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Outdoor welcome scene under a striped purple-green-and-white canopy decorated with banana leaves and mango foliage. A group of boys and a few men stand behind a long banner held at the front, which carries Tamil text and portrait photos of a woman in orange and a smiling man with long hair and gold necklaces. Several boys in white and teal shirts hold white flags printed with a blue dove emblem. Balloons hang overhead and a crowd of men in white shirts gathers in the background near a doorway.

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September 23 20062006-09-23A dusty outdoor ground under a large blue tarpaulin canopy with striped festoon borders. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis dance energetically with raised arms, while a crowd of onlookers, including women in red and pink saris and children, watches and claps. A tall yellow banner is held aloft by a man, showing a large portrait of a smiling man with an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with Tamil text printed below.2010-12-29Outdoors on a sunny street, a crowd of villagers lines a roadside beneath a large leafy tree. Several boys and men wave saffron-orange flags on poles; a boy in red shorts and a white shirt stands at the front, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a flower bundle near a woman in a patterned sari. Behind them, large banners and posters display portraits, with one figure in ochre clothing and another in a white robe, both only partially legible. A red gateway arch and palm trees stand at the right edge of the scene.2014-06-29 +1 copiesDecember 25 20062006-12-25September 23 20062006-09-23 +1 copiesA road procession of devotees in white traditional dress walks past a tall tree-lined roadside. Two men in front hold a large banner showing a smiling man with long dark hair, an orange-saffron head wrap and orange robes with a rudraksha mala; the banner is labelled with Tamil text reading a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name and slogan. Behind them a woman in a white sari with red border carries a framed photo of eyes and another woman in white holds a ritual plate. Coloured canopy umbrellas with ornate borders and a red-and-white decorated pole are visible above. A man in white dhoti and shirt waves at the banner, and an older man in white with sunglasses walks at the right edge. +1 copiesA village street procession in Tamil Nadu under green trees and palms. Schoolchildren in blue and white uniforms and white-clad marchers walk forward, several raising white-and-blue flags and orange flags on poles. A woman in a gold-yellow sari at the left centre holds up a framed portrait of a smiling man with a saffron-orange turban and orange robes. A large green roadside banner shows multiple portraits and Tamil lettering. Several adults in white dhotis and shirts walk at the right edge, with a woman in a green sari at far left.2006-10-16Outdoor street gathering under a striped blue, pink and orange canopy with red patterned fabric, beneath a large tree. Many people walk and mill about in a dusty courtyard. Foreground figures include a woman in a yellow and orange sari holding a small child in pink, a woman in a pink sari and women in blue and red saris. A large printed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a beaded mala hangs on a white board under the canopy; it is a depiction, not a physical person.2009-08-06A crowded outdoor gathering under a thatched canopy decorated with pink, green and silver tinsel streamers and tall blue-and-yellow pillars. Behind the crowd hangs a large orange banner with a smiling portrait of a woman with flowing dark hair and a white backdrop. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap stands near the back on the left. Many devotees surround them, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, plus women in colourful saris with flowers in their hair, a girl in a green top with a braid, and a man in a red kurta gesturing with an open hand. A white air conditioner unit and a white fan stand on the left.2008-07-28January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor village gathering under a striped awning with orange streamers and a flagpole, during an event with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a woman in a yellow-green saree with a yellow blouse stands with hands clasped, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at right. Behind them women in colourful sarees and men in white dhotis and shirts stand close together among mud-walled houses with thatched roofs. No a person appearance is clearly visible among the people shown.2009-08-03October 16 20062006-10-16