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A night photograph of a building facade decorated with strings of red, green and orange fairy lights. A large printed banner portrait of a smiling man wearing a white turban and a white shawl dominates the lower facade. The banner's upper panel reads in Tamil script, and a red-lettered sign appears at the right edge. The portrait is printed, not a physical person, and the scene contains no physical people. The image is dark overall.

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Night photograph of a multi-storey building front decorated with strings of red, green, yellow and blue fairy lights hanging down the facade. A very large printed banner covers the building, showing a smiling man in a light turban and dark high-collared garment with ornate embroidered trim, his face and shoulders prominent. The banner is a depiction on printed material and does not show a physical person; no people are visible in the scene. Tamil text appears in a header panel above the portrait and a caption runs along the bottom edge. A bright sign at the upper right reads SLF. Windows and an arched doorway are visible at the lower left.2008-11-11A night photograph of a multi-storey building facade decorated with strings of red, green, yellow and blue fairy lights hanging across its front. A large banner is mounted on the building showing a smiling man with a cream-coloured turban, a red tilak on his forehead, long dark hair and an ornate gold-and-cream beaded necklace over a dark garment. The banner's Tamil text reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with Dhyanam, Ilaivasam and Dhyana Chikitsa Maiyam, and below the portrait a banner line reads Paramahamsa Nithyanandar. Arched windows and a neighbouring illuminated signboard are visible. No people are present in the scene.2008-11-11January 08 20102010-01-08Night photo of an outdoor event at the Nithyananda Peetham Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam. A large maroon banner dominates the frame, with a portrait on its left side showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a dark garment and a beaded garland, labelled as a portrait on the banner. Bright stage lights and strings of green and red fairy lights hang above. Several dark silhouettes of audience members in the foreground face the banner. The printed banner gives the ashram's name and address, a phone number, and a line stating the site is the city of a person's advent on Planet Earth.2017-05-10A large blue outdoor banner with Tamil lettering and a printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing a white head cloth or turban with a red line visible at its edge and a small red tilak on his forehead, looking to the side with a smile. The banner is mounted under a corrugated metal roof on a metal frame, with a pole in the foreground. The Tamil text reads 'தியானபீடம்' and 'தியான மையம்' beside a small white bird logo. The portrait is printed and depicts a person, so no physical people are present in the scene. A partial faded painted face appears at the right edge.2007-07-25A photograph of a yellow banner strung above an entrance, with a large portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and a dark tilak mark on his forehead, printed at the left edge. The banner's Tamil text is in dark blue and red, with the Dhyanapeetam logo and Bengaluru beneath. Below the banner, a small figure in an orange turban is partly visible at the bottom left, and small oil lamps are lit along the lower edge of the entrance.2005-11-18November 18 20052005-11-18December 25 20052005-12-25October 28 20062006-10-28A night photograph, rotated sideways, of a bamboo scaffold strung with rows of small orange lights and a bright floodlight on the right. Hanging from the scaffold is a yellow banner printed with a portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and Tamil text. The banner is lit by the surrounding bulbs, and the scene is dark otherwise with no visible people.2010-01-22Night photograph taken through a vehicle windshield showing an illuminated rooftop or dashboard display board. The lit board shows a portrait of a man wearing a white head wrap and white garment with a rudraksha mala around his neck, his face turned upward. Tamil slogan text appears on the right side of the board. Foreground includes the car's dashboard and glass, with a dim orange light visible at lower left. Timestamp overlay reads 29 10 2006.2006-10-29A roadside billboard photographed outdoors against a dusty ground and a grey wall. The main panel shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark ornate embroidered garment with a white stole, on the left side, with a blue bird logo at top. Large Tamil headline text reads Nithyananda, Dhyana Peedam, Namakkal, followed by ashram related Tamil wording and a list of meditation benefits on the right. A red arrow marked 1 km points right. A printed caption in the lower left reads Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda.