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A photograph of an outdoor exhibition stall at a Hindu event, with a thatched roof and banana leaves. Multiple Tamil-language printed banners and photo panels cover the back and sides, showing portraits and event photos. A large sign reads PATTANAM with the number 4. In the centre stands a decorated altar with green leafy plants and marigold garlands, with a framed picture set in front. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left beside a table with a laptop, another man in a light shirt stands near the altar, and a figure in a white dhoti walks in the centre. A woman in a light sari stands at the far right edge. a person's appearance is not clearly visible; the portraits on the banners are printed depictions, not physical presence.

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An outdoor exhibition stall decorated with blue and white banners, multiple printed photo panels and Tamil text, with a leafy bamboo-and-palm arch and a small Christmas-style tree hung with ornaments. A group of about fifteen people stands in front of the display: several men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white saris, and a girl in a yellow dress, most with hands clasped. A small altar with flowers, a framed picture of a deity and a lit lamp sits at the centre foreground. A banner-bearing portrait of a turbaned man with a white beard appears on the blue banners and a central sign, and a man in a red turban and white robe appears on a top panel, presented as printed images rather than people in the scene. A sign reading PATTANAM and the number 4 stand on the left.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09A photograph of an outdoor exhibition stall under a corrugated tin roof with bamboo poles and strings of marigold garlands. Four men stand on red ground in front of colourful draped panels: three in white shirts and light trousers, one in a white shirt with dark trousers facing away and holding a paper. A large vertical banner shows a smiling figure with long hair, a white turban, a rudraksha mala and white robes, labelled with Tamil text reading Dhyanapeetam. Below it, a white banner with a numbered blue sign reads ATTUR 17. Other banners show grids of small photographs, a second turbaned portrait, and a long Tamil text panel listing meditation benefits beside a timing schedule. A signboard at the right reads VILLUPURAM 18.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Evening photograph of a decorated outdoor setting at a spiritual gathering. A large blue banner at top reads in Tamil script with a portrait of a smiling man in a white head covering, and the word Pattanam below it. Strings of coloured lights and purple garlands hang around a leafy tree at centre. Below the tree, a framed portrait shows a seated man in orange robes with a flower garland, surrounded by yellow and white flower petals, a fruit plate, brass lamps and a small kalasha-like offering. Several standing people, including a man in a yellow striped shirt, a man in grey and a woman in a pink saree, look toward the altar. A floral rangoli design lies on the ground in the foreground. Printed posters line the back wall.2005-12-11A photograph of devotees offering worship at a decorated outdoor exhibition stall. A man in a white dhoti and a young man with a white turban and gold necklace stand with palms pressed together in namaste, with a third man in white at the left edge. Before them stands a leafy branch decorated with strings of lights, garlands and orange ornaments, with a fruit and flower offering laid on a red cloth. Behind is a large framed photograph of a saffron-robed figure seated in meditation before a tree, and a blue banner reads Dhyanapeedam. Tamil posters and panels cover the walls and a balloon hangs overhead.2005-12-09Photograph of an exhibition booth at a spiritual event. In the left foreground a smiling man with long swept-back hair wears a white turban with a gold border, a white dhoti with gold edging, and a long gold necklace, and looks toward the display. Two men in trousers and a light shirt stand behind him, one holding something. Behind them, large printed panels show photographs and Tamil text. A blue banner reads Dhyanapeetam (Meditation Seat) with a portrait of a turbaned man, and the lower right shows a copyright credit. On the table in front are a tray of fruit, flower petals and garlands, with a framed photograph of a saffron-robed man seated under a large tree. Green leaves and hanging fruit decorate the booth roof. a person is shown in printed form with the turbaned portrait; the smiling man in the foreground is a devotee in white ritual clothes.2005-12-09An outdoor stall at a conference with a white banner reading ஞானபீடம / தியானபீடம H.O. பெங்களூர் இராகிபுரம் மையம. A tall vertical poster on the right shows a figure in an orange sash-draped robe, orange turban and long rudraksha mala, hands clasped; the figure has swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial adornments. Several framed portraits in white and orange head-wraps hang on the stall's wall, a large map board reads இராகிபுரம் பெங்களூர் தியான பீடம், and a purple cloth backdrop hangs below. A man in white sits at the lower left among marigold garlands, and a bare-armed person in white stands at the far right edge. Strings of small coloured bulbs run across the canopy.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09A photograph of a festival entrance arch built from bamboo, palm fronds and banana plants, with flags and white bunting strung overhead. A pink banner across the arch shows a bearded, white-turbaned man beside Tamil text naming Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Periyaseerakapadi. To the right, a tall green poster shows a smiling figure in orange robes with a red-orange head covering. Many people in white dhotis and sarees and checked shirts walk through a sunlit dirt ground, and a uniformed man in a cap stands at right.2006-09-14Outdoor exhibition stall under a corrugated roof with posters of a smiling figure in a white turban, long dark hair, white robe and rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt holds a brass tray with a banana-leaf bowl, flowers and small framed photos, offered by a figure in white with gold-bordered cloth on the left. Two men on the right, one in white with a red-and-gold shawl, press palms together in greeting. Posters behind show Tamil text and a bright portrait; a photo-collage panel sits on the left table. Trees and a plant border the scene.2005-12-09Outdoor photograph at a conference-side stall under open sky with tall trees and strung bunting. A man with a white turban and white dhoti, wearing a gold-coloured ornate necklace, stands at left with a smile, facing a man in a white shirt seen from behind at lower left. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and a woman in white sari with a saffron-orange clad woman stand near a small table holding a small television and speaker. A large Tamil-language poster on the right shows printed photographs and text, and a banana-leaf decoration with red and green fruit hangs from a bamboo frame.2005-12-09