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January 06 20132013-01-06Night 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.2010-01-08Night 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.2010-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 11 20092009-01-11December 29 20102010-12-29Night photograph of an outdoor festival scene on bare sandy ground, beneath a white canopy with green lights and rows of banana plants with hanging bunches. Several people stand and move about: a man in an all-white shirt and white dhoti at right, another man in white at centre, and women in saris, including one in a green sari and another in a pink-and-orange sari. A girl in a pink dress and yellow leggings stands at a table with a child, and a boy in a blue shirt stands nearby. A woman in a dark sari carries a long wooden or brass object at left. A green-and-white banner with Tamil script hangs at the top. No a person candidate is visible.2011-05-02A night outdoor gathering at an ashram-style compound lit by bright floodlights. Many devotees sit on white and red plastic chairs or stand on paved ground, most in white and cream clothing, with some women in saris of orange and pink. Tall green palm fronds and hanging decorations line the scene, and a scaffold-like frame stands in the background. A dark speaker sits at left beside a building with orange walls. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so the appearance is uncertain.2013-01-06January 08 20122012-01-08Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple-festival grounds lit by bright floodlights. Many men and a few children walk and stand among tents and stalls with striped awnings in green, red and yellow. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers; the foreground man wears a pink shirt, and a boy in a yellow shirt stands nearby. Tables with white cloths are set up under the tents, and banners hang on the back wall. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night-time outdoor gathering at a festival ground lit by electric lamps. A crowd of devotees stands and sits among plastic chairs. Under a red-and-white striped canopy hung with garlands, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to greet a seated older man in white. Nearby, a woman in a sari and a man in a white shirt stand near the crowd, and palm trees and bunting frame the scene.2007-01-12