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A crowd presses around a black SUV parked under a covered porch at a building entrance. A figure in orange robes sits in the rear seat, and devotees lean through the open windows. Several bald-headed men in saffron and orange cloths and rudraksha malas push forward, one holding the car door, while others in white shirts and garlands reach toward the vehicle. A small child in a yellow shirt is held at the lower right. Strands of white flowers and a red-and-gold garland hang on the car's windows and dashboard, and a white sticker on the vehicle reads AM.

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July 03 20142014-07-03A crowd presses around a dark car at the entrance of a building with a tin-roofed overhang and red brick pillars. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a yellow and red flower garland and a saffron wrap, smiles and reaches toward the open car window. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-saffron cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace leans in. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis wearing red shawls and marigold garlands reach forward, while other devotees watch from behind and a few women in pink and green sarees stand nearby. Festoons of green leaves and red-and-white flowers decorate the doorway at right.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesDense crowd presses around a dark car in a street procession. A bald figure in saffron-orange robes sits in the rear window area, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, and a woman with a shaved head and dark red garment stands beside him near the car. Many hands reach toward the vehicle; garlands of green and yellow flowers rest inside it. Men in white shirts and police in khaki uniform stand along the edge of the crowd, and a red pole and orange flag appear at the right. Shop fronts and blue awnings line the street behind.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA crowd presses around a silver minivan on a village road lined with trees and a tiled-roof house. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with a yellow border stands at the vehicle's side, one hand on its roof, with rudraksha beads visible at his neck. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis lean in, one holding a phone to his ear, and a yellow van stands further back. Garlands are visible inside the car windows. The man is shown without a crown, turban or swept-back hair, so the a person cues are insufficient and identity remains uncertain.2014-07-01June 19 20142014-06-19A crowd of devotees presses around a black car with a red-lettered windshield banner reading NITHYANANDAM. A woman in a red-and-brown sari wearing a white and orange flower garland sits in the rear passenger seat. Men in white shirts and dhotis lean toward the car window with outstretched hands, while a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands among them. A shaved-headed man in white and an older woman in a white sari are also in the crowd, and a toddler is held by a man at right. Behind them stands a red brick pillar and a green-trimmed building with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam banner and floral decorations.2014-07-03Photo of a street arrival outside a village house in Tamil Nadu. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long multicoloured flower garland stands beside a dark SUV, with a red-and-white banner partly visible reading DAM on its windscreen. Several men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand around him, and a woman in a white sari with white flowers in her hair bows toward him. A crowd of onlookers in white shirts and dhotis fills the dusty road, with thatched roofs and trees behind. The central figure appears to be a person, identified by the ornate garland and saffron robe while the page places him at this event; appearance is uncertain, so this is recorded as unsure.2014-06-24A dense street crowd presses around a dark car with a white windshield banner reading NITHYANANDAM in red capitals. A shaved-headed man in an orange rudraksha mala leans over the car roof, while devotees in white shirts and orange malas reach toward the vehicle. A man holds a red pole in the foreground, with a yellow tarpaulin and blue awning overhead and a tree and roadside stalls behind the throng.2014-06-29 +1 copies