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Night outdoor gathering in a village setting. On the left, a large framed portrait labelled in Tamil with the name of Paramahamsa Nithyananda is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers; the printed figure wears an orange garment and a red bindi. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing sit on the ground in front of the portrait, several with hands joined in prayer, with brass lamps arranged on the ground. Strings of yellow lights hang across the background and a large tree with a small orange flag stands on the right. Seated people wear white dhotis and white shirts.

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Night outdoor gathering with a large printed portrait on a blue board at left, showing a smiling figure with a red bindi, wearing a pink garment and rudraksha-style beads, framed by a yellow marigold garland. The portrait is labelled in Tamil script, which reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Many devotees sit in rows on the ground in white and light clothing, several with hands pressed together in prayer, with brass lamps arranged in front of them. String lights and a tree with red flag decorations stand behind. The portrait is a printed image, not a physical person, and no candidate is physically present in the scene.2009-02-02Night photo of an outdoor evening gathering under a large tree at a roadside. On the left, a gold-ornamented platform holds a large framed portrait printed with a smiling man with long dark hair in a salmon-coloured garment, decorated with a yellow marigold garland; the portrait is labelled with Tamil text. Beside it is a photographic banner of a huge tree. Many seated people in white clothing sit on the ground in front of the stage, some with hands folded in prayer. Strings of small lights hang across the scene, and a white plastic chair sits at the right edge beside a tree trunk with a red cloth.2009-02-02Night outdoor event on a paved road beneath trees strung with fairy lights. At left, a large printed portrait labelled in Tamil script as Paramahamsa Nithyanandar is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and shows a smiling woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and beaded necklaces. In the centre a standing young man in white clothes with an orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp, while a row of seated devotees in white clothing with orange or saffron cloths sit on mats in front of brass vessels and offerings. Many more people in white are seated in the background under lights, and a red flag hangs at upper right.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Night photograph of a crowd seated on the ground at an outdoor evening gathering under trees, with string lights strung along a white wall behind them. Many women in saris, some in red, orange and yellow, sit cross-legged on a yellow-marked path, several with hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them rows of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on white plastic chairs. On the right edge a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms joined in namaskar. A dated caption in the lower right reads 11.26.2008 23:14.2009-02-02January 08 20102010-01-08Evening outdoor gathering under a large tree at night, with strings of yellow fairy lights overhead. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange saffron shawl raises one arm and holds a small bell-like object while addressing a seated crowd. Many devotees in white clothes sit on the ground in rows. To the left, seated people in white attend brass oil lamps and ritual vessels laid on a mat, with flames glowing. An orange flag hangs from the tree branch, and garlands and paper streamers decorate the trunk. Several men in white sit on white plastic chairs at the right. A youth in white with a saffron shawl appears in the foreground near the lamps.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Night outdoor scene at a ratha yatra event. In the left foreground a man in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow shawl and a forehead mark stands, arms raised, lit by warm light. Behind him rows of seated devotees, many in white clothes, face toward him on a paved road under trees, with string lights overhead. At lower left, brass oil lamps and ritual vessels are arranged on a cloth in front of seated attendants. The image carries a date stamp and copyright overlay reading 11.26.2008 and 2020 a person2009-02-02