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December 24 2007

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A white van with the words ANANDA NANDI across its windscreen and Tamil lettering on its bonnet, decorated with balloons, streamers and confetti, and topped by large black loudspeakers. A man in white clothes raises a peace-sign hand from the driver's seat, and a smiling woman in an orange shawl sits beside him; a printed photo of a figure in pink robes is taped to the dashboard. Several people in white and yellow clothes stand behind the van beside a red building.2007-12-25A white minivan labelled ANANDA NANDI and தியான பீடம் (Dhyana Peetam) parks on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with large black speaker cabinets strapped to its roof. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the driver's side door, hands pressed together in greeting. Two people sit inside: the driver in white clothes with a mala necklace, and a passenger in orange. A framed photo of a man in pink robes, labelled as a portrait, is taped to the dashboard. Another figure in white stands at the left edge, and a distant person in white walks along the road.2007-12-25A white and yellow utility van with a yellow front bumper and grille drives along a dirt track lined with palm trees. A large banner on the van's roof reads 'Nithyananda' in red Tamil script with a smaller line of Tamil text above, flanked by portrait printings of a smiling figure in saffron on the left and a deity image on the right. Three people stand on the roof rack wearing white hair caps and light coloured clothing, and two people sit in the front seats, one driving. A small crowd of onlookers in casual clothing stands at the roadside.2012-01-07December 25 20072007-12-25A white minivan with a dusty dirt road and tree-lined roadside sits at the center of an outdoor scene. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt, white trousers and a red lanyard with an ID badge stands barefoot at the left, gesturing toward the van. A shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border stands at the right beside the open front passenger area. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style mala sits in the driver-side rear window, and an orange cloth is draped over the van's dashboard. Vehicle plate reads TN 04D 3553.2011-12-19October 03 20152015-10-03Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of yellow and white flowers. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at the palanquin, reaching toward the murti and offerings on a tray. Many devotees in white clothes surround it, including women in white saris with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and men in white shirts. A colourful striped umbrella shades the murti. Behind, a white bus with the sign Nithyanandam and a truck, plus a white building and palm trees, set the scene.2009-12-23December 25 20072007-12-25Street scene of white vans on a tree-lined road. A white Maruti van at left has a garland of white flowers and red roses on its front and reads partially "...NITHYANANDAPEETA" on its side; a framed portrait of a woman in pink is fixed to its windscreen. A driver sits inside. Behind it a white Tempo-style van with a roof rack carries two small white flags. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a beaded necklace walks across a striped crosswalk carrying a yellow folder, with two younger men in shirts and trousers following. Houses and trees are in the background.2006-10-10November 12 20082008-11-12A photograph of an outdoor foundation ritual on a tree-lined street. In the foreground, a fire pit lined with white bricks holds a brass kalasha and small brass vessels, with a homa-style fire smoking at its centre. Two men in orange-saffron shawls and white clothing sit cross-legged at the pit, and a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala tends the ritual. Around them, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, cream, pink and blue saris and white dhotis fills the frame. Behind them stands a white van with a framed portrait of a man with white hair placed in its rear window. Several people stand near a gate, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the far right.2006-10-25Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a white building, corrugated roof and a banner showing a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Paramashivam". A young woman in an orange saffron-coloured dress with a rudraksha mala stands in the centre, arms raised, among a circle of women and girls in white, pink, teal, red and yellow outfits. A woman in white bends forward at the front, and a large audience sits and stands behind them under bright sunlight, with a white van to the right.2007-12-24