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December 29 2010

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A large outdoor banner, photographed beside a dirt area with trees, shows a seated figure in white robes and a long garland of white and yellow beads, smiling with one hand raised to the cheek. The figure has long dark hair and a red bindi, shown as a printed portrait rather than a physical person. Tamil text is printed across the top and bottom of the banner. In the lower right, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti sits on a wooden barrier, and a person in white with an orange cloth edge stands at the right margin. The banner's printed portrait is a depiction; the seated man and standing person are the only physical people.2010-12-29September 23 20062006-09-23A large outdoor photo banner on a tall board stands behind a chain-link fence. It shows a smiling man in a saffron-red robe with a white-and-red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, his right hand raised in blessing, seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red-clad attendant behind him draped in white and purple garlands. Below, three men in white dhotis and shirts sit on plastic chairs in front of the banner, and a white car is parked to the left beside a tree. The banner's lower Tamil text is in red and black lettering on white.2011-04-17A large outdoor event banner photographed beside a roadside with a hill and green trees behind it. The banner shows a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and orange robe with long dark hair, labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda in the Tamil heading. Two men sit on a low concrete wall in front of the banner, one in a light blue shirt and one in a white shirt, and a red wall stands at the right edge. The banner announces the 36th birth anniversary festival with a 6pm evening satsang on 6 January 2013 at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Girivalapathi, Tiruvannamalai.2013-01-06A tall vertical street banner stands on a grassy roadside beside a tree-lined road, with a man in white kurta and white dhoti standing smiling beside it. The banner shows a smiling figure with a saffron-orange turban, long dark hair, saffron-orange robes, a long dark rudraksha mala, and bare feet, seated with hands clasped. Its lower blue panel carries Tamil text and a shop name with phone numbers. Pedestrians and vehicles are visible further along the road.2006-09-23A large outdoor billboard on a street corner shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban with a white ornament, saffron clothing, multiple rudraksha malas and a headset microphone, pointing toward the viewer on a red cushion against a gold ornate backdrop. Yellow panels on the left carry Tamil text and portraits of two men in shirts. Below, pedestrians walk past, a seated man in white sits on a blue chair and a bicycle leans against the board. Swamiji (probable) appears on the billboard as a depiction, identified by the printed name and cues of saffron turban, malas and ornate clothing.2013-01-06A large purple roadside banner photographed outdoors announcing a Ratha Utsava festival. Beside the road, a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands partly visible at the lower right, holding green leaves. The banner's left panel shows a portrait of a smiling man in a white head wrap, white cloth draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, sitting with hands folded; the portrait is labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A smaller printed poster with a similar white-wrapped portrait sits at the bottom. The banner text in Tamil describes a chariot procession of Sri Anandeshwari and Sri Anandeshwarar in a Shiva temple. Green bushes and a road with vehicles fill the background.2006-10-20A photograph of a street gathering in front of a tree-lined area with palms. A large horizontal banner on bamboo poles is held up over the crowd; it shows a portrait of a smiling man with a saffron-orange turban and ornate gold beaded necklace, with blue-and-white background and Tamil text. Below the banner, about seven men in white shirts and white dhotis stand watching; the man at left wears a dark beaded mala and another holds a phone to his ear. A white van and cars are parked behind them. The banner portrait shows a printed image, not a physical person; the men in front are the physical people present.2007-01-12March 03 20072007-03-03November 21 20052005-11-21October 20 20062006-10-20A photograph of a large roadside billboard on a grassy verge beside a dirt road, with power lines overhead and a parked motorcycle at the lower right. The billboard shows two portraits, each labelled with Tamil text: a figure on the left with a saffron head wrap and saffron robe, eyes closed, and a figure on the right in saffron robe and head wrap seated before a waterfall and green landscape. The Tamil headline names Sri Paramahamsa Nithyanandar and the bottom line reads Rathotsava vizha. Two small posters stand on the verge, and the photo is watermarked at the lower right. No physical people are visible in the scene.2006-10-20