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December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A silver SUV decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers and a large carved wooden peacock-like vehicle ornament on its bonnet is driven forward past a white building. Several saffron-robed men walk alongside: one with a long beard and orange shawl near the driver's side, others in orange with rudraksha malas and garlands, one holding a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels. A few women in white and orange salwar stand on a red carpet at left. Above the building hangs a Kannada-language sign and a poster with a grid of portrait photos reading Jayanti 2009.2008-12-28Outdoor photograph on a dirt road beside a silver Ford SUV parked at left, with a saffron-robed monastic in the foreground. A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron sari and a yellow-orange marigold garland stands on the road, facing a group of men in white dhotis and white kurtas who are bending or standing with hands joined in greeting. A child in pink stands behind her. Palm trees, a white banner or board and a roadside sign are visible in the background under a clear sky. a person's presence is not established from appearance, so no candidate is identified.2009-01-25December 28 20082008-12-28A dusty open courtyard at an ashram with a silver Ford SUV parked on the left, its bonnet draped with a garland of yellow and red marigolds, and a small plate reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeta Mahasamsthana on the windscreen. A procession of men in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls walks past, several wearing rudraksha malas. Two colourful parasols and a decorated umbrella stand above them, and a thatched shelter stands at right. A bald man in white clothes stands near the front, and a bearded man in a maroon robe walks in the middle. Several people in the foreground are partly visible, and an older bald man in glasses sits at the bottom edge.2010-01-01A silver-blue SUV decorated with a long garland of mixed marigolds in yellow, white, purple and red across its bonnet, with a white horse-figure ornament on the front. A man in a cream shirt sits in the driver's seat smiling, and another man in an orange garment sits in the rear passenger window. Around the vehicle stand people in white dhotis and white shirts, women in white saris, and a man in a white shirt and dark pants. Two multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and a red banner with white lettering stand behind the car, and a red carpet runs along the left side. A white boundary wall and blue sky are in the background.2008-12-29Outdoor street scene in front of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA 04 MN 4448 partially visible. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a garland of white flowers stands at the center, with a multicolored ceremonial umbrella held above him, decorated with bird and emblem motifs and tassels. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls walk barefoot, including one in a deep red kurta. To the right, women in yellow and white saris carry ceremonial items. Behind them a large banner shows a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and a smaller portrait of a mustached man, with green palms and trees in the background.2007-01-30December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 drives slowly along a dirt road toward the camera, with a man visible behind the windshield. Devotees line both sides in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders. Two men in the foreground, one bare-chested with an orange turban, stand beside the vehicle with hands raised in greeting. Behind them are motorcycles, a row of blue and white pennant flags strung between poles, green trees and a hazy mountain under a partly cloudy sky. A small printed portrait hangs on a pole in the background.2008-11-11