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Night photograph of an outdoor street scene with a large black printed notice board mounted on wooden poles, showing two small portrait photos at the top and a block of Tamil text below. The top header reads a Tamil phrase meaning murder attack, with captions beneath the portraits. To the left, a white screen shows a live feed of a seated figure in saffron and red with a small audience, and a red-brown signboard reads in part Purana. Tall trees, parked cars and lit lamps frame the scene. No people are clearly visible in the foreground, and the portraits are printed images, not physical people.

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January 08 20122012-01-08January 03 20122012-01-03January 07 20122012-01-07May 02 20112011-05-02Night photograph of an outdoor screening: a large projection screen mounted between two billboards shows a projected image of a person in dark clothing offering something to a figure in a dark, ornate costume standing beside a small altar-like table with a lit candle and a large face-like backdrop with orange drapery. Red and white billboard panels with Tamil text flank the screen, and a portrait photo appears at the top right of the right-hand billboard. A few dark figures sit in the foreground, and a ground-level pile of debris is visible in front of the screen.2012-01-08A large outdoor billboard-style panel with black background and red-orange lower edge, displaying Tamil text in white and yellow headings, with framed portrait photographs of four men at the top. A heading reads in yellow Tamil script as a title above two columns of text. Below the panel, several people stand near metal bars and aluminium containers; a man in saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands centre-right in front of the panel, and two men in white shirts and dhotis walk nearby, with palm trees behind.2012-01-08A large night-time outdoor billboard on a dark street lit by a single street lamp, with bare tree branches above. The left panel shows a painted portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and a red bindi, wearing orange clothing; the portrait is labelled in Tamil as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The right panel is maroon with Tamil text listing benefits of a four-day meditation programme, and a dates and phone-number block. A partial screen with an image is visible at the right edge. No physical people are visible.2012-01-08A 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.2008-04-27April 06 20122012-04-06Night outdoor screening crowd in front of large projection screen showing a figure in orange turban and robes. Large banners on both sides show a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing, with Tamil and English text about Nithyanandapuri, Girivalam. Many people stand in dense crowd, some in white shirts, saffron and red sarees, a woman with white flowers in her hair, and a man in light blue shirt holding paper. Trees, street lights and string lights frame the scene.2012-04-06A photograph of men hanging a large black banner on a pole outdoors beside palm trees and a tarpaulin canopy. The banner carries two framed portrait photographs at top and a block of Tamil text in white and red lettering over a dark fiery background. A man in a white shirt and white veshti climbs a pole on the left, another man in a blue shirt stands at the lower left, and a man in a white shirt holds the banner's lower corner at right. Stacked timber and corrugated sheets lie at the base of the wall. The portrait on the left shows a man in a purple shirt holding a microphone; the portrait on the right shows a man with a moustache and white shirt. No one is identified by name in the caption; the banner text is a protest message against named opponents.2012-01-03Night outdoor event photographed from behind a crowd of onlookers facing a large projection screen showing a saffron-robed figure with a golden turban, flanked by several large banners. Left and right banners show a smiling man in an orange turban, and a central screen displays a similar figure seated in orange. Several people stand in the foreground in white shirts and white dhotis, one bare-chested man wears a white dhoti, and a few cars are parked behind the crowd. Strings of green and yellow lights decorate the right side. The banner on the left reads a Tamil event announcement with a date of April 6, 2012, and the right banner carries a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style logo with Tamil and English text.2012-04-06