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Night photo on a dirt road lit by floodlights and car headlights. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a long white-and-pink flower garland, raising one hand in greeting while smiling. Behind a dark SUV, devotees in white dhotis and saffron-robed sannyasis, some with rudraksha malas, stand with palms joined. Another figure in a white dhoti and red-bordered shawl with a bare chest and ornate necklace holds his hands together at left. Trees and a light pole frame the background.

Night-time photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a dark car with a red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windshield. A man in saffron-orange robes with bare chest and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a video camera up toward the car. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, and uniformed police officers in peaked caps, surround the vehicle under street lights and tree foliage. Hands reach toward the car window and people press forward in a tight throng.

November 20 2010

July 01 2014

Night outdoor arrival scene lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a dark red-brown robe, a thick multi-strand garland of pink and white flowers, and layered gold necklaces stands beside an open dark SUV, smiling. Behind him a bald man in a rust-brown robe with gold beads holds a red packet. On the right, two women in orange saris with white forehead markings join palms, and a man in white holds a tall yellow-and-orange ceremonial banner on a pole. Robed devotees in orange and pale pink walk along the lit path, and a camera with flash sits in the foreground beside a bouquet of orange and pink flowers.

Night procession along a dirt path beside a terracotta-coloured wall, with a lit ratha-style float decorated in red and gold at the right. Many devotees in white clothes walk in a long line; several carry flaming torches, and one woman in a red-orange shawl and another in a white sari with green border walk near the front. A man in a yellow t-shirt stands at lower left, while a bald man in white robes walks at centre. Illuminated trees and a street lamp frame the scene.

Night procession on a dirt road lit by a street lamp, with palm trees and a low orange-and-white wall on the right. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a multi-tiered, colourfully adorned canopy and a lit deity murti is carried forward. Attendants walk around it: women in white sarees with yellow and red borders carry a yellow ceremonial item and a small lamp, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, and a man in an orange-red dhoti and a multicoloured shawl leads near the front. A drummer in white stands in the group. Flags and a long-handled fan-like umbrella are carried beside the palanquin, and garden shrubs line the path.

May 16 2011

Night photograph of a crowd pressing around a dark SUV with the word NITHYANANDAM printed in white capitals across its windscreen, headlights on. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps hold back the throng, one gesturing with an outstretched arm. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with pink-and-white shawls, surround the vehicle; a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace stands on the far side. A photographer with a camera at lower left.

March 31 2016

Night procession on a dirt path beside an orange-red compound wall, lit by several flaming torches held by men in white shirts. A decorated deity murti or palanquin with gold and red adornments glows in the background, carried or accompanied by people in white dhotis and garlands. A tractor-drawn float with marigold garlands sits in the middle, and a man in an olive shirt walks in front. Several devotees in white clothing carry ceremonial umbrella-like standards with red and gold designs, and tall bamboo and trees frame the scene. Roughly two dozen people are visible.

A night procession on a dirt road moves toward the viewer. At the centre, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers carries a gold-framed palanquin-style box draped with a red cloth, holding it with two poles. Behind him, a covered ratha or palanquin decorated with garlands and a gold trident-shaped staff leads the group. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry tall gold tridents, and a man in a white shirt holds a brass plate. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl walks beside others in white. A man on the right wears a pink-and-white striped shirt and jeans. Trees, a small building and a dark sky surround the scene.