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November 27 2009

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Outdoor street scene at a vehicle-mounted shrine. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long red and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands in the open rear doors of a yellow vehicle, flanked by two deity murti decorated with red garlands. Behind him is a small television screen and a portrait labelled "Guru Murti" showing a saffron-robed man with raised hand. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd close with folded hands, one bald man in white with a saffron-bordered shawl stands at right, and others press in on the road-side. Trees and buildings are in the background.2011-07-12A photograph of a crowd gathered around an open-fronted yellow vehicle decorated as a mobile shrine. Inside, two golden deity murtis with red garlands and white flower garlands stand on a platform. A young man in an orange kurta with a white flower garland stands at the centre, gesturing with his hands while devotees in white clothes press close around him. Side panels show a framed portrait of a saffron-robed teacher seated in meditation with a rudraksha mala, beside a panel of Tamil text. A small television sits on the right side of the vehicle, and a road with buses runs behind.2011-07-12July 12 20112011-07-12A devotee in an orange sleeveless top stands before an open shrine inside a vehicle, facing a golden deity murti decorated with garlands in green, white and orange, a blue and yellow cloth, and a silver necklace. A large banner on the left shows a seated figure in orange robes with a white bead mala, labelled as a guru murti with Tamil text, and a small red-clad figure sits in front of the deity. A television sits on a shelf to the right, and a Tamil poster with mantras hangs beside the shrine.2009-11-27A night photograph of a white van converted into a mobile shrine, parked before a temple gateway with a golden lion statue at left. The van's rear opening holds a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands, brass lamps and oil lamps. A poster on the van's side shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, captioned in Tamil. A man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at center holding a microphone and speaking, with two more men in white and orange shawls at right. A bare-headed devotee sits at lower right.A photograph of a devotional shrine set up in the open back of a vehicle, decorated with a bronze-coloured deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers and a red cloth. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe, with long hair tied back, stands at the shrine pointing toward the deity and is visible from behind. Two people in white garments stand beside him, a woman with a long braid and white sari with gold border on the left and a man in white on the right, with a third white-clad figure partly visible. A large banner beside the vehicle shows a smiling man in saffron robes with white mala beads seated in meditation, labelled 'குருமூர்த்தி' (Gurumurthy). Another banner on the vehicle reads 'பரமஹம்ஸ நித்யானந்த' and lists names. a person (appearance-based) cues on the poster are saffron robes and white beads; the man in the vehicle wears plain saffron without distinctive presentation cues.2009-11-27December 30 20092009-12-30July 12 20112011-07-12December 25 20092009-12-25A man in a plain orange saffron wrap stands at the right, bare-shouldered, with a red bindi on his forehead, facing forward beside a decorated shrine. Behind him a gilded deity murti in blue and gold garments is hung with multicoloured garlands, flanked by a smaller white figure in red with a garland. On the left a large banner shows a smiling man in orange seated with a white flower garland, above the Tamil word for Guru murthy and a mantra. A portrait is labelled in Tamil as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A television sits on a white stand at upper right and a vehicle is visible behind. Oil lamps and a small orange cloth rest on the ledge.2009-11-27July 12 20112011-07-12A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red-and-white ID badge stands at the left, holding a brass plate and facing a small brass vessel while performing a ritual near a yellow-and-white vehicle. Inside the open side of the vehicle, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of red, white and yellow flowers, and yellow marigold garlands hang along the edge. Two framed photographs show a long-haired man in orange robes with rudraksha malas, one seated and one on a banner beside the vehicle, labelled with a caption. A small television is mounted above the shrine, and a white cloth drapes the back. Palm trees stand in the background.2009-12-26