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A photograph of a book and pamphlet stall at an evening event with several women volunteers in white sarees with gold and green borders. Each wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge reading VOLUNTEER. A seated volunteer at left sits behind a white-draped table stacked with books and pamphlets. A middle volunteer leans toward the table, while a volunteer at right adjusts her hair. Table placards read LBT, Free Education, Women Empowerment and Mirapenem. Behind them a tall banner shows portraits of a smiling woman and a saffron-robed man, with Tamil text. Motorcycles are parked in the background and other people stand in the distance.

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Night-time outdoor event at a temporary registration stall with bright floodlight glow in the background. Several women in white and orange-bordered saris stand behind folding tables covered with white cloth, papers and a small brass vessel decorated with flower garlands and mango leaves. A woman in a green saree stands at left facing them, and another woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse stands at right with palms pressed together. Banana plants with green bunches stand behind the tables, and a large banner in Tamil script hangs on a stand. A printed portrait on the right shows a smiling saffron-clad figure with hands folded, labelled in Tamil.2010-01-24Night photo of a registration stall under a large white banner advertising a person Spurana (NSP), a 4-day meditation experience. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", with Tamil text listing benefits and phone numbers. Three women stand or sit at a white table in front: a standing woman in white sorting papers, and two seated women in white and light sarees resting their chins on their hands. Stacks of papers and handbags sit on the table, with a banana bunch and string lights behind. The banner portrait is a printed depiction and is not one of the physical people in the scene.2010-01-19Night-time photo of an outdoor registration stall. A large white banner shows a smiling man with an orange turban and orange robe, captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda, with Tamil heading kalpataru. Women in white saris with gold borders staff a white-draped table with signs reading Registration and Kalpataru. A portrait poster labelled Nithyanandam beside them shows a smiling woman. Green bananas hang from palm trees behind, with strings of lights and a blue plastic chair in front.2010-01-19January 08 20102010-01-08November 28 20092009-11-28An outdoor information stall at a convention with a red and cream draped canopy and a 'Information Centre' sign. Four women stand at a white-clothed table: a woman in white salwar kameez with a black handbag on the left, a woman in a cream sari with gold border and black beaded necklace behind the table, and a woman in a peach and cream outfit holding a yellow brochure with a braid and yellow-patterned bag. A boy in a blue t-shirt stands at the right edge. Behind them a tall printed banner shows a portrait of a figure with saffron/orange turban and orange robe, labelled 'லிங்கப் பிரதிஷ்டை'. Five to six people are visible in total.2009-11-28Outdoor festival scene under a decorated tent canopy with red, green and patterned fabric and gold drapes. On the left a young man in white kurta stands beside a white banner, with a wooden bead necklace. In the centre a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border walks forward, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti walks in front of her. Behind them a woman in white sari and a man in white shirt work at a table under a sign reading Nithyananda Donation Counter, with a small shrine display of deity murtis on the right. Dirt ground and bright daylight.2007-07-29A night-time outdoor scene at a roadside camp or event site with a dirt ground. Several tables with white cloths and blue plastic chairs line the area, staffed by women in white saris and white kurta-clad men, some seated at registration or information desks. Visitors in colourful saris, including blue and yellow garments, walk among the stalls. A yellow school bus and white vehicles are parked behind, and banana leaves frame the right side. On the right, a large banner shows a man in an orange turban and saffron clothing; this is a printed image on a banner, not a person present. Left and right banners carry Tamil text.2010-01-24A night-time photo of an information and donations desk at an outdoor event. Behind a white-draped table, two women in white and yellow sit: one in white with a black beaded necklace, one in a bright yellow saree with a red bindi and bangles. A standing man in a blue striped shirt and grey trousers leans in to take a leaflet from a woman in a cream and blue saree and glasses. Table signs read Womens Empowerment, We accept Donations Here and Nithyananda. Behind them a large Tamil poster shows a saffron-clad figure and a Kumbh Mela-style scene, and another banner advertises Kumbh Mela 2010 with a March 9 to 18 date. A person in a red patterned head covering stands at the left edge.2010-01-10Night-time outdoor event where women volunteers stand behind a white-covered table handing out printed leaflets to visitors. The volunteer on the left wears an orange and white saree with a blue logo border and a dark rudraksha-style mala; the central volunteer wears a white saree with a dark pattern and a red pendant on a mala. On the right a woman in a green and yellow patterned saree with a dark braid receives a leaflet, and a woman in a pink and blue saree stands behind her. A white banner with Tamil text hangs at upper left, with a portrait-like image at its top edge. Other people stand in the background among lights.2010-01-24January 08 20102010-01-08December 30 20082008-12-30