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A photograph of an outdoor information centre under a corrugated roof with bamboo poles. A purple banner reading INFORMATION CENTRE hangs above. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a white sari stand behind a white-draped table, while visitors in white shirts, a striped shirt and a man in a white cap with a backpack queue to receive pamphlets. Behind the table hang display panels: a tall banner of photographs showing ascetics, meditating figures, temple scenes and a saffron-robed teacher, a green banner reading Ananda Yoga, and a yellow banner reading Ananda Sthithi (meditation experience). A portrait of a turbaned man appears on the left and a chakra diagram on a panel at right. Roughly eight to ten people are visible.

July 16 2006

A photograph at an outdoor information centre tent under a corrugated roof, with purple banners reading INFORMATION CENTRE and ASP REGISTRATION. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands facing a man in a white turban, white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl wearing multiple beaded garlands; he appears to be smiling and both hold white cloths. Behind a white-covered table, several people in white and cream clothes, some with gold-bordered saris, press their palms together in greeting. A large banner in Tamil and English reads Nithyananda Spurana Programme beside a poster of a seated figure with a chakra chart in blue. Several young men in white T-shirts with badges stand to the left.

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August 16 2009

An outdoor exhibition stall at a spiritual conference, under a thatched canopy. A man in a white collared shirt and a man in a pink checked shirt stand at a blue-draped table reading printed leaflets. A young man in white kurta and a man in a white shirt with an ID badge hand out literature beside a chakra chart showing a blue human figure with coloured energy centres. On the right, a woman in a cream sari with a gold border and blue blouse, hair in a braid with a flower, receives a pamphlet, and an elderly man in a lavender shirt with a lanyard stands nearby. Banners above show photographs of saffron-robed figures, temples and mountains, and a hanging blue-and-white poster reads Purana. Several other visitors are visible in the background.

Outdoor evening photo of an information centre tent at an event ground, with a colourful patterned canvas canopy in red, green, orange and purple. A white table holds books and pamphlets, and a sign reads INFORMATION CENTRE. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind the table, and a standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti is nearby. A person in a dark embroidered garment with a turban and beard, a probable Swamiji cutout, stands centre-back. Several framed portrait posters with bearded figures in turbans line the tent sides. Visitors in saris, shirts and a schoolgirl in a uniform browse nearby.

A photograph of an outdoor registration stall under a white canvas tent at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. Large banners show a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside program text for Nithyanandam Enlightenment Intensive and Ananda Spurana Program. Several people stand and sit at white-covered tables; a man in a white shirt and light checked shirt face the desk, a woman in a cream and red-bordered sari stands near a counter, and attendants in white shirts sit writing at the table. Grey clouds hang overhead.

Outdoor event at a bamboo-roofed pavilion with purple signs reading ASP Registration and Information Centre. On the left, a man in an orange-saffron shawl with long hair and beard stands with hands together, facing a figure in white dhoti and shawl with gold border and a white head wrap, who wears a gold-bead garland and holds a small object. Behind a white-covered table stacked with leaflets, several people in white clothes with rudraksha-style beads and small pink badges press their palms together in greeting. Banners on the right show framed photographs of meditating figures and a sign reading Ananda Sthaana. Visible people: about nine, including those at the table and the one standing at left.

July 17 2006

Night-time photo of a crowd gathered under a blue-and-white corrugated roof canopy at an outdoor exhibition stall. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, and checked or striped shirts, stand close together looking toward a large poster held up by a man in the centre, labelled "Kumbh Mela". Two women in blue saris stand at the right beside a table. Behind them, a patterned cloth backdrop and several banners show a saffron-robed sannyasi with a turban and orange garments, plus portraits of a smiling woman in red and a saffron-robed figure. A man in a light blue shirt points at a banner on the right. Several banners carry Tamil text and phone numbers. Approximately 25-30 people are visible.

Outdoor book and gallery stall under a thatched roof with bamboo poles at a conference. Five people stand behind long tables covered with white cloth and displaying booklets and DVDs: a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala, a young person in white, a person in white salwar with a mala, a man in white, and a woman in a white sari at the right end handling items. A large blue banner on the left shows a portrait labelled Ananda Spuranda Program with a man in a white turban. Behind the stall, a green, black and white panelled backdrop carries signs for English books and DVDs and Ananda Galleria, along with a red-and-green star-patterned panel. Rows of white pennant flags hang in the background.

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