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Photo of a covered exhibition stall with a red-and-yellow checked canopy and a banner reading RASIPURAM. On the left, a tall banner shows a man in orange robes with an orange turban and rudraksha mala, hands clasped. On the right, a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda shows a smiling woman with dark hair and a navy garment with white embroidery. Behind the seated people hang boards of printed photographs captioned MEDITATION PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS and HEALING IS MY VISITING CARD. Four people sit or stand at the front: a standing man in white shirt and trousers, a seated man in an orange robe with shaved head, a seated man in white shirt and dark trousers on a blue chair, and a man in a striped lungi on another blue chair. Sandy ground and white plastic chairs complete the scene.

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An outdoor stall at a conference with a white banner reading ஞானபீடம / தியானபீடம H.O. பெங்களூர் இராகிபுரம் மையம. A tall vertical poster on the right shows a figure in an orange sash-draped robe, orange turban and long rudraksha mala, hands clasped; the figure has swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial adornments. Several framed portraits in white and orange head-wraps hang on the stall's wall, a large map board reads இராகிபுரம் பெங்களூர் தியான பீடம், and a purple cloth backdrop hangs below. A man in white sits at the lower left among marigold garlands, and a bare-armed person in white stands at the far right edge. Strings of small coloured bulbs run across the canopy.2005-12-09A photograph of a seated gathering in a thatched-roof hall with a concrete floor. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari sits on a cushioned low seat facing a bald man in white clothes seated on a chair. Beside them stands a small framed image of a deity and a framed photo. Behind them, large posters show a smiling woman in orange, a hilltop temple, and a red banner with a portrait of a man in an orange turban. Around the room, men in white and saffron-orange robes sit on mats or stand, several wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, and a man in orange sits on the left with a small brass lamp. Marigold garlands decorate the seat and offerings lie on the floor.2011-01-16December 30 20092009-12-30August 13 20092009-08-13Photograph of an outdoor information stall under a draped red and orange patterned canopy, with bamboo poles and rope. Large banners advertise FIMT (Formal Membership in Meditation Therapy) offered by Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a portrait labelled as designed and blessed by Paramahamsa Nithyananda, and Tamil banners beside it. Several people stand and sit at folding tables with papers, a woman in an orange sari sits at the right, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the centre. Red plastic chairs line the stall, and a portrait of a smiling woman appears on a side banner.2009-02-27A photograph of a tented exhibition at an event. A man in orange-saffron robes, with a saffron turban and long swept-back hair, wears a long rudraksha mala and stands at the right edge looking at display boards. Probable Swamiji by visible cues: saffron turban, long hair and rudraksha mala. He is viewing white display boards of photographs labelled Dhyanapeetam Tiruvannamalai, Ananda Rathaurchavam, showing crowds of devotees in white and a decorated temple chariot. Another board reads Sri Ramana Arunachalam Ashram. Red drapes and bunting frame the tent. A younger man in a white shirt stands behind him at the far right.2006-12-31A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a red bindi sits on a white-covered seat, wearing a white-and-red garland and a gold necklace, with a child in pink being held by a woman in a teal sari beside him. A large banner behind shows a close-up portrait of a man in an orange turban and ornate gold necklaces, with Tamil text beneath. A man in white with a saffron shawl sits in front, and an elderly man in white sits at right near a brass oil lamp (vilakku). A man in white stands at upper left. The scene is an indoor gathering with a white backdrop and floral petals on the floor.2007-02-06A photograph at an outdoor event under a green-painted awning. Seated on a blue patterned sofa is a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. A kneeling man in a grey-blue shirt and cream trousers holds his hand and smiles. Beside the sofa, a bald man in an orange robe holds a small card. Behind them stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, and a crowd of people. An orange banner behind reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil.2012-01-03Outdoor photo of six people standing in front of a decorated stall with a large Tamil banner reading Dhyanapeetam (H.O. Bengaluru, Rasipuram branch). Five men and one woman stand in a row. The men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas and rosettes; the woman wears a cream sari and a mala. Behind them are printed portraits and a tall poster of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a mala holding hands together, plus a portrait of a man in a white turban. Tamil text hangs on the stall, string lights and palm-leaf decorations are visible, and a row of folding chairs sits at right. a person appears in the printed portraits only, depicted in turban and saffron-robed poster imagery.2005-12-09January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01August 03 20082008-08-03