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A roadside photograph taken from a vehicle window showing street banners and flags in a village. A large white banner in the foreground, with red border and red and green Tamil lettering, shows a portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and beads, labelled with the printed name "Paramahamsa Nithyanandar" and the Tamil words for welcome. Behind it, a black and orange banner with a portrait of a figure in an orange head wrap and the Tamil title for Bhagavad Gita meditation satsang lists dates and venue. Strings of orange triangular flags hang overhead. A motorcyclist rides on the dirt road past a turquoise house with a red tiled roof, palm fronds and thatched roofs appear in the background.

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October 20 20062006-10-20A photograph of a large roadside billboard on a grassy verge beside a dirt road, with power lines overhead and a parked motorcycle at the lower right. The billboard shows two portraits, each labelled with Tamil text: a figure on the left with a saffron head wrap and saffron robe, eyes closed, and a figure on the right in saffron robe and head wrap seated before a waterfall and green landscape. The Tamil headline names Sri Paramahamsa Nithyanandar and the bottom line reads Rathotsava vizha. Two small posters stand on the verge, and the photo is watermarked at the lower right. No physical people are visible in the scene.2006-10-20A large roadside billboard on a tree-lined street with a black background and striped kerb in the foreground. On the left, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, with a red tilak on his forehead; the portrait is captioned as printed text, and he is only a printed image, not a physical person. The billboard carries Tamil headline and event text in white, yellow and red on black, with a blue-flowered border motif and a yellow oval. Palm trees, a utility pole, a street light and a camera post stand beside it, with a painted wall and a parked silver car at left. The scene has no physical people.2010-01-19A large outdoor billboard on a street corner shows a smiling man in an orange-red turban with a red tilak mark, long dark hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, set against a pink and purple background. Tamil text fills the right side. A row of small purple triangular flags strings across the top, and a food stall with fruit and sweets sits at left, with a shop facade on the right. No physical people are clearly visible in the foreground.2007-01-12A photograph of a dirt courtyard at an ashram-style compound with a thatched-roof building and potted plants. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl and a long beaded necklace walks forward, and beside her a bearded sadhu in orange robes with matted hair walks alongside. Behind them, a man in orange and a man in white walk, and at left two men in white stand near a parked black motorcycle. On the right, a large roadside banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and a title reading a Bhagavad Gita spiritual satsang, with dates and a timing line. A silver SUV is parked at the far right.2010-01-18 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesNovember 21 20052005-11-21A roadside photograph of a large outdoor banner on a yellow boundary wall, with a garland of yellow and red flowers draped across its top. The banner shows a portrait of a man in a white head wrap and white clothing with dark rudraksha beads, labelled as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, above Tamil text announcing a dhyana satsang with a meeting date. Smaller banners stand on either side, one showing a woman in a white sari with folded hands, another a partial figure in dark clothing. Two people are visible at the bottom edge: a man in a checked shirt standing and holding something, and a woman in a dark outfit walking at the right. Trees and a tiled roof sit behind the wall.2005-11-21A photograph of an outdoor roadside scene in a village with thatched huts, banana plants and orange pennant flags strung along a cord. A large blue hoarding is mounted on a pole; its left panel shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, shown as a depiction on the poster. The sign carries a readable Tamil heading for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tamil timing text for meditation and meditation therapy, a Tamil caption naming a person on the portrait, and a phone number. Four women in saris stand below the sign: one in a red and blue sari on the left, and others in orange, white and pink saris, one wearing a long-sleeved garment on the right.2010-02-18A roadside outdoor billboard on a street with black-and-white kerbs, palm trees and utility poles behind it. The left panel shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange clothing, labelled as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The right panel is black with orange and white Tamil lettering announcing a Bhagavad Gita satsang, with a discourse and meditation event listed for Saturday 23 January 2010 at 5:30 pm, and the words 'Anaivarum' and 'Anumathi Illai' appear in yellow and white. No physical people are visible beyond the billboard portrait.2010-01-19July 29 20082008-07-29October 16 20062006-10-16