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A large outdoor event entrance at dusk, framed by a horizontal banner reading "Venerable Welcome to our Beloved Swamiji NITHYANANDA" with a sub-line "DHYANAPEETAM CENTRE, VELLORE" and a Tamil-script banner beside it. Portrait photos printed on the banners show a smiling figure wearing a white turban. Below, a crowd of people in white clothing moves across a open ground under string lights and decorative hanging garlands. Vertical banners with portraits flank the gateway, and a printed portrait sits on a stand beside the stalls. Palm trees and floodlights line the background under a pastel evening sky.

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Dusk view of an event entrance arch at the Dhyanapeetam Centre, Vellore. A large horizontal banner across the top reads "Venerable Welcome to our Beloved Swamiji NITHYANANDA" with a portrait labelled Swamiji Nithyananda, and the Tamil text beside it. Below, large portrait banners show a smiling figure in a white turban and white garments, and strings of small paper flags hang across the arch. Many people in white and light clothing walk through the open grounds, and several motorcycles with riders are in the foreground. Stage lights and palm trees are visible in the background.2005-11-19Dusk street scene at an entrance arch decorated with a large banner reading "Venerable Welcome to our Beloved Swamiji NITHYANANDA" and smaller "DHYANAPEETAM CENTRE, VELLORE" text. Large portrait panels flank the arch showing men in white turbans; a banner labelled Swamiji Nithyananda is printed, and the banner portraits are depictions, not physical people. Below, many people in white shirts and dhotis ride scooters and motorbikes or walk along a lit path. Strings of paper flags and small bunting hang overhead, with palm trees and floodlights in the background.2005-11-19Dusk photograph of a large outdoor welcome arch at a crowded event ground. The arch banner reads "Venerable Welcome to our Beloved Swamiji NITHYANANDA" with "DHYANAPEETAM CENTRE, VELLORE" printed beneath, and Tamil script on the right. Large banner portraits of a smiling man in a white turban and dark clothing flank the arch's pillars and banner. Strings of small pennants and hanging decorations stretch across the top, with electric poles and wires overhead and palm trees and string lights behind. In the foreground, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some on motorbikes and scooters, move through the gathering crowd.2005-11-19A photograph of a large billboard on a bamboo scaffold in an open dirt field at dusk, with a cloudy sky and tree line behind it. The billboard shows a smiling man in a cream-coloured turban and a dark garment with embroidered trim, set against a blue background. Beneath the portrait is a banner with Tamil text labelled as a poster headline naming Paramahamsa Nithyananda and an event titled Prapancha Shakthi's Miracles. Strings of small pennant flags stretch across the sky, a street lamp stands at the left edge, and a bus sits in the lower-right corner. Two people stand far to the left, mostly in silhouette. The portrait is a printed depiction, so the candidate is not physically present.2005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19Outdoor evening satsang at dusk with a dense crowd of devotees filling the foreground, mostly men and women in white and light clothing. Behind them stands a large black banner with a portrait of a figure wearing an orange-saffron turban and the Tamil title 'பகவத்கீதை' (Bhagavad Gita) with 'தியான சத்சங்கம்' (meditation satsang) printed beneath. Strings of yellow and green paper triangle flags hang across the scene, with bright floodlights, a red-and-white canopy and palm-leaf decorations along the sides and tall trees behind.2010-01-08Wide outdoor evening event at dusk on bare ground, rows of red, blue and white plastic chairs facing a stage. A large vertical banner on the right shows a smiling man with a white turban and garland, with Tamil text beneath. A smaller banner with a similar portrait and a stage backdrop with Tamil text stand at left. Floodlights on a tall tower light the scene, and many people in white clothes are scattered among the seats and near the stage. Palm trees and bunting line the field.2005-11-19September 14 20062006-09-14May 10 20172017-05-10Outdoor evening event at dusk with rows of red and blue plastic chairs in the foreground facing a stage. A large banner on the right shows a smiling man in a white turban and white garment, labelled with a printed caption. Several smaller banners and portraits hang on the stage and poles. Numerous people in white clothes move about or stand in the background near the stage, and a row of stage lights and flags is visible.2005-11-19Dusk crowd of many people moving through an open ground in front of a stage framed by red and multicoloured string lights. A large banner on the left shows a figure in red and orange robes wearing a garland and a crown-like headdress, labelled with a Tamil-script poster. A stage backdrop displays a red banner with Tamil text. Blurred motion of people in white, pink, orange and blue saris and shirts fills the foreground. The photograph is taken at night with a lens flare from stage lights.2017-05-10November 19 20052005-11-19