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February 12 20062006-02-12February 12 20062006-02-12A photograph of seven men in white dhotis and white shirts standing in a row before a wall with blue-and-white posters and a red-and-white Tamil banner. Most wear round red-and-gold rosette badges pinned to their shirts. The man on the far left wears glasses and a sacred mark on his forehead, and the man second from right wears glasses. Behind them to the right, a figure in orange clothing stands partly visible. The banner and posters show Tamil text announcing an event.A photograph of a line of devotees standing in a paved courtyard before a white building with iron gates and a Tamil-script banner. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a row, some with rudraksha-style necklaces. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a man in a white shirt holding a flower garland and a plate stand near the centre. Behind them a younger man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a camera. A woman in a red sari stands further back by stairs, and other people in white walk on a balcony. Posters are pinned to the wall. Several people are visible, most in white ritual clothing, forming a procession line.2007-01-12Outdoor evening ceremony at a temple-style stage decorated with marigold and red-and-yellow garlands. Three gold-trimmed thrones are visible, with a seated deity murti in red-and-gold ornaments on the left and smaller figures on the others. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt sits cross-legged on a mat, smiling, while a man in white kurta sits beside him holding a brass bowl of flowers. A standing man in a yellow shirt and grey trousers, barefoot, bends forward to offer something from a plate. A woman in a lavender sari stands at the right by a board of printed names and dates. A flower rangoli lies at the lower left, and footwear is scattered on the grass. A portrait of a saffron-robed figure appears on a hanging panel at the upper right.2005-12-09An outdoor exhibition stall decorated with blue and white banners, multiple printed photo panels and Tamil text, with a leafy bamboo-and-palm arch and a small Christmas-style tree hung with ornaments. A group of about fifteen people stands in front of the display: several men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white saris, and a girl in a yellow dress, most with hands clasped. A small altar with flowers, a framed picture of a deity and a lit lamp sits at the centre foreground. A banner-bearing portrait of a turbaned man with a white beard appears on the blue banners and a central sign, and a man in a red turban and white robe appears on a top panel, presented as printed images rather than people in the scene. A sign reading PATTANAM and the number 4 stand on the left.2005-12-09Several men stand in a hall with pink walls and red curtains, several framed portraits on the walls. Front row, left to right: a man in a grey shirt holds a silver tray with offerings; a man in a white shirt holds a tray with colourful flowers and food; a man in a pink shirt holds a framed certificate with gold border reading a felicitation; a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands beside; an older man with white beard and a red vibhuti mark wears white shirt and white dhoti; a man in a white shirt holds a tray of apples, bananas, oranges and a pineapple. In the background, saffron-robed monks stand near the wall, one with a rudraksha mala. The certificate is labelled a felicitation of a Nithyananda Tamil Sangam event.2013-04-04A crowd of men gathers at a stone-walled courtyard entrance beside a whitewashed building with a red-and-white striped railing. A long-haired figure in an orange robe and a garland of red roses and green leaves stands at right, reaching toward a young man in white dhoti and yellow shawl who holds a brass pot decorated with white jasmine garlands and orange marigolds. Nearby, bearded men in orange sannyasi robes stand behind them, and devotees in white clothes press palms together or raise hands to their heads. A black board with white lettering hangs on the wall, and a carved stone pillar stands at right.2008-08-07December 09 20052005-12-09January 12 20072007-01-12A photo of cyclone relief distribution in a village street with a pale yellow two-storey building behind, decorated with circular red-and-green emblems and a balcony railing. Palm trees and dry vegetation frame the scene. In the foreground, an elderly man with white hair and a white moustache, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with a white shawl over his shoulder, holds a paper plate of yellow food. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds two plates of yellow rice. A younger man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at right. Several other men in shirts and checked lungis or dhotis stand in the background, along with a woman in a yellow garment near the centre.2012-01-07Outdoor street photo of a group of men in white dhotis and shirts standing on a dirt road before a small temple gopuram with colourful sculpted figures. In the centre, a young man in white kurta and dhoti wears an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a silver aarti plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers. Beside him, a man in white holds a framed printed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Another man holds a glass vase with a plant. Bunting in orange and white hangs from a green building at left, and several onlookers including boys in a checked shirt stand around. The scene looks like a ceremonial welcome or procession.