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Outdoor photo beside a roadside blue signboard for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a garland of yellow, white and magenta flowers draped across the sign. An orange cloth is being pulled off the sign to unveil it. Four women and a man stand on a dusty roadside under a tree; one woman in a green sari and another in a cream and green outfit clap, while a man in a light blue shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a white flower garland. A woman in an orange blouse and sari stands at right with her back to the camera, and a parked car sits behind them.

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August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor street scene at a roadside signboard for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, a blue sign with Tamil text and phone numbers, which an orange cloth is being pulled off. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands on the right with a long braid, garlanded with white jasmine, reaching up toward the sign. Two women in green and yellow saris stand beside a pole, and a man in a light blue shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, with a man in white at the right edge. Flower garlands in yellow, white and magenta hang from the pole beside a tree and a parked silver van.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor photograph at a roadside street event under a large tree. A tall signboard in blue with white and orange lettering is being unveiled, its white cloth partly drawn back to reveal a framed image at the top. A garland of white flowers hangs along the board's lower edge, and pink flower garlands decorate the frame. A man in white dhoti and shirt and an older man in white ritual clothing with a shawl, holding a small brass object, stand near a flagpole. A man in an orange shirt stands at center smiling. Other men in white shirts and a woman in a patterned dress look on, and a woman in a dark blouse and gold earrings stands at lower left. A yellow rope or cord runs from the flagpole toward the crowd. Nearby stand a red and white shop sign for Kumar Rice Mill and a small table with flowers.2009-08-03August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor 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.2009-08-06August 11 20092009-08-11A roadside outdoor photo of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap and a white flower garland unveiling a large blue billboard by unfurling a yellow-orange cloth over a portrait on the board. The man stands on the left with his right arm extended toward the cloth, smiling. Two men in white shirts stand beside him and a few people in the background, including a woman in a sari, walk along a road. The billboard carries Tamil text, a phone number, a small directional arrow and a distance marker, and a bus and a white car are visible at left. The portrait on the board shows a figure in orange clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace. The man in orange shows cues of a saffron-clad devotee receiving honour, but the appearance is uncertain, so he is described by role only.Outdoor photo beside a large blue Tamil-language signboard tied with orange cloth draped over its top corners. A figure in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap, with long dark hair and a white-and-red flower garland, stands with their back to the camera facing the board. Around them are about six people: a man in white shirt and dhoti at left holding a green bead garland, a man in white with a rudraksha mala at right, and women in yellow and blue saris. A woman in a yellow sari smiles at right. Trees shade the dusty ground and a motorbike is parked behind. The board's phone numbers are visible; a partial portrait of a figure in orange appears on the board's left side.2009-08-08July 14 20092009-07-14August 06 20092009-08-06