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A photograph of a large outdoor street banner, not a person, held up in a crowd at a roadside event. The banner has a large portrait on the left of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi, an orange robe and red-and-brown beaded necklaces, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in its caption. Its main text reads a welcome message in Tamil with the sponsor's name, Pachaiamman Silks, in red and white on green. Marigold garlands are draped across the top of the banner and an orange cloth hangs at its right edge. Below, several people in white shirts and dhotis stand among parked motorbikes, one raising a hand, and a woman in a white top with a pink-and-red shawl smiles on the left. Cross-referencing the printed name with the portrait is a caption attribution, so no identity is claimed for any physical person.

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July 10 20092009-07-10A large outdoor banner with a photographic portrait of a smiling figure in orange clothing and rudraksha beads, with a red bindi, shown at left. Confetti falls near the top. A saffron cloth is being pulled from the banner's right edge. Several people in white shirts and white dhotis stand in front of the banner, one raising an arm and pointing toward the sign. A man in white and an elderly man at the lower left watch. The banner carries Tamil text and a logo for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a sponsor box for Pachaiamman Silks at the bottom. Strings of white flowers decorate the banner's top edge.2009-07-10July 10 20092009-07-10August 06 20092009-08-06August 03 20092009-08-03February 15 20092009-02-15Outdoor photo at a street-side centre inauguration: a large blue signboard reads in Tamil "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Chengam" with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling woman in orange with beads, framed by white and red flower garlands. Beneath it a banner says "Varuga! Varuga!!" (Come! Come!!). On the right, a man in an orange robe and white flower garland stands before the sign, pulling a cloth covering to unveil it. A crowd of men, women and children in white shirts, saris and striped clothing watches, and a banana leaf hangs in the foreground.2009-08-06A yellow and red welcome banner with a garland of white jasmine and red flowers along its top edge. On the left, a printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala is shown; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. The banner's Tamil heading reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a blue line of welcome text below and pink rose motifs. The bottom strip repeats the institution name with Tamil place text.2009-07-14August 06 20092009-08-06August 03 20092009-08-03A large black outdoor billboard on a street with trees and a blue shop sign behind it. On the left, a framed portrait of a smiling woman with a red bindi and dark hair wears an orange sari and a long rudraksha mala. Right side features large yellow Tamil headline text, pink lotus illustrations and two golden namaste hands. The sign is a poster announcing Kalpataru darshan from Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Sirkazhi; the portrait is printed, not a physical person.2009-08-11A photograph of an outdoor inauguration ceremony at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre. A person with a bun, seen from behind, wears an orange sleeveless top and stands facing a large red-yellow banner with a portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala. Flower garlands in red, orange, white and yellow decorate a pillar. Men in white dhotis and bare chests stand in the crowd, one with folded hands, and onlookers in white shirts watch behind a yellow barrier tape.2009-08-03