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A 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.

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A 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.2010-01-19A roadside billboard on a divided road in a tropical setting with palm trees, a motorbike rider, and white cars passing a black-and-red banner. The banner shows a smiling man on the left wearing an orange-red turban and orange garments, with dark hair past his shoulders, beside Tamil text reading a Bhagavad Gita discourse and meditation satsang announcement. Black-and-white striped kerbs line the road and a green roadside stall with a blue tarpaulin stands at right. The printed portrait is a depiction, and the orange turban and hair are the visible cues; its caption is not legible enough to attribute a name.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.2007-01-12November 21 20052005-11-21September 23 20062006-09-23A large outdoor banner photographed among palm trees and dirt ground. The banner shows a portrait of a figure wearing a bright orange turban with a red tilak on the forehead, long dark hair, and an orange garment with ornate gold necklaces, set against a blue sky and green field background. Tamil verse text fills the upper and left portion, and a logo with the name a person is printed beneath the portrait. In the background, several people stand near a decorated structure, and a small colourful shrine-like object is visible. The portrait is printed, not a live person, and the caption attributes the name a person to the banner.2007-02-11A printed banner for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam meditation and meditation therapy centre, with Tamil text and a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with long dark hair, hands pressed together in greeting, wearing a beaded necklace in front of a leafy tree. The portrait is labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil script. The banner lists a date of 08-10-2006, evening hours of 4.30 to 6.00, Puducherry branch and T.V. Nagar and Ambalam contact numbers, and a red floral border. No physical people are visible; the only person shown is in the printed portrait.2007-01-12A photograph of an orange vinyl banner hung on a weathered, peeling white wall. The banner shows a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban with a red bindi and an orange shawl, and it carries Tamil and English headings for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a blue Tamil line reading thane payal nivaranappanigal. A caption beside the portrait reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil script. Part of a person's white-clad arm and a blue plastic chair are visible at the right edge. The banner is printed on orange fabric with a white border.2012-01-02A photograph of a blue vinyl banner hung on a rough concrete block wall. The banner shows a close-up portrait of a person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron head wrap, a red bindi, and a gold-beaded necklace over orange clothing, gazing upward against a bright blue background with yellow and white light rays. Above the banner, part of a larger orange-toned portrait with gold necklaces is visible, showing a Tamil caption. The banner carries Tamil text and an English line naming the Nithyananda Youth Foundation. No physical people are shown in the scene apart from portraits printed on the banner.2006-12-25A large outdoor event banner photographed beside a roadside with a hill and green trees behind it. The banner shows a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and orange robe with long dark hair, labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda in the Tamil heading. Two men sit on a low concrete wall in front of the banner, one in a light blue shirt and one in a white shirt, and a red wall stands at the right edge. The banner announces the 36th birth anniversary festival with a 6pm evening satsang on 6 January 2013 at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Girivalapathi, Tiruvannamalai.2013-01-06A printed poster pasted on a weathered, peeling wall covered with other faded paper fliers. The poster is a graphic with a large portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange turban with a red bindi and an orange shawl over rudraksha malas, raising one hand in greeting against a yellow and red floral backdrop. Tamil text announces a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam foundation-day event with a dhyana satsang, with date and time details and a featured name, a person, printed on the poster. The portrait is a printed image on the poster, not a physical person in the scene. Appearance-based candidate on the poster matches several cues: long hair, orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha malas.2007-01-12A 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.2010-01-20