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November 18 2005

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Night photograph of an entrance to an outdoor event venue, with a maroon and yellow arch reading "DHYANAPEETAM WELCOMES YOU" over the gate. A large banner on the right shows a smiling man in a white head wrap against a light background, labelled with the date 18.11.2005 and a venue line. Another banner on the left reads "ஆனந்தம் பெற வாருங்கள்" (Come to attain bliss). Glaring floodlights and strings of green lights illuminate a crowd of people standing and walking near the gate, with parked bicycles and a white van at the left edge. A small illuminated sign sits above the arch.2005-11-18Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple-side ground lit by string lights, with paper and crepe-paper bunting strung across the scene. Crowds of devotees mill about on sandy ground; many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and women wear white saris with gold borders. A tall sign banner on the left bears Tamil text and a large portrait of a man with a bearded face, and a second portrait banner stands at right. A decorated archway with a red-and-gold canopy stands in the background, with a flag on a pole, and a white-covered table is visible at right. Several people hold printed booklets.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night 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.2010-01-08September 14 20062006-09-14January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10Dusk view of an event entrance arch at the Dhyanapeetam Centre, Vellore. A large horizontal banner across the top reads "Venerable Welcome to our Beloved Swamiji NITHYANANDA" with a portrait labelled Swamiji Nithyananda, and the Tamil text beside it. Below, large portrait banners show a smiling figure in a white turban and white garments, and strings of small paper flags hang across the arch. Many people in white and light clothing walk through the open grounds, and several motorcycles with riders are in the foreground. Stage lights and palm trees are visible in the background.2005-11-19Dusk crowd of many people moving through an open ground in front of a stage framed by red and multicoloured string lights. A large banner on the left shows a figure in red and orange robes wearing a garland and a crown-like headdress, labelled with a Tamil-script poster. A stage backdrop displays a red banner with Tamil text. Blurred motion of people in white, pink, orange and blue saris and shirts fills the foreground. The photograph is taken at night with a lens flare from stage lights.2017-05-10Night 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.2010-01-08May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10