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A large outdoor billboard on a street corner shows a smiling man in an orange-red turban with a red tilak mark, long dark hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, set against a pink and purple background. Tamil text fills the right side. A row of small purple triangular flags strings across the top, and a food stall with fruit and sweets sits at left, with a shop facade on the right. No physical people are clearly visible in the foreground.

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September 23 20062006-09-23 +1 copiesA photograph of an orange vinyl banner hung on a weathered, peeling white wall. The banner shows a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban with a red bindi and an orange shawl, and it carries Tamil and English headings for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a blue Tamil line reading thane payal nivaranappanigal. A caption beside the portrait reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil script. Part of a person's white-clad arm and a blue plastic chair are visible at the right edge. The banner is printed on orange fabric with a white border.2012-01-02September 23 20062006-09-23A printed poster pasted on a weathered, peeling wall covered with other faded paper fliers. The poster is a graphic with a large portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange turban with a red bindi and an orange shawl over rudraksha malas, raising one hand in greeting against a yellow and red floral backdrop. Tamil text announces a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam foundation-day event with a dhyana satsang, with date and time details and a featured name, a person, printed on the poster. The portrait is a printed image on the poster, not a physical person in the scene. Appearance-based candidate on the poster matches several cues: long hair, orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha malas.2007-01-12September 23 20062006-09-23A printed banner, not a live scene, with a large portrait of a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, smiling and looking upward, wearing a gold-beaded necklace. The banner has a pale blue background with bold red and magenta Tamil text and a dove logo. Bicycles and straw are visible at the edges of the photo. The portrait is a depiction on a sign and is captioned by printed text reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the banner.2006-09-23A yellow and red welcome banner with a garland of white jasmine and red flowers along its top edge. On the left, a printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala is shown; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. The banner's Tamil heading reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a blue line of welcome text below and pink rose motifs. The bottom strip repeats the institution name with Tamil place text.2009-07-14October 24 20062006-10-24January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a blue vinyl banner hung on a rough concrete block wall. The banner shows a close-up portrait of a person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron head wrap, a red bindi, and a gold-beaded necklace over orange clothing, gazing upward against a bright blue background with yellow and white light rays. Above the banner, part of a larger orange-toned portrait with gold necklaces is visible, showing a Tamil caption. The banner carries Tamil text and an English line naming the Nithyananda Youth Foundation. No physical people are shown in the scene apart from portraits printed on the banner.2006-12-25December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor banner photographed among palm trees and dirt ground. The banner shows a portrait of a figure wearing a bright orange turban with a red tilak on the forehead, long dark hair, and an orange garment with ornate gold necklaces, set against a blue sky and green field background. Tamil verse text fills the upper and left portion, and a logo with the name a person is printed beneath the portrait. In the background, several people stand near a decorated structure, and a small colourful shrine-like object is visible. The portrait is printed, not a live person, and the caption attributes the name a person to the banner.2007-02-11