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A photograph of a street welcome at a decorated archway outside a shop front in a Tamil Nadu town. The arch is framed by green banana stalks, palm fronds and hanging leaf garlands, with a red-and-white canopy. A large pink-and-purple banner shows a portrait labelled in Tamil, and a white banner with blue lettering reads Dhyanapeetam in Tamil and Latin script. About twenty people in white dhotis, saris and shirts stand in the road, with a man in a red-and-gold shawl at the centre holding a garland, and a drummer on the right. A striped red carpet runs across the street.

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February 12 20062006-02-12February 12 20062006-02-12February 12 20062006-02-12July 01 20142014-07-01January 12 20072007-01-12 +1 copiesA welcoming procession on a dirt path lined with orange and red bunting. On the left, women in white saris with orange and cream borders hold decorated coconuts and kalasha-style offerings with flowers and leaves. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand in a line, one wearing a red and white garland, and a small boy in a white shirt and dark shorts stands at right. A red carpet runs down the middle, and a yellow flowering tree is at the top left. A roadside billboard at right shows a portrait and Tamil text. Several people are visible, and the scene is an outdoor ceremonial greeting.2010-01-21Outdoor street scene at a roadside inauguration arch made of thatch, palm fronds and hanging fruit bunches, with bunting strung across it. A large banner on the left shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and saffron robe, captioned as a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", with the event details beneath. A group of people stands along the road in white and coloured saris and dhotis, with children in front, while a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at a decorated table with flower garlands and a tray of offerings near the arch. Tables with white cloths and banana-leaf or flower arrangements line the background, with a small orange flag at left and palm trees behind.2010-02-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town, with a man in a saffron-orange garment and long hair, wearing a white jasmine-and-marigold garland and a rudraksha-style mala, walking at the centre of a tight crowd. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis; one man in a yellow shawl and another with a red tilak stand nearby. The street is decorated with marigold garlands, green leaf festoons and pink and yellow ribbons strung across the road. A white car with flowers on its roof sits behind, and a uniformed police officer stands on the right. Shopfronts with Tamil signage line the street, and a man holds a tray of pink petals.2009-07-14Outdoor street scene at a village entrance decorated with banana leaves and strings of green leaves. A large red banner reads a Tamil-script name for the Nithyananda Dhyana Peetam and shows a smiling portrait of a figure in orange with a turban. A central figure in orange robes, rudraksha malas and a red-orange head covering walks through the gate, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts pressing around. To the right, two shaven-headed priests in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand near the crowd. A man in white with a garland of orange-red beads guides the way. A red-and-orange shamiana canopy and a bright sky complete the scene. a person candidate is the central figure in orange, appearance consistent with the page; the banner portrait is a depiction.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor photo of a festival procession at a decorated open-air stage or palanquin canopy. Overhead, a long white banner with a portrait labelled with Tamil and English text shows a smiling man in an orange turban and white robes. Beneath the banner, the canopy is draped with orange, yellow and magenta flower garlands, banana stalks and bunches of coconuts. A figure in orange robes stands on a red-carpeted platform, with a deity murti visible behind. Attendants in white shirts and dhotis surround the platform, and a dense crowd of mostly men in white shirts, dhotis and sarees fills the foreground. Many white flags with blue logos hang from strings above, and some people hold flags on poles.2006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12