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December 29 2010

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Outdoor temple-festival scene with a large billboard-style poster on a pole showing a figure in pink robes with a garland, seated on an ornate golden throne with a deity-style backdrop; Tamil caption text lies beneath it. Around the poster, crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk along a dirt path, some carrying white boxes, with a few people in saris seated on the ground at left. A decorated red-and-white canopy and green gate stand at right beside banana trees and palms. Printed banners flank the poster. The figure on the poster is a depiction, not a physical person present; no identification is made from appearance.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Photo of the entrance to Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham Thiruvannamalai Aadheenam on a dusty road, with a red boundary wall, red flags and large banners. A tall banner on the left shows a saffron-robed figure with a garland; a portrait on the wall centre shows a figure with a red turban and rudraksha mala, and a sign on the right is labelled Nithyananda Gurukul. Crowds in white dhotis and shirts walk through the gate beside parked motorbikes and yellow auto-rickshaws. In the foreground an elderly woman in orange clothing and a man in an orange turban stand near the road, and a bare hill rises behind the compound.2017-03-11November 25 20092009-11-25December 29 20102010-12-29March 11 20172017-03-11A large outdoor crowd stands packed behind bamboo barriers at a open-air event beneath tall coconut palms. Many people wear white shirts and dhotis, and others wear colourful saris, salwar kameez and checked shirts. In the foreground an elderly man in a white shirt and green shawl stands at the barrier, and a man in a checked shirt looks forward. Behind them, a large red poster shows a smiling figure in a saffron-orange turban and robes with Tamil script beneath. Smaller posters with similar saffron-robed portraits stand among the palms, and blue chairs are arranged at the front. A small white building, a thatched shelter and a tall communications tower appear in the background, with strings of lights strung overhead.2010-02-18January 08 20102010-01-08April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor street procession in a town, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and white shirts, plus women in colourful saris, moving behind a gilded golden chariot (ratha) on the left. The ratha has an ornate golden canopy and a deity murti draped in red and pink cloth, with a framed portrait placed on its side. Participants carry white and red placards and banners, and motorcycles and scooters are parked along the roadside. A green signboard in Tamil reads a slogan, and a multicoloured umbrella and strings of pennants decorate the street. Trees and buildings line the background.2009-02-02Outdoor photo of the entrance to Nithyananda Peetham Thiruvannamalai Aadheenam on a roadside, with a red compound wall, red flags and a dry hill behind. A large banner shows a figure with a red-and-gold robe and a garland, and a portrait with a red robe and white beaded garland hangs on the wall. Crowds of people in white, orange and saffron clothing walk toward the gate; on the left a man in white and women in saffron and blue saris stand near motorbikes and a yellow auto-rickshaw. Right of the gate, a sign reads Nithyananda Gurukul Vedic Spiritual Education Centre. Trees stand under a pale sky.2017-03-11