, fruits and brass vessels sit on the platform. Around the cart, devotees with palms pressed together, several women in saffron and yellow saris and men in white kurtas, stand in a row, while a few men in white and red kurtas watch from the left. Approximately twenty people are visible.2010-11-19Night photograph of a procession vehicle, a small yellow-and-black motorised cart with a flatbed, carrying a deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a lit oil lamp. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at the front holding a lamp and bell-like object while several young men in shirts watch and stand alongside. A large white banner on the cart in Telugu and English reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with Anandotsavamu and Brahmotsavalu text and contact numbers, showing a portrait photo and a deity image. Dark trees and lights form the background.December 23 20072007-12-23Night photo of a devotional scene on a sandy open ground. In the foreground, several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a decorated wheeled cart. Two men in orange shawls over white dhotis and a figure in orange robes are seen from behind; a few others in plain white clothes stand to the right. On the cart stands a deity murti draped in marigold and multicoloured garlands, with a framed portrait placed above it under a colourful canopy. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads and long hair. The cart is ringed by a bright arch of pink, green, yellow and white fringed decorations. A brass pot and a small uniformed figure stand nearby, and a white shrine with a figure sits at the left.2008-01-25