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November 27 2005

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September 20 20062006-09-20A large blue outdoor banner with Tamil lettering and a printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing a white head cloth or turban with a red line visible at its edge and a small red tilak on his forehead, looking to the side with a smile. The banner is mounted under a corrugated metal roof on a metal frame, with a pole in the foreground. The Tamil text reads 'தியானபீடம்' and 'தியான மையம்' beside a small white bird logo. The portrait is printed and depicts a person, so no physical people are present in the scene. A partial faded painted face appears at the right edge.2007-07-25A photograph of a printed blue banner pinned to a brown wooden window frame with a metal grille. The banner shows a smiling man with long hair wearing a white head wrap and a red bindi, rendered in a blue gradient. A handwritten white paper notice is taped below the banner. No people are physically present in the scene.2005-07-092006-HEALING-AND-SERVICES-IN-TAMILNADU +1 copiesA blue vinyl banner with a bird logo in the top left and large dark Tamil lettering reading Dhyana Peetam at the top and Dhyana Maiyam below. A large printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, a white head wrap and a red tilak on his forehead, with white garments edged in red, occupies the left side. A handwritten paper notice in the lower right gives a name and address in Tamil. The banner is printed, so the figure is a depiction, and appearance cues (long swept hair, white head wrap, red tilak, white garment with red edging) are consistent with the a person but the portrait is not clearly identifiable, so the status is unsure.2005-07-09October 14 20062006-10-14A laminated poster shows a close profile portrait of a smiling young man wearing a white turban and a white garment with red trim, with a small dark tilak mark on his forehead, looking upward. Beneath the portrait is a band of Telugu text in dark blue on white. The poster is pinned against a blue wall beside colourful tassels. Since the portrait is printed, it is a depiction, and the caption on the poster reads a Telugu statement.A large printed banner in a tented outdoor venue with red and orange patterned fabric overhead. The banner shows a portrait of a young man with a white head wrap and white garment, labelled "பரமஹம்ஸ நித்யானந்தர்" (Paramahamsa Nithyananda). To the right is a deity murti pair in ornate gold and red garments with garlands. Below the banner, a few people stand near the tent edge, mostly partially visible in the lower frame. The banner text announces a welcome to devotees coming to the festival at Dhyana Peetam, Osur.2007-09-032005 - Visit to Devotee House in Rasipuram Pattanam2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurNovember 25 20062006-11-25A printed outdoor banner mounted on wooden poles in front of a pink wall, advertising a meditation programme. A large photograph on the left shows a smiling man in a white head wrap and white garment with a red bindi and rudraksha beads, with a portrait-style pose. The right side lists Tamil bullet points about disease resistance, freedom from mental agitation and karma, and blissful living, above a pink lotus graphic and dates and phone numbers. The banner's printed caption names a person, and the portrait is a printed image rather than a physical person.2006-11-25