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May 10 20172017-05-10June 08 20172017-06-08Large outdoor billboard mounted on a red brick wall, showing a smiling man in a red-orange turban with a jeweled ornament, a rudraksha-style beaded mala, a gold-and-beaded necklace and an armband, seated on a gold-and-red throne with a red cushion. The printed Tamil and English text announces Nithyananda Peetham, Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam, and the wall has floodlights above. The sign reads as an institutional banner, and the seated figure appears to be a depiction on the billboard, with appearance cues that are only partly distinctive.2017-05-10A large outdoor billboard mounted on an orange brick wall, displaying the Nithyananda Peetham Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam sign. The left side shows a painted or printed portrait of a smiling man with a dark red turban, ornate gold earring and bangles, a brown beaded shawl over a red-orange robe, seated on a red cushioned throne. Bold Tamil and English text on a deep red background gives the address Girivalapathai, Tiruvannamalai, and phone numbers. Floodlights and cameras are mounted above the sign.2017-05-10A large outdoor hoarding in front of a red brick compound wall, with a rocky hill rising behind it under a pale sky and strings of small lights above. The billboard shows a smiling man in a red turban with a jewelled ornament, a dark wrap, a gold necklace and a garland, resting on a red and cream cushioned seat. The hoarding is labelled as Nithyananda Peetham, Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam, with an address in Girivalapathai. This is a printed portrait on a sign, not a physical person; the portrait is shown on a sign, so the person depicted is not physically present. Spotlights stand on poles on either side of the sign.2017-05-10A large outdoor signboard in front of a rocky hill with string lights stretched across it and floodlights on poles. The sign is maroon and cream, with a portrait on the left showing a smiling man in a maroon turban with a crest, a dark embroidered shawl over maroon clothing, gold necklaces and armbands, reclining on a red and gold cushioned seat. The text panel carries Tamil and English name and location lines, a phone number and a copyright line in the corner. No physical people are present in the scene.2017-05-10March 03 20072007-03-03August 19 20072007-08-19A large outdoor roadside billboard with an orange and red background stands beside trees, a low hill and a chain-link fence. On the left, a sepia portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red bindi. The billboard text announces the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam at Nithyanandapuri, Girivalapaathai, Thiruvannamalai, as the city of Paramahamsa Nithyananda's advent on planet earth, with contact numbers and a website. No physical people are visible.2011-09-26October 14 20062006-10-14A photograph of a large blue banner mounted on a white wall, reading Nithyananda Gurukul with its Tamil equivalent and the Nithyananda Foundation logo. The banner shows a smiling man in a cream-coloured turban with a red bindi, long dark hair and a dark embroidered garment with a white sash, labelled as a portrait by the banner's printed name. Below the banner, two people are partly visible at the bottom edge: an older man with a shaved head and a younger man with long hair and a white tilak on his forehead, both seen only from the shoulders up. Framed photographs hang on a wall shelf at the right edge.2006-10-02March 03 20072007-03-03