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A street scene in a Tamil Nadu market town under a clear blue sky, with a large black billboard as the central subject. The billboard shows a photograph of a man in a white turban and white garment, head tilted upward with mouth open, beside Tamil lettering reading the title and event details. Strings of blue and yellow bunting cross the street below, and several smaller painted and printed signs stand on bamboo poles on both sides. In the foreground, men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a maroon checked shirt, and a man in a white garment stand near parked motorcycles, a red car drives past, and a fruit stall is at left. Mid-day street life and roadside shops fill the background.

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A street scene in a market town shows a large blue-and-purple roadside hoarding on bamboo poles, displaying Tamil lettering in red, yellow and white along with a grid of small portrait photographs of men. Two large standing figures are shown in white shirts and white trousers, one with a white top and dark footwear. Below the hoarding, a narrow red-and-white bunting string is strung across the street. In front, people in mixed clothing move among parked motorcycles and a red car, with a tarpaulin-covered shop front behind. A sign on a neighbouring hoarding reads a Tamil headline. The hoarding is a commercial announcement rather than a temple or ritual setting.2005-11-20A photograph of a busy small-town street in Tamil Nadu with a red-and-pink banner on the left announcing a satsang titled in Tamil, with a portrait of a man in white head-wrap on the banner, hung from poles beside the road. Strings of red and yellow balloons and small flags stretch across the street over tarmac, and a few people walk and ride bicycles and motorbikes in the distance. Shops, a green-fronted shop and a tall telecom tower line the scene under a clear blue sky. The banner portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person present.2005-11-20A roadside street scene in a small Tamil town lined with tall shade trees. On the left, a large blue billboard shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red dot on his forehead, gold chains and an orange garment, labelled with a Tamil caption naming Paramahamsa Nithyananda and text about Chengam Dhyanapeetam. A second, smaller white banner stands behind it. Several people walk along the dusty roadside, cyclists and motorbike riders pass on the road, and a white jeep is parked near food stalls.2006-09-23November 25 20092009-11-25A large dark billboard advertising a meditation satsang, photographed outdoors under a clear blue sky beside a roadside market. The billboard features a portrait photograph on the left of a smiling man wearing a white head wrap and white clothing with a beaded necklace. Bright Tamil headline lettering reads a promotional slogan with event details, and a yellow badge is printed on the right. Strings of colourful triangular pennants hang across the lower foreground above a parked red car, motorbikes and several pedestrians walking past stalls.2005-11-20Outdoor street photograph at dusk of a decorated entrance gate with banana plants and a palm-leaf canopy, under a sign reading Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Vidyalaya area. On the left stands a large red-and-gold banner portraying a figure in white turban and ornate garland; the banner's text announces a Dhyana Satsang. Several men stand on the road: one in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a red rosette, a man in a light blue shirt, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and women in saris walking past. Motorcycles are parked along the left side under trees.2005-11-21November 20 20052005-11-20Street scene in an Indian town: a large pink-and-white roadside billboard on a pole advertises a Tamil-language Dhyana Satsangam event, with a portrait of a man wearing a white head wrap and a red-highlighted banner. The billboard is labelled with a portrait captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda and the event details. Nearby, a man on a bicycle wearing a white shirt and white dhoti rides past, and another cyclist is at the right. Concrete parapet walls along the road carry several colourful posters, and trees, shops and signboards line the roadside under a blue sky.2005-11-19Street scene in a South Indian town: a large roadside hoarding on a pole displays a pink and white Tamil-language poster with a portrait of a bearded man in a white head wrap, captioned as Paramahamsa Nithyananda, announcing a Dhyana Satsangam event. Posters are pasted along a concrete bridge railing in the foreground. A man in a light blue shirt walks along the road, cyclists ride past, and roadside shops with signboards line the right side under tall trees. Printed name attributed to the hoarding caption, not to any physical person in the scene.2005-11-19November 20 20052005-11-20November 19 20052005-11-19A photograph of a crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rainbow garland of white and multicolored flowers raises both hands in greeting at the center. Beside him, a man in white clothing with a sacred thread and tilak raises a hand. Nearby, a bearded man in orange wears glasses and a rudraksha-style necklace. Ornate gold and red ratha-style canopy decorations with orange flags frame the scene. Banners in Tamil script and portraits of a saffron-turbaned figure are held aloft by devotees in white. Crowd members surround the procession on the roadside.2009-02-02