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Outdoor street photo at a roadside event. A man stands at right in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and purple flower garland and a green-yellow bead garland, a red shirt visible beneath, and tilak markings on his forehead, smiling. Beside him a large black banner shows a smiling woman in orange with a red bindi and beads, a Tamil-language heading and text, and a blue Mekala Electricals advertisement below. A woman in a red sari stands behind the banner and a tree and utility pole appear in the background. Garlands drape across the banner.

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A man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead garland stands at the right beside a large Tamil-language banner, unveiling it as a white cloth is pulled away. The banner shows a large smiling portrait of a woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange top with beaded necklaces, labelled as a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre. Flower garlands in purple, white and red hang across the banner and pole. A second man in a checked shirt and a woman in a red sari stand behind. Motorcycles and a street scene appear to the left, with a blue sign bearing numbers at the top.2009-08-06Outdoor photo of a woman in a red sleeveless blouse and orange saffron-coloured sari being garlanded near a large street banner. The banner shows a smiling portrait of a figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange robe, labelled as a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre with Tamil text. Garlands of white jasmine, purple and pink flowers and a yellow string frame the board. A man in a white checked shirt and beige trousers stands at right, reaching toward the banner. Power poles and trees are behind.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photo at a street-side centre inauguration: a large blue signboard reads in Tamil "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Chengam" with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling woman in orange with beads, framed by white and red flower garlands. Beneath it a banner says "Varuga! Varuga!!" (Come! Come!!). On the right, a man in an orange robe and white flower garland stands before the sign, pulling a cloth covering to unveil it. A crowd of men, women and children in white shirts, saris and striped clothing watches, and a banana leaf hangs in the foreground.2009-08-06Outdoor photograph at a foundation-stone unveiling ceremony. A man in saffron-orange robes, orange turban, rudraksha mala and a garland of white and yellow flowers stands at left, smiling and holding his hands together. Beside him a white-draped stone-like foundation marker sits on a white-clothed table decorated with scattered yellow flowers. Behind is a large printed banner showing a seated figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads and raised hand, and a painting of two deities in ornate dress. Strings of mango leaves and white lotus-like flowers hang above the table. A black signboard with Tamil text and flower garlands reads the name of the ashram and the date of the ceremony.2006-11-24A man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with long dark hair swept back and a white jasmine garland over his shoulders, stands at right gazing up at a large red and orange banner on a white frame. The banner's fabric is pulled back to reveal a portrait of a smiling man with a red forehead mark and dark rudraksha beads. Tamil text on the banner reads welcome lovingly, Nithyananda Dhyana, and Ambur. The banner sits in front of a grey breeze-block wall with open dirt ground, and a flagpole and palm trees are visible behind. The man is shown as a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, an orange-red garment and a garland, performing the unveiling of a banner for a centre in Ambur.2009-08-17August 06 20092009-08-06November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor inauguration ceremony at a field site under a clear sky. A young man with a shaved-looking head? No: a man wearing a saffron-orange turban and orange cloth wrap over a bare upper body, with a rudraksha mala and a long multicolour garland of yellow, red and white flowers, stands at left facing right while a woman in a white and pink sari and glasses stands behind him. Behind them hangs a large framed portrait showing a seated figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads, above a black signboard edged with white and red flower garlands and hung with mango-leaf and white flower torans. A white-clothed platform and a flagpole with a white flag stand nearby, and some people's hands appear at right in namaste.2006-11-24Outdoor event at a Tiruvannamalai ashram inauguration beside a large Tamil-language banner. A saffron-robed monk holds a silver tray with a kalasha-style vessel draped in white and yellow flower garlands. Two white-clad people stand beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border, each wearing a flower garland. Behind them, two saffron-clad attendants and a saffron umbrella with fringed tassels stand near a bamboo structure. The banner shows a black-and-white photo of a smiling long-haired figure, a red-robed portrait, and Tamil text announcing the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam inauguration.2008-04-19November 24 20062006-11-24