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A street-level photo of a shop front in a commercial area. A white banner hangs from a wire above the shopfront, showing a portrait of a smiling woman in an orange garment with a beaded necklace, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", with Tamil text and the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. Two men stand on the pavement below: one in a blue-green shirt and dark trousers, and another in a white striped shirt with rolled sleeves. Signs for Airtel, MTS and Aircel, pink notices and a shuttered window surround the banner.

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A photograph of a street scene where a white paper banner hangs above a shuttered shop front. The banner carries a small portrait of a smiling woman in an orange-red top with a dark beaded necklace, beside a large heading in Tamil reading Nithyananda Ilaignar Maiyam and a line below it in Tamil. Two young men stand in the foreground, one in a dark blue shirt and glasses and one in a white shirt, talking. Shop signs and pink posters surround the banner on the street wall.Outdoor 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.2009-08-06Street photograph of two large roadside hoardings on a busy Tamil Nadu street, with overhead wires and a shop front below. The right hoarding shows a large portrait of a man in a white turban and white clothing with a red tilak and a red and green flower garland around his neck, with long dark hair visible. The garland and portrait are on a poster advertising a Dhyana Satsang event. The left hoarding is a political poster with a portrait of a man in white and text in green, white and orange. Several people stand and walk along the pavement in front of the shops, and a woman in a white sari is partly visible at the lower left.2005-11-21July 29 20082008-07-29September 23 20062006-09-23A street photograph of a large Tamil-language banner on a building facade, promoting a Dhyana Peetam (Bengaluru) Ananda Spurana dhyana anubhava event. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man with an orange-saffron turban, red tilak, and ornate gold necklaces, labelled as the portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda in the banner's text. Dates 04.11.2006 and 05.11.2006 and a venue are printed on it. Below, a red car, an auto-rickshaw and several people stand on the street; two men in the foreground are visible, one holding a mobile phone, and a man in a checked shirt stands near a shopfront. The portrait itself is a depiction, not a person physically present.2006-10-28A street scene in an Indian town with two large hoardings mounted over a roadside. The left poster shows a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a beaded necklace, looking upward, beside Tamil text. The right poster shows a saffron-toned background with a red hill, temple gopurams, a deity figure with a crown and a woman in orange draped clothing with hands folded. Pedestrians, cyclists and a yellow traffic police barrier stand in the foreground, and shops with a Reliance Mobile sign line the street.2007-01-12Street scene with two roadside billboards hung on a wall beneath trees and utility wires. The left red-and-yellow billboard shows a man in a white head wrap and white clothing with a beaded necklace, beside Tamil text announcing a Dhyana Satsang meditation event and a Vaastu consultancy sponsor panel. The right billboard shows a row of smiling men in suits and white shirts above a large portrait of a moustached man, with a bottom row of small portraits and Tamil slogans. In the foreground, yellow auto-rickshaws, parked bicycles and motorcycles, and a man in a white shirt on the right. The billboards are the most visible subjects; the photograph is taken through a hazy windscreen.2006-11-25A street photograph in an Indian town shows a bearded man in a turquoise kurta and white dhoti holding a lit torch aloft, standing barefoot on the roadside. Behind him, several men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, some wearing lanyards, stand near parked motorbikes. A white banner held by a man in white shows a portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes with a red-orange saffron-coloured border. An orange flag rises at left, and a red motorbike is parked in the foreground. Shops with signs for Airtel, Aircel and MTS line the street, and a sign reads MANI STUDIO. Visible people number about ten.2009-11-01 +1 copiesA photograph at a shop-front entrance decorated with banana stalks and flower garlands. A large printed poster on the right shows a smiling man with shaved head wearing an orange-red turban and orange-red robes, with a Tamil caption reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda beside a Nithyanandam logo. A smaller framed poster on the glass door shows a similar figure in a white turban. On the right, a woman in white clothes with dark hair stands with hands folded in front of a table draped in white cloth holding plastic-wrapped white and red garlands. On the left, a group of women in white saris, one wearing glasses and a red bindi, and a young girl in a yellow top with purple shorts stand with hands joined, watching. A man in a white shirt stands in the background. Signs for Aircel and STD services are visible on the left.2008-11-11 +1 copiesA busy street scene in an Indian town with shuttered shopfronts on the left and a crowd of men and a woman walking along the roadside. Prominent posters are pinned to a utility pole: a black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with a red bindi and a red-and-dark poster showing a woman's face in red light. Beside them a green banner displays a deity figure with a crown and gold ornaments, with small temple-shrine illustrations across the top. A Tamil signboard hangs on the left wall. A man in white shirt and blue lungi wears a red cap, and a person in saffron-orange garments stands near the centre. A woman in an orange-and-white sari is at the left edge.2009-01-18A roadside photograph of a large outdoor banner on a yellow boundary wall, with a garland of yellow and red flowers draped across its top. The banner shows a portrait of a man in a white head wrap and white clothing with dark rudraksha beads, labelled as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, above Tamil text announcing a dhyana satsang with a meeting date. Smaller banners stand on either side, one showing a woman in a white sari with folded hands, another a partial figure in dark clothing. Two people are visible at the bottom edge: a man in a checked shirt standing and holding something, and a woman in a dark outfit walking at the right. Trees and a tiled roof sit behind the wall.2005-11-21