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A pink outdoor banner hangs between two bamboo poles in a garden of palm fronds and green shrubs. It shows a large portrait of a man in a white head wrap and rudraksha beads, looking upward, beside a dove logo. Below the portrait, Tamil text reads welcome with joy and the name of the place. People in white dhotis stand near the banner, and a woman in a green sari stands in front of it. Others sit on a stone platform in the background, with brass pots and bundled cloth visible.

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September 20 20062006-09-20October 29 20062006-10-29November 21 20052005-11-21July 10 20092009-07-10September 14 20062006-09-14Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered on a dirt path beside palm trees near a roadside banner. A large white banner with a blue logo and Tamil text reads Dhyanapeetam beneath the Tamil words for Periyaseeragapadi Dhyanapeetam. The banner shows a portrait of a long-haired figure wearing a white head wrap, rudraksha beads and white robes, labelled as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts walk and stand, some holding pink and green bags. A small framed photo hangs on a post below the banner. A white four-wheel-drive vehicle is parked to the right, with coconut palms and stone walls behind.2006-11-13Outdoor photo of six people standing in front of a decorated stall with a large Tamil banner reading Dhyanapeetam (H.O. Bengaluru, Rasipuram branch). Five men and one woman stand in a row. The men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas and rosettes; the woman wears a cream sari and a mala. Behind them are printed portraits and a tall poster of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a mala holding hands together, plus a portrait of a man in a white turban. Tamil text hangs on the stall, string lights and palm-leaf decorations are visible, and a row of folding chairs sits at right. a person appears in the printed portraits only, depicted in turban and saffron-robed poster imagery.2005-12-09A large red banner stretches along an open dusty ground beside leafy trees. The banner shows a painted-style portrait of a man in a yellow-orange turban with a red bindi, wearing ornate gold necklaces over orange clothing, looking upward. Tamil text runs across the banner in yellow and white, with blue contact numbers at the bottom. Beside the banner, a woman in a white sari with a red border stands holding a black handbag, and a man in a green shirt is partly visible at the left edge. A portrait labelled with the Tamil banner text names a Nithyananda youth centre. The banner's large printed portrait shows a turbaned figure with distinctive orange turban and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with the Swamiji cues but described as a banner depiction.2007-11-18A night photograph of a white cloth banner held aloft at a procession. The banner carries a dark logo, black Tamil text reading தியானபீடம் and திருவொற்றியூர்-சென்னை, and a photographic portrait of a man in a white cap. Behind it, a second portrait of a man in a white cap is visible on another banner. Below, several men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing a white cap and one with ash-marked forehead, stand among the crowd near foliage and lamplight. A timestamp reads 29 20:53.2006-10-29February 15 20092009-02-15August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a festival entrance arch built from bamboo, palm fronds and banana plants, with flags and white bunting strung overhead. A pink banner across the arch shows a bearded, white-turbaned man beside Tamil text naming Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Periyaseerakapadi. To the right, a tall green poster shows a smiling figure in orange robes with a red-orange head covering. Many people in white dhotis and sarees and checked shirts walk through a sunlit dirt ground, and a uniformed man in a cap stands at right.2006-09-14