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November 10 2011

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A roadside photo outside an ashram compound on a dusty verge beside a paved road. A large orange banner on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban, with Tamil text and a website, and a tall white banner on the right shows a man in an orange turban and red-orange robes with a beaded mala, raising one hand. A silver minivan, a yellow jeep and parked motorbikes sit near the banners, and several people walk along the verge, including a woman in a white sari and another in a purple sari. A decorative orange arch and flags stand in the background among trees. The banners carry the Swamiji depiction; the man on the right has distinctive orange turban, robes and mala cues.2013-01-06Photo 11742925A street photograph of a bamboo entrance arch decorated with large orange-and-black banners showing a man in orange robes and an orange turban, smiling, repeated on the side pillars. Upper banner text reads a welcome message to Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Below, people walk along a palm-lined road, a man in a checked shirt and a boy in shorts pass by, and an orange car is parked at right. Shops with hanging cloth and signs line the left side, and strings of blue-and-white bunting cross the road.2007-01-12A street photograph in a residential lane lined with pink and blue houses and strings of orange and purple triangular pennants overhead. On the left, a large roadside hoarding shows a smiling person with long dark hair, a red bindi and dark rudraksha beads, wearing an orange robe; the hoarding carries a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside yellow Tamil text advertising a meditation centre. A smaller orange-robed poster stands at the gate. Nearby, a man in an orange robe walks toward the gate, and several people in white clothes stand beside a silver SUV on the road. Motorcycles are parked on the right.2010-01-19Outdoor street scene at an ashram gate with a large orange roadside banner and a diamond-shaped kite-style sign. Both show a smiling woman with a saffron-orange turban and orange garment, in a depiction; the banner's printed caption names Paramahamsa Nithyananda, and the Swamiji portrait labelled on the banner is printed, not physical. In front, a crowd of people in everyday clothing walks past a parked truck and a colourful auto-rickshaw, including a woman in a red sari and men in white shirts and dhotis. Speakers and scaffolding stand at left under a grey sky with trees and a hill behind.2013-01-06January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam site in Tiruvannamalai, with a large orange-red roadside billboard showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange clothing beside printed Tamil and English text. A round circular board with radiating orange petals and a portrait labelled with a small sign stands in front of the billboard. Behind them rises a rocky green hill, and a red stage with a backdrop image sits on the right. No people are visible in the foreground beyond a distant figure at the edge.2012-06-03A night photograph at the entrance of a Kalpataru event venue. A large roadside banner shows a smiling figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala beside Tamil and English text. A tall vertical banner nearby shows a figure in orange with long hair and a beaded necklace. Motorcycles are parked in the foreground, and several men walk past the entrance arch decorated with a banner. A man in a white shirt wears a shoulder bag while a man in white dhoti and shirt walks near the gate. A banner pictures a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a printed portrait on the gate banner is captioned in Tamil.2009-02-15Photograph of the rear of a silver-grey van draped with a large orange banner. The banner shows a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled in Tamil and English as Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Works. A cyclist in a red shirt rides along a dusty roadside lined with green trees. The van is parked on the road shoulder beside the cyclist and the trees.2012-01-04A street photo of a bamboo gateway arch decorated with large black banners printed with portraits of a smiling man wearing an orange-saffron head wrap and orange garments, flanked by flowers, with a banner text in Tamil and a red-saffron flag. The banner reads a welcome message in Tamil and Tamil script beneath the portraits. Along the dusty road, several men walk and stand, some in white dhotis and shirts, and a few small groups are visible; a parked orange car and a red SUV are at right, with string bunting and palm trees beyond the arch. Printed portraits on the banners are not physical people.2007-01-12January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesMarch 15 20152015-03-15