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April 19 2008

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Outdoor roadside photo: a silver Ford SUV with registration KA04MN4444 is parked at left on a paved road. Beside it, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, one in an orange shawl over white clothes, stand on dirt near a blue-and-orange draped tent with flip-flops scattered at its base. A crowd of men in light shirts and brown trousers stands behind them along a roadside lined with trees and small shops. Motorbikes and bicycles are parked at right and a yellow railing runs along the left edge.2009-08-17Outdoor festival scene at a temple ground: a silver SUV decorated with a red fabric drape, a garland of white and orange flowers, a brass trident emblem, and pink, orange and green balloons tied to its roof is driven slowly through a crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris line both sides, several with hands folded in greeting. A large framed portrait of a turbaned man with a white beard hangs on a pole at left, beside a striped tent canopy, bunting strings and a decorated parasol. A figure in saffron robes stands among the crowd at right, and a child in a checked shirt holds a green item at center left. Under this scene, the wording reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and '', presented as archive photo credit2006-12-31A silver Ford SUV drives slowly along a dusty red-earth dirt track across open flat farmland. A man in a white shirt and white trousers walks beside the vehicle and gestures, while two other men in light clothing stand near the roadside. Thin wire strings with small flags run between poles along the field, and a small white structure sits at the left edge under a cloudy sky. No one is wearing saffron or ornate ceremonial dress that would mark a candidate for a person.2008-07-29A silver Ford SUV bearing a white windscreen banner reading NITHYANANDAM moves through a dense crowd on a village road lined with palm and leafy trees. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press toward the vehicle, some reaching out with hands on its sides and bonnet. A man in the right foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a white shirt, and a bald head is visible at the bottom edge. A tiled-roof building and a yellow van stand in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance; the crowd is visible but the vehicle occupant is obscured by glare and tinted glass.2014-07-01A photograph of a dusty open ground in front of white buildings with signage reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a palm-lined setting. A silver SUV drives slowly on the left while a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts walks alongside. In the centre, a bare-chested elderly man with long white hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange cloth and a white dhoti, standing barefoot among others. Beside him a figure in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair gestures toward the vehicle. A young boy in a yellow shirt and dark trousers stands in the foreground. Banners in the background show Kannada text and a poster of multiple portraits labelled Anandotsava-2010.2009-12-20A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04MN44 and a small orange flag on its front fender is parked on a red dirt road in front of a temple complex. A group of people in white and saffron clothing walks alongside; a man in a saffron-orange shawl and cream kurta leads, followed by several people in white, one in a light green shawl, and a woman in a red-orange shawl. A man in a blue shirt and dark trousers stands at the right edge. Behind them are tall painted deity statues in blue and gold, a banner with a portrait and text, palm trees, and a small shrine structure with an orange canopy.2009-11-25Outdoor village street scene with a crowd gathered around a silver SUV parked on a dirt road lined with banana plants, palms and thatched-roof huts. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk barefoot near the vehicle, and a woman in a cream sari with a gold border stands at left beside a small child. A saffron-orange flag is held aloft at left among the crowd, and one man in an orange garment stands near the car. The scene appears to show a visitor's arrival among residents of a rural settlement.2010-01-20July 10 20092009-07-10Outdoor photograph of a silver Ford SUV driving slowly along a dirt track between two rows of devotees. On the right, a long line of men and women in white clothes stand with hands pressed together in greeting, some clapping. On the left, more white-clad devotees line the route, and a white van and a striped canopy sit beside a rocky hill with trees. A red carpet runs along the right edge and a red plastic chair and white table are at the left foreground. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge facing the vehicle.2008-07-27A photograph of a village street lined with banana plants and palm trees, where a crowd of people walks alongside a silver SUV that has its driver-side door open. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border and a yellow blouse stands at the front left. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts, one in a lavender dhoti, and one in grey with a checked lungi. A person in orange robes stands at the right edge beside the vehicle, and an orange flag is held up in the crowd. A small pink building and a thatched hut appear at the left and right edges.2010-01-20Outdoors on a grassy compound, a crowd of devotees stands with hands pressed together in namaskar as a silver SUV pulls up. Inside the vehicle's rear windows, a figure in saffron or orange robes sits beside another passenger. A man in orange-saffron cloth stands near a sapling at right, and white-clad devotees line the scene. A striped red and blue canopy and a brick building are behind the group, with trees and dry grass around them.2008-01-17Outdoor photo of a silver Ford SUV with licence plate KA 04 MN 4444 driving toward the camera along a dirt road through a palm-lined grounds. Behind it a crowd of people stands along a low concrete block wall, with many wearing white dhotis and white shirts, women in saris including orange and blue, and a child in an orange top. Tall flagpoles with multicoloured flags stand among the coconut palms, and a yellow auto-rickshaw is parked near the wall.2008-03-22