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A black granite plaque mounted on a cream-painted wall, bearing Tamil text and a black-and-white engraved portrait of a smiling man wearing a light turban with a red bindi and a light shawl. The plaque's background shows a faded photograph of a crowd of people in white clothes, with a yellow sash visible at left. Printed text labels the portrait as a person and records the inauguration location as Nithyanandapuri, Mukkonampalayam, Seeragapadi, dated 18.02.2010. Orange cloth and marigold flowers appear at the bottom and right edge. The plaque is a graphic inscription object, so no physical people are present in the scene.

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A black stone plaque mounted on a cream-painted wall, framed above by red flowers and beside an orange cloth. The plaque has a white dove logo at top left, Tamil text, a framed grey-toned portrait of a smiling man in a turban with a red bindi, and a faint background of blurred figures in white and a yellow shawl. The plaque reads that it was opened by Paramahamsa Nithyananda at Nithyanandapuri, Mukkonampalayam, Seeragapadi, dated 18.02.2010. The portrait is a printed image on the plaque, not a physical person, and the plaque's text attributes the name to the printed caption.2010-02-18A photograph of a cream-painted stone inauguration plaque outdoors, topped with four large clusters of red flowers and draped with a saffron-orange cloth. The black plaque shows a black-and-white portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and white garment, with a red dot on his forehead, set above Tamil text. Two men stand beside the plaque: a young man in a striped collared shirt and glasses on the left, and a man in a white shirt partly visible on the right. The plaque text is printed, not a physical person, and the portrait is a printed depiction, so the a person field is depiction. The plaque's caption attributes the portrait to a person, and the unveiling and location are printed on it.2010-02-18A cream-painted inauguration plaque stands outdoors, topped with four clusters of red flowers and draped on its right side with an orange saffron cloth. The black plaque carries a black-and-white portrait of a smiling figure in a turban and white robe, flanked by Tamil lettering. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand to the right, one turned away, and a red plastic chair sits in the foreground. A palm tree and blue sky appear at the edges. The plaque reads as a dedication marker for an ashram site, with the event date printed on it.2010-02-18November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A blue vinyl banner with a bird logo in the top left and large dark Tamil lettering reading Dhyana Peetam at the top and Dhyana Maiyam below. A large printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, a white head wrap and a red tilak on his forehead, with white garments edged in red, occupies the left side. A handwritten paper notice in the lower right gives a name and address in Tamil. The banner is printed, so the figure is a depiction, and appearance cues (long swept hair, white head wrap, red tilak, white garment with red edging) are consistent with the a person but the portrait is not clearly identifiable, so the status is unsure.2005-07-09October 14 20062006-10-14A photograph of an orange vinyl banner hung on a weathered, peeling white wall. The banner shows a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban with a red bindi and an orange shawl, and it carries Tamil and English headings for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a blue Tamil line reading thane payal nivaranappanigal. A caption beside the portrait reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil script. Part of a person's white-clad arm and a blue plastic chair are visible at the right edge. The banner is printed on orange fabric with a white border.2012-01-02A printed magazine cover photographed flat on a white cloth. The cover shows a close-up of a smiling man wearing a yellow-orange turban with a red tilak mark on his forehead, long dark hair falling behind, and an orange garment at the bottom edge. Tamil title text reads Nithyanandam in large gold lettering, with a smaller line below reading February 2007, and small Tamil taglines in the upper left. The face and turban are printed, not a physical person in the scene. Appearance cues (yellow turban, red tilak, long hair, orange garment) are present on a printed cover, so this is a probable depiction of Swamiji.2007-10-15July 28 20082008-07-28A large outdoor poster for an inauguration event, photographed against foliage and a dirt ground. A white-robed figure with a white turban, red tilak, and rudraksha mala is shown in a small portrait captioned as Paramahamsa Nithyananda in the top-left corner. The poster is cream with red and blue headings announcing the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Tamil Nadu headquarters inauguration, with a red oval marking the date 12.11.2006 and a green banner reading Everyone welcome. Speakers and officials are listed in red and magenta text. The poster itself contains no physical people.2008-11-112008 - Nithyananda Galleria2007-10-15September 20 20062006-09-20