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Night street scene in a residential lane lined with houses, blue awnings and strings of coloured lights. A black SUV with a NITHYANANDAM banner on its windscreen and headlights on drives toward the camera. Along the roadside, a line of devotees stands in greeting: a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and rudraksha mala gestures with an open hand, a younger man in orange and red stands beside him, and several women in yellow, white and red saris, some with folded palms and one holding a brass plate with flowers. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible, plus others further back in the crowd.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesNight 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.2016-05-06A dark blue Ford SUV with Tamil Nadu registration TN 25 AE 4005 moves slowly down a village lane through a dense crowd. A red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDAM is displayed across the windscreen. Along both sides, saffron-robed monks and white-clad devotees press forward, some with hands raised or folded, and women in colourful saris line the roadside. Thatched huts and a tiled roof stand behind the crowd, with a few small orange flags visible. The vehicle is inside the crowd, and the occupant is not clearly visible through the glass.2014-06-24Night 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.2014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA dark grey Ford SUV with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM on its windscreen drives down a street decorated with colourful floral kolam designs. Shaven-headed young men in saffron and white ritual dress stand on the roadside, one in a white dhoti and shawl wearing beaded necklaces and bangles, another in a saffron garment. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl stands nearby beside a tray of red flowers and offerings. Red-brick buildings and onlookers on a rooftop line the street.2014-06-26Night photo of a procession at a Kumbh Mela camp. A black car with headlights on and a red trident-marked sign on its bonnet moves through a crowd. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces walk beside it, and one man in an orange robe stands at left. A tall red pillar with white and blue printed logos stands at left, and a red flag with a trident and a red-and-yellow chariot with a decorated wheel appear in the background. Some people are crowded around the vehicle.2015-09-15Night photo of a village road lined with palm trees where a black Ford SUV with a printed red banner reading NITHYANANDAM drives slowly forward, headlights on. Two small orange-canopied ornaments sit on the roof area. A line of women in saris and sarees stands along the left side of the road, hands pressed together in greeting. Beside the vehicle, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks carrying a tray with a small brass vessel and green leaves. Several men in white and checked shirts stand at the right edge. A white kolam rangoli with coloured accents is drawn on the asphalt in front. Orange-robed figures are visible further back near the vehicle.2013-06-23 +2 copiesNight photograph of a crowd gathered around a dark Ford SUV with a windscreen banner reading NITHYANANDAM, its headlights on. Several saffron-robed monks with tilak marks stand near the vehicle, while men in white shirts and dhotis and many onlookers press close along a narrow street lined with green leaf garlands, a gold-tipped railing and a colourful temple-style building. A registration plate reads TN 25 AE 4005.2014-06-27