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Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor event entrance decorated with strings of multicoloured fairy lights in purple, blue, green, red and orange. Large yellow banners on the roof read KAILASA - TIRUVANNAMALAI in English and Tamil, with a painted figure in orange robes and a golden deity image on a side banner. A tall billboard on the right shows a portrait of a bearded figure in a white shawl and beaded necklaces seated on a cushion, captioned The Supreme Pontiff of Hindu Dharma style text naming Bhagavan Nithyananda. Several people in light clothing stand near the gate, and a small parked motorbike sits at the left edge.

December 19 2022

Evening outdoor annadan meal at a KAILASA-branded site in Tiruvannamalai. Many people sit on long concrete benches in a dense crowd eating from steel plates, while others in plaid shirts and white shirts stand and serve food. Large billboards behind show a seated figure in saffron clothing with a large garland and ornaments, labelled "The Supreme Pontiff of Hindu..." and "Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivam", plus a smaller board with a portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and saffron robes. Strings of multicolour lights decorate the stalls and a dome-shaped canopy stands beside them.

April 06 2012

A collage of two photographs captioned about Kailasa Tiruvannamalai doing Giri Valam (circumambulation of Arunachala) for the Jayanti of SPH. Left panel: a standing cutout portrait of a smiling man in a saffron-red turban and ornate gold and beaded necklaces, garlanded with yellow and magenta flowers, held up by a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland, beside a woman in a cream sari with a red shawl holding a brass plate of offerings and a man in white shirt and checked lungi offering a flower. Right panel: a temple gateway with a red and gold umbrella, a red banner, and devotees in white dhotis and saris walking, one carrying a garlanded portrait cutout. Stamped time 18-Dec-2022 9:13:10 am.

Night photograph at a Nithyananda Peetham event in Tiruvannamalai. A large maroon banner in Tamil and English reads the Nithyananda Peetham Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam name, with a cutout depiction on the left showing a bearded figure with a flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace and a dark robe, smiling and raising one arm. Strings of green and red fairy lights and stage spotlights frame the scene. In the foreground a crowd of devotees stands and moves about, including men in checked and striped shirts, a man in a yellow top and a woman in a red-brown sari. A seated person in white dhoti-style clothing sits at the far left edge.

April 15 - 17 2022 Chithirai Pournami, Tiruvannamalai

A three-panel collage captioned "Kailasa Tiruvannamalai - offering Gurumudi to SPH On the auspicious occasion of Jayanti" with timestamps 18/12/2022. The large left panel is a photo outside a red-walled gate with a green gate, where a group of about six men and women in white dhotis and saris with gold borders and marigold garlands carry a red ceremonial umbrella, a red flag and plates. One man holds up a large cardboard cutout of a bearded, turbaned figure. The upper-right panel shows people seated on striped mats in a hall, some in white with folded hands, with brass plates. The lower-right panel shows brass thalis holding white cloth, turmeric, kumkum, dried coconut pieces, flowers and small brass vessels on a striped mat. The collage pictures the offering activity, and the cutout is a depiction.

Night photo of an outdoor event at the Nithyananda Peetham Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam. A large maroon banner dominates the frame, with a portrait on its left side showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a dark garment and a beaded garland, labelled as a portrait on the banner. Bright stage lights and strings of green and red fairy lights hang above. Several dark silhouettes of audience members in the foreground face the banner. The printed banner gives the ashram's name and address, a phone number, and a line stating the site is the city of a person's advent on Planet Earth.

Night photo of a busy street outside the KAILASA Tiruvannamalai complex, with a large crowd of devotees and passersby walking in front of a colourfully lit entrance hung with multicoloured string lights. A tall billboard on the right shows a portrait of a smiling bearded man with a dark turban, wearing an ornate embellished garment and seated in lotus pose on a decorated seat; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. A second banner on the left, with a smaller portrait of a smiling figure in an orange headwrap, bears Tamil and English text. A sanctuary structure with a small tower is visible behind the crowd, along with a parked car and a tree strung with lights. Many people wear saffron, yellow, orange and pink clothing.

January 08 2012

A night-time outdoor event stall under a striped fabric canopy with a white banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ashram Thiruvannamalai Cordially invite you" and a black-and-white portrait of a long-haired man on its right side. Below, several photo panels show crowds, a procession with decorated carts, and people in orange and white clothing. Left panels show blood donation, vedakalai and homeopathy medicine displays. Two blue benches and red plastic chairs sit in the foreground. No people are clearly visible standing at the stall itself.