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Night arrival under a decorated tent canopy with red, white and blue patterned fabric and colourful striped posts. A dark SUV with headlights on and a sign reading NITHYANANDAM on its windscreen drives down a red carpet laid over sandy ground. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand along both sides, some with hands folded in greeting. On the right, a drummer in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala plays a large drum. Strings of coloured lights and bright floodlights illuminate the scene.

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July 03 20142014-07-03Night street scene at a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A black car with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM is parked on a red carpet, with its headlights on. Crowds of devotees line the street, many in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground a man in a striped shirt and red cloth over his shoulder stands near the car. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha beads walks beside the carpet, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands in front of the car. Strings of green leaves hang overhead and a golden gate is at left. Many people are visible, well over twenty.2014-06-27February 03 20172017-02-03July 03 20142014-07-03A black SUV drives into a white and orange tented entrance lined with red carpet at dusk. A golden plaque with a gold-and-red emblem is mounted on the front bumper, and a red flag is attached to the front. Through the windshield, a person in white sits in the front passenger seat wearing a white headpiece. Several people in white and red clothing stand along the tent sides and the entrance, including a man in a red shirt and a man holding a camera. The vehicle's number plate reads TN 25 AE 4005. A white car is parked to the right.2016-05-20June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesMay 20 20162016-05-20June 27 20142014-06-27Night photograph of a dark SUV driving slowly through a narrow village lane lined with thatched-roof huts and a whitewashed house. The windshield bears a red banner reading NITHYANANDAM, and the headlights are on. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and around the vehicle, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded garlands and gold pendants. A red flag flies from a pole on the left, and a few onlookers stand in the background.2014-06-27July 03 20142014-07-03Night photograph of a dark SUV with a trident emblem and a gold plaque on its front grille, being greeted by a crowd outside a red-and-white arched temple building lit by bright lights. Several people press forward with folded hands in namaste. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas and a shawl stands at right with palms joined, and a shaven-headed man in white and saffron stands near the car. Other devotees in white kurtas and orange sashes line the road.2016-05-06Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered along a narrow village lane under a patterned red, blue and orange fabric canopy strung on poles. A black Ford SUV is parked at the centre, with a bright green carpet laid on the ground in front of it. Men in white shirts and light blue checked lungis stand at the front, women in saffron, teal and red saris and salwar-kameez watch from the left, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands near the vehicle. Several people lean forward to look at the car. A blue plastic drum and whitewashed houses frame the scene. No deity murti, puja items or identifiable figure is visibly seated in the vehicle.2014-07-03