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A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts moves along a busy street lined with shops and signboards. In the centre, a dark car bears the white lettering NITHYANANDAM on its roof. Uniformed police officers in khaki with red peaked caps walk beside it, one holding a long red-tipped staff. A bare-chested man with a white dhoti and mala, and a man with red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala, appear in the foreground. Sunlight and shop awnings surround the procession.

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Street procession in a crowded Indian town under bright daylight. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed man wears an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha-style necklace beside a red-and-white canopy edge. Uniformed police in khaki with red turbans and red-banded caps hold back the crowd and gesture with outstretched arms. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts press along the road, some with raised hands. Festive orange and green streamers hang overhead, and a dark car sits at the bottom edge. Shops, a blue van and roadside stalls line the street.2014-06-29 +1 copiesCrowded street procession in daylight with a dark car at the centre carrying a partially visible white banner reading NITHYAN... The crowd is dense, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis. Police officers in khaki uniforms with red caps and whistles hold back people on the left, and a man in a white shirt with a red-and-yellow cap stands near the car. Several men wear saffron-orange rudraksha or bead garlands, and one man in a white shirt with a white N.D.S. lettering wears a dark-toned shirt. Shop awnings, signboards and a tall red-and-white pole rise in the background. Overall this is a street procession with ashram followers and police escort.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +3 copiesA crowd procession on a busy street lined with shops and awnings. A dark sedan with a banner reading NITHYANANDAM moves through the crowd, its windshield visible. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, several with rudraksha or bead necklaces and red-orange shawls. Uniformed police in khaki with red fez-style caps walk alongside. A man in a white T-shirt printed with N.D.S.S. faces the car, and a red-tipped staff is held overhead. Men in front wear vertical forehead markings and a red-orange bead garland.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +3 copiesA dark car in a dense roadside crowd, its windshield banner reading NITHYANANDAM. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around the car on a sunny street lined with shops, signboards, scaffolding and a striped awning. A man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a bald head stands at the right holding a video camera, beside a man in white holding an orange-rimmed garland. Fruits and flowers rest on the car's bonnet. Many people raise hands and reach toward the vehicle. No candidate for a person is clearly visible inside the car.2014-06-19A crowded doorway scene at a temple or ashram entrance, with a sunlit doorway behind. Two uniformed police officers in khaki with peaked caps and red-banded hats stand in the crowd, one on the left and one in the centre. A bare-chested, shaven-headed man in a saffron-toned cloth wears a wooden rudraksha mala and stands beside a long-haired man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, some with vibhuti marks on their foreheads, press around them. A colourful ceremonial umbrella with red and yellow embroidery is visible at upper right. a person candidate: the long-haired man in white with a rudraksha mala is a possible match by appearance, but identity is uncertain.2012-05-18June 19 20142014-06-19A street procession on a sunny day in a crowded town lane. A dark grey SUV with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windscreen moves slowly through the crowd, with a garland of flowers on its bonnet. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, and uniformed police or attendants in khaki shirts and red caps hold back the crowd. Two saffron-robed monastics walk near the vehicle, one with a shaved head and one with a bare-shouldered orange cloth, and several men wear orange shawls. Shops, signboards and strings of coloured flags line the street, and people watch from upper balconies.2014-06-29 +1 copies