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August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India

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A large crowd of seated devotees fills a open-sided pavilion roofed with a colourful canopy patterned in red, orange, teal and gold medallions. Most people wear white dhotis, shirts and mundus, and many men wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Women in saris in pink, green, purple and yellow sit among them. Along the sides, a few men in white stand near the poles, and cars are parked in a field beyond the tent under a clear sky with palm trees and small flags strung overhead. The seated audience faces toward the front of the tent.

A large crowd presses around a silver car with a red banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windscreen, on a village street lined with trees and a tiled-roof building. Several men in white shirts and orange-saffron shawls reach toward the vehicle, one pointing with an outstretched arm, while devotees in white, cream and checked clothing crowd on both sides. A yellow bus is visible at right. A figure in orange robes stands near the car's front, partly obscured by the crowd. The scene suggests a devotee gathering around a vehicle during a visit.

Dense 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.

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A dense crowd of men presses around a white car on a village street, many raising their hands and reaching toward the vehicle. Most wear white shirts and dhotis, while others wear checked shirts or patterned shirts. A large tasselled red-and-yellow umbrella canopy hangs overhead. On the left, a tall painted banner shows a saffron-robed figure with long hair, a rudraksha mala and hands folded in greeting, with Tamil script printed beneath it. Thatched huts, trees and a utility pole line the street.

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A dense crowd of devotees gathered under a long red and white patterned canopy strung with colourful bunting and tied to bamboo poles. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several carry small brass or steel plates with offerings. A woman in the foreground wears a dark red blouse and a white garland in her hair, and another woman in a pink sari stands at left. The people stand shoulder to shoulder in a queue moving through the tent, with an open field and trees visible beyond the canopy.

A dark car in a dense roadside crowd, its windshield banner reading NITHYANANDAM. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around the car on a sunny street lined with shops, signboards, scaffolding and a striped awning. A man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a bald head stands at the right holding a video camera, beside a man in white holding an orange-rimmed garland. Fruits and flowers rest on the car's bonnet. Many people raise hands and reach toward the vehicle. No candidate for a person is clearly visible inside the car.