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A photograph of a construction site with a large signboard in front of a low concrete block wall. The board shows a smiling man in a light turban and a dark garment with white striping, beside large blue Tamil lettering reading Dhyana Peetam, with a second line in Tamil and a red arrow pointing right at the bottom. Behind the wall, two men in white and a figure in red clothing are working near a building under construction. The sign is a printed portrait and text, not a live person. Visible people are the workers behind the wall.

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2006 - Visit to Namakkal Ashram New Land and Energizing2006 - Visit to Namakkal Ashram New Land and EnergizingSeptember 20 20062006-09-20A 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.A photograph of an outdoor banner mounted on a pale wall at night. The banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and white garment with red stripes, looking upward, with his face and shoulders in the image. Large dark-red Tamil lettering on the right reads a meditation centre name and a meditation-therapy line, with a smaller line naming a branch location and a pink word below. The banner is a printed poster, not an interactive screen, and no people are physically present in the scene beyond the printed portrait.2005-07-09A printed blue poster hangs on a wood-tile wall. Tamil headings read தியானபீடம் at top and தியான மையம் below. A bird logo sits at the upper left. A large portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a white turban with red edging, and a red forehead mark, drawn in profile. A white paper slip with handwritten Tamil and phone numbers is pasted at lower right. Text is printed in the poster's Tamil headings and the slip is handwritten.2005-07-09 +1 copiesA blue vinyl banner with a bird logo in the top left and large dark Tamil lettering reading Dhyana Peetam at the top and Dhyana Maiyam below. A large printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, a white head wrap and a red tilak on his forehead, with white garments edged in red, occupies the left side. A handwritten paper notice in the lower right gives a name and address in Tamil. The banner is printed, so the figure is a depiction, and appearance cues (long swept hair, white head wrap, red tilak, white garment with red edging) are consistent with the a person but the portrait is not clearly identifiable, so the status is unsure.2005-07-09A blue printed poster with a white paper label pasted on its lower right. The poster's upper area carries Tamil script reading தியானபீடம் beside a black oval logo with a white bird. Below, a profile portrait of a man in a white head wrap with a red bindi and long hair, looking to the right and smiling, filling the lower left of the sheet. A second Tamil line, தியான மையம், sits at the right. A handwritten white label gives a Tamil name, address and phone number. The poster is shown flat against a surface and has no visible physical people in the scene.2005-07-09A photograph of an orange vinyl banner hung on a weathered, peeling white wall. The banner shows a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban with a red bindi and an orange shawl, and it carries Tamil and English headings for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a blue Tamil line reading thane payal nivaranappanigal. A caption beside the portrait reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil script. Part of a person's white-clad arm and a blue plastic chair are visible at the right edge. The banner is printed on orange fabric with a white border.2012-01-02Outdoor photograph of an orange vinyl banner tied to a pole in a village yard. The banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, wearing orange clothing, with Tamil and English headings for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and relief work. Behind it stand a concrete building, a blue-painted house and palm trees; two people are partly visible at the doorway on the right, one in a patterned sari and one small child.2012-01-06A 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 printed outdoor banner mounted on wooden poles in front of a pink wall, advertising a meditation programme. A large photograph on the left shows a smiling man in a white head wrap and white garment with a red bindi and rudraksha beads, with a portrait-style pose. The right side lists Tamil bullet points about disease resistance, freedom from mental agitation and karma, and blissful living, above a pink lotus graphic and dates and phone numbers. The banner's printed caption names a person, and the portrait is a printed image rather than a physical person.2006-11-25