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February-March 2006 - Book stall inauguration in Chennai

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Interior of a book stall with shelves stacked with copies of booklets and books showing a portrait of a smiling man in a yellow-gold turban, dark jacket and white shawl, with a red bindi. The large framed portrait hangs on a navy blue backdrop beneath a garland of orange marigolds and white and red flowers. A printed caption in Tamil reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' (பரமஹம்ஸ நித்யானந்தர்). Two brass oil lamps stand on the altar table below, with a small offering of flowers. Two more portrait covers on the shelves repeat the same image.A photograph of a glass-fronted shelf displaying rows of blue book or DVD-style cases for a Tamil-language title. Each cover shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a pale yellow turban and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a cream ornate garment against a blue sky background. The covers are the same design repeated across the shelf, with a red-rimmed wooden shelf edge below and dark cases with white lettering at the upper right. A , , and a source credit to appears on the lower right2007-10-23A photograph of a shop display rack holding rows of books and DVD cases with Tamil titles. Many blue DVD sleeves show a smiling man in a pale yellow turban and light clothing, and white book covers show a woman with long dark hair in white and orange-saffron garments, plus a few covers featuring a bald older man. No physical people are visible in the scene; the depicted figures appear only on printed covers.2007-02-05January 21 20102010-01-21Interior photograph of a shop display for religious media. Tiered cream-coloured shelving with red trim holds rows of CD and DVD cases and booklets, many with covers showing a bearded figure in a white head covering and saffron-toned garments, plus other devotional imagery. A blue curtain hangs behind the shelves; white painted walls and a wall calendar with a bird and deity artwork are visible. No people are present.2007-04-20Interior of a shop selling DVDs and books on shelves, with many yellow-spined DVD cases showing portraits of a man in white or saffron head coverings and a robed figure. Two women stand at right: one in a white sari with a blue floral border holds a long dark rudraksha mala, and another in a white sari with a green blouse and white flowers in her hair looks down. A man in a white shirt and trousers with a pendant stands in the background near a doorway. Framed devotional prints of deities hang on the wall above the doorway, and paper garlands hang from the ceiling.A photograph of a small shrine room where a man in an orange turban and bare-shouldered orange cloth stands before a wall altar hung with yellow and red flower garlands. He holds a lit oil lamp toward the framed portraits and images on the altar. Behind him, several men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand with hands folded or arms crossed, and a woman in a light dress looks on from the doorway. The altar holds framed photographs of saints and devotees, a brass lamp, flowers and a small bell. A cream wall and a window with a gold curtain frame the scene.2006-11-24A photograph of a book fair display wall with wire racks holding many glossy booklets and magazines. A sign at the top reads ANANDA GALLERIA. The covers show a smiling figure with long dark hair and a white head covering against blue and orange backgrounds, with some covers in green and orange. A standing person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge. The covers are printed portraits, not the physical subject of the scene.2005-01-10A photograph inside a room where a priest in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe stands with his back partly to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp before a wall shrine. The shrine is hung with yellow and white marigold garlands and red-and-purple flower strands and shows many framed photographs of saints and gurus, including a central saffron-robed figure. Several white-clad devotees and a man in orange stand behind him, observing. A metal cabinet and a small brass lamp sit nearby. Incense sticks and offerings rest on a ledge below the photographs.2006-11-24A retail display of books and DVD cases arranged on tiered glass-fronted shelves in a shop. Covers show portrait photographs of a smiling man in a yellow or orange turban and robes, and of a woman with dark hair and a red bindi, alongside landscape and floral images. Many spines and covers carry Tamil-script titles, and some show a white-bearded elder in a blue jacket. No people are physically present in the scene.2007-02-05October 20 20062006-10-20January 17 20092009-01-17 +1 copies