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A photograph of a festival entrance arch built from bamboo, palm fronds and banana plants, with flags and white bunting strung overhead. A pink banner across the arch shows a bearded, white-turbaned man beside Tamil text naming Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Periyaseerakapadi. To the right, a tall green poster shows a smiling figure in orange robes with a red-orange head covering. Many people in white dhotis and sarees and checked shirts walk through a sunlit dirt ground, and a uniformed man in a cap stands at right.

Night photograph of a festival pathway lined with two rows of tall green banana plants, their fruit visible, under strings of small bulbs and a striped cloth canopy in red, orange, white and purple. Crowds of devotees walk along the lane; many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while a woman in a red and gold sari and a woman in a yellow garment stand nearby. On the right, a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a framed portrait; on the left, a blue signboard reads Dhyanapeetam Tiruvannamalai. Stalls and lights line the route.

Night photograph of an outdoor festival lane at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. Two tall banana plants flank an arch draped with a white, red and purple striped cloth strung with fairy lights, and more lights hang along the path. Crowds in white shirts, a yellow salwar, a green sari and white dhoti-style clothing walk past stalls. On the right, a large banner shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Blue and orange signage stands on the left.

A large outdoor event entrance at dusk, framed by a horizontal banner reading "Venerable Welcome to our Beloved Swamiji NITHYANANDA" with a sub-line "DHYANAPEETAM CENTRE, VELLORE" and a Tamil-script banner beside it. Portrait photos printed on the banners show a smiling figure wearing a white turban. Below, a crowd of people in white clothing moves across a open ground under string lights and decorative hanging garlands. Vertical banners with portraits flank the gateway, and a printed portrait sits on a stand beside the stalls. Palm trees and floodlights line the background under a pastel evening sky.

A street entrance to a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam venue, framed by a banana-leaf and banana-stalk arch decorated with yellow flowers, strings of marigold-like blossoms and small pink and blue paper flags. Beneath the arch hangs a large green, red and white banner showing a smiling man in a white turban and a blue embellished garment, with Tamil text. Behind it, men in white and light-coloured clothing sit or stand at a table draped in white cloth. A second red banner on a pole shows a similar portrait with Tamil text, and a loudspeaker is mounted nearby. A kolam design is drawn on the ground beneath the arch, and a thatched-roof building stands behind.

Evening photograph of a decorated outdoor setting at a spiritual gathering. A large blue banner at top reads in Tamil script with a portrait of a smiling man in a white head covering, and the word Pattanam below it. Strings of coloured lights and purple garlands hang around a leafy tree at centre. Below the tree, a framed portrait shows a seated man in orange robes with a flower garland, surrounded by yellow and white flower petals, a fruit plate, brass lamps and a small kalasha-like offering. Several standing people, including a man in a yellow striped shirt, a man in grey and a woman in a pink saree, look toward the altar. A floral rangoli design lies on the ground in the foreground. Printed posters line the back wall.

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Dusk street scene at a decorated entrance arch in Namakkal, with banana leaf and bamboo decorations and a hanging green signboard in Tamil. On the left stands a large colourful banner in orange, pink and yellow, featuring a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyanandar" showing a man in a white head wrap with a garland of flowers, with Tamil text announcing a Dhyana Satsang. Several people walk along the road and gather near motorcycles and a small table under the lights.

Outdoor evening satsang at dusk with a dense crowd of devotees filling the foreground, mostly men and women in white and light clothing. Behind them stands a large black banner with a portrait of a figure wearing an orange-saffron turban and the Tamil title 'பகவத்கீதை' (Bhagavad Gita) with 'தியான சத்சங்கம்' (meditation satsang) printed beneath. Strings of yellow and green paper triangle flags hang across the scene, with bright floodlights, a red-and-white canopy and palm-leaf decorations along the sides and tall trees behind.

A street at dusk outside a decorated gateway with a banana-leaf arch and a green sign reading in Tamil. On the left stands a large orange-and-pink banner showing a portrait of a man in a white head wrap with a marigold garland; the banner is labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" and advertises a Dhyana Satsang. Motorcycles are parked and riding past, and a uniformed police officer and a man in a light blue shirt stand in the roadway. Several people walk along the street in the background, and warm street lights glow overhead.