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Dusk 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.

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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.2005-11-19A 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.2005-11-19November 25 20062006-11-25Evening street photo at a decorated entrance arch in Namakkal, with banana stalks and string lights on a roadside gate. A pink and yellow banner on the left shows a portrait of a man in a white turban and white clothes with a marigold garland, labelled as a depiction on a sign reading Paramahamsa Sri Nithyanandar's Kadavai Thira Kaatru Varattum Dhyana Satsang. Two uniformed officers in khaki stand in the road, one in a light blue shirt and dark trousers near the arch. Motorbikes are parked along the left and a few people walk in the distance.2005-11-21November 25 20062006-11-25A street at dusk outside a decorated gateway with a banana-leaf arch and a green sign reading in Tamil. On the left stands a large orange-and-pink banner showing a portrait of a man in a white head wrap with a marigold garland; the banner is labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" and advertises a Dhyana Satsang. Motorcycles are parked and riding past, and a uniformed police officer and a man in a light blue shirt stand in the roadway. Several people walk along the street in the background, and warm street lights glow overhead.2005-11-21September 14 20062006-09-14November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor 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.2010-01-08November 18 20052005-11-18July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copies