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March 14 2003

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A vertical street banner hangs from a utility pole in front of a pink and cream house with a tiled roof edge and a patterned iron gate. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man with a dark moustache and long hair, wearing an orange-red turban and orange-red robes with a red bindi on his forehead. Below the portrait, a band of printed Tamil text reads a caption and a welcome message. Parked motorbikes and green trees with a wall and white metal gates appear in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2010-01-19A photograph of a street scene in an Indian town showing a large billboard poster on a wooden post. The poster shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and his hands pressed together in greeting; a red tilak mark is on his forehead. Printed beneath him is the caption "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL". Below the billboard are other posters with English and Tamil text and a Tamil signboard. A white multi-storey building, power lines and parked bicycles are visible, and a few people stand at the roadside in the background.A large outdoor banner hangs from a bamboo pole in front of a street-side building. It is a printed poster, not a live scene, showing a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and matching orange robe, with hands pressed together in namaste and a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Below the portrait is a white caption strip with a printed name. Lower white panel carries Tamil text with event dates and phone numbers. Behind the banner, a blue-toned cinema-style poster and shopfronts are visible. No physical people are pictured in the scene itself beyond the printed portrait.A large outdoor billboard in pink and white with a smiling man in orange-red turban and orange-red robes, rudraksha beads visible at the chest, shown in a portrait on the left. The portrait is labelled with the printed name Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Large Tamil headline text on the right and a contact phone number list below. Trees and a white structure are visible at the edge of the frame.2006-09-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated stall or pavilion interior at night, dimly lit. Central is a large printed banner showing a smiling man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, with long hair, a rudraksha mala, and a raised right hand in blessing, set against a pink lotus-petal halo. The banner bears Tamil script beneath the figure. Flanking it are several smaller printed posters and banners, including one showing a figure in orange and another in a dark setting. Potted plants with grass-like sprouts and yellow-orange flowers sit at the base, alongside green garlands and tinsel draped on the poles. A dark maroon curtain frames the setting. No physical people are visible.2008-04-27A photograph of a street banner hung on bamboo poles in front of a tree with feathery green leaves. The banner shows a smiling man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban, with a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and his hands pressed together in namaste. Beneath the portrait is a caption, and the lower panel carries Tamil dates and phone numbers. Behind the banner are shop signs and a shopfront with red-lettered Tamil signage. No people are physically present in the scene; the figure appears only as a printed portrait. The portrait is captioned "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL", printed on the banner rather than identifying anyone physically present.A large outdoor banner at night, mounted on a bamboo frame under bright stage lights, shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a saffron-orange head wrap and saffron-orange robes, with a red bindi on his forehead. A peacock feather design appears on the left edge of the banner. The lower portion carries a black band with white Tamil lettering. The banner depicts a printed portrait, not a physical person in the scene, so no physical people are visible.2010-01-08September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of an outdoor welcome backdrop hung with orange drapery and a black cloth with gold grid lines. Above it, white Tamil lettering reads a welcome greeting. At the centre hangs a large printed banner of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a red mark on his forehead, framed by white flower garlands. The banner is captioned "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL" with a Dhyanapeetam logo beneath. Parked motorcycles and a small building appear at the edges. No physical people are visible.2003-11-16A large vertical banner hangs outdoors at night, lit by a floodlight at upper right. It shows a printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange turban and orange shawl, set against a dark background with a peacock feather motif. Strands of small decorative flowers and green leaves hang at the right edge. No physical people are visible in the scene.2010-01-08A photograph of an orange vinyl banner hung on a weathered, peeling white wall. The banner shows a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban with a red bindi and an orange shawl, and it carries Tamil and English headings for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a blue Tamil line reading thane payal nivaranappanigal. A caption beside the portrait reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil script. Part of a person's white-clad arm and a blue plastic chair are visible at the right edge. The banner is printed on orange fabric with a white border.2012-01-02A street photograph of a narrow arched passage under bamboo scaffolding, with an empty dirt lane leading away between low buildings and palm trees. Hanging from the scaffolding is a large white vertical banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes, printed with the caption 'Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL' and the Dhyanapeetam Bangalore logo; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Beneath the arch hang a yellow banner and a white banner in bold Tamil lettering. Smaller side banners show other printed figures. No people are physically present in the scene.2004-03-21