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November 01 2006

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A printed banner for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam meditation and meditation therapy centre, with Tamil text and a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with long dark hair, hands pressed together in greeting, wearing a beaded necklace in front of a leafy tree. The portrait is labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil script. The banner lists a date of 08-10-2006, evening hours of 4.30 to 6.00, Puducherry branch and T.V. Nagar and Ambalam contact numbers, and a red floral border. No physical people are visible; the only person shown is in the printed portrait.2007-01-12A printed Tamil poster with a yellow background and red-orange bottom band announcing a procession (yatra) of Anandeshwara, the deity presiding in the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam temple, invited to visit the town for crores of eyes to see. A circular portrait on the left shows a smiling man with a white turban and white garment, labelled only by the poster's text and not named as a caption. A circular photo on the right shows two ornately decorated deity murtis with gold and red garments and garlands. Handwritten black-and-green marker notes give the date, time and address, with a phone number in the lower left.2006-11-01A temple gateway of a Mangalambika/Mangalaiyamman shrine with a colourful tiered gopuram-style roof crowned by painted deity figures and lions. A printed banner above the entrance reads a Tamil dedication to Arulmigu Mangalaiyamman Thirukkoyil. Standing female figures in green and red flank the doorway. To the right a black board carries a yellow poster with a small photo of a bald man in white, with Tamil text. In the foreground a crowd of about ten people sits and stands, including older women in saris, a woman in blue, and men in shirts. No deity is named in this frame beyond the temple banner.2006-11-01A photograph of a street banner mounted on a pale teal wall beneath red metal lettering and a spiked fence, with palm trees behind. The banner's left side shows a man with a swept-back hairstyle wearing an orange-red turban, a saffron garment and a gold necklace, looking upward; he is printed in the banner image, not physically present. Inset on the right is a circular photograph of two deity murtis adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. The banner reads Ananda Rathotsavam (Chariot Festival) with the venue Thirunelveli Town and date 28-10-2006. No physical people are visible in the scene.2006-10-28August 19 20072007-08-19September 20 20062006-09-20October 14 20062006-10-14November 05 20062006-11-05Photograph of two yellow-and-orange printed posters pinned to a wooden board in a temple setting, with a person in pink clothing partly visible at the right edge. The upper poster shows a circular portrait of a smiling man in a white head wrap, and a circular photo of deity figures in ornate dress. Tamil text gives dates of 5-11-06 and times, with handwritten venue names. The lower poster repeats the layout with a partly cropped portrait and deity photo.2006-11-05March 03 20072007-03-03October 16 20062006-10-16A street banner photographed against a pale teal wall and iron fence, with the red Tamil signage 'அய்யா ஆணி' at the top. The banner has a red and white background with a circular inset photo of two deity murtis decorated with garlands, one in red and gold and one in white and red. The main portrait shows a man with a saffron-orange head covering, long dark hair and a gold necklace, looking upward; he is a printed portrait on the banner, not a physical person. Nearby palm trees are visible above the fence.2006-10-28