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A photograph of a large outdoor banner hung on a pavilion at night, lit by a bright lamp on a bamboo pole. The left panel, orange and white, reads Come... Become a Vivekananda! and shows a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda of a smiling person in a red-orange turban and saffron robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala. The right panel, blue and orange, advertises a Vanaprastha Sannyas Training Program with a smaller photo of a smiling figure with long hair. No people are physically present in the scene.

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A 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.2006-12-25A 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.2012-01-02A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban sits in a large orange upholstered armchair on a stage, gesturing with one hand toward a microphone on a stand. Behind is a large purple banner with a portrait labelled "நித்யானந்த தியானபீடம்" (Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam) showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange shawl with rudraksha beads, and printed headings "பரமஹம்ச" and "NITHYANANDA PROGRAM". Red drapes hang behind the stage. A small framed picture sits on a white-covered side table. Only the seated figure is physically present.2009-08-13Vanaprastha Sannyas Training ProgramA large event banner on a stage announces the Nithyananda Spurana Program, conducted by Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and International Vedic Hindu University. The banner shows a smiling man in a red-orange turban with a red bindi, shown as a portrait captioned "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Plain white side panels and red draped edges frame the banner. No physical people are visible in the scene.2007-12-11A large blue event banner on a white stage backdrop announces the Nithyananda Spurana Program, conducted by Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and International Vedic Hindu University. The banner shows a portrait captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda: a smiling man with a bright red-orange turban, a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair falling at the sides. Red drapes frame the top and right edges of the stage, and the photo carries an archive copyright mark, which is not transcribed.2007-12-11December 29 20102010-12-29A blue vinyl banner with a bird logo in the top left and large dark Tamil lettering reading Dhyana Peetam at the top and Dhyana Maiyam below. A large printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, a white head wrap and a red tilak on his forehead, with white garments edged in red, occupies the left side. A handwritten paper notice in the lower right gives a name and address in Tamil. The banner is printed, so the figure is a depiction, and appearance cues (long swept hair, white head wrap, red tilak, white garment with red edging) are consistent with the a person but the portrait is not clearly identifiable, so the status is unsure.2005-07-09January 03 20122012-01-03August 13 20092009-08-13December 11 20072007-12-11A photograph of a vinyl banner hung against a dark red curtain on a red stage platform. The banner advertises a free Ananda Yoga diploma course. It shows a close-up portrait of a man in an orange saffron turban with a red tilak mark on his forehead and a gold necklace, looking upward, captioned as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The banner lists skills such as public speaking, creativity, personality development, memory program, leadership training, communication skill development, arogyam, Vedic training, blissful lifestyle and updated spirituality, with contact numbers printed at the bottom. No people are physically present in the scene.