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Night photograph taken through a window or gap among green banana leaves, with a telephone wire running across the top. A white cloth banner hangs in the foreground reading a Tamil dhyanapeetam notice and a place name, with a small portrait of a bearded figure in a white head covering at its left edge. Above it, a framed portrait of an older man with white hair is partly visible. Blurred heads of onlookers fill the bottom of the frame, and a red date stamp reads 29 10 2006 at the lower right.

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October 29 20062006-10-29A 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 20:53.2006-10-29A 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.2006-11-13Night photo of a street scene with a crowd gathered beside a raised green-railed vehicle platform. On the platform, a person in a white head covering and another in white stands near the rail. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe and a man in white push or hold the vehicle's side. A large orange banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and red bindi, and palm trees and power lines are overhead.2012-01-02A photograph of a yellow and orange banner hung between two palm tree trunks at night. The banner has Tamil text reading Dhyana Peedam with Pondicherry printed in red below. On the right a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda shows a smiling man in a white turban and white high-collared jacket against a blue background, with a caption reading a master is a dream to awaken you. The banner is the main subject; no physical people are visible.2006-10-14November 04 20062006-11-04A nighttime street photograph of a devotee gathering beside a roadside banner. A green banner with a white border shows a portrait of a bearded man in a white turban, looking upward; the portrait is printed, not a physical person. Beneath it a sign reads in Tamil that the Ananda Spurana Ratha Yatra is organised by the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Several people in white clothing stand in a line along the roadside: a woman in a white saree with a red-bordered blouse, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala, a woman in a white dress holding a small object, and a man in a white shirt with a forehead mark in the foreground. Behind them stand people in orange, red and blue clothes, with banana plants, palm trees and a parked scooter at the right edge.2006-11-04September 20 20062006-09-20November 04 20062006-11-04October 20 20062006-10-20A night-time photograph of an outdoor exhibition stall with a corrugated roof and bamboo framing. A large cream banner across the top shows a black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair, beside Tamil text. Below, several framed photo panels line the stall walls, including one showing a man in an orange-and-white robe with a garland, and a red-painted deity figure. A few people are partially visible at the bottom edge near the panels.2008-04-27November 25 20062006-11-25