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October 24 2006

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October 24 20062006-10-24October 24 20062006-10-24October 28 20062006-10-28October 09 20062006-10-09December 14 20062006-12-14A gilded procession vehicle, a decorated ratha, stands in front of a tall stepped gopuram temple tower with carved sculptures and a small kalasha finial at the top. Above the vehicle's arched golden frame is a framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and white garment, labelled in Tamil with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Lower on the vehicle, Tamil text reads Nithyananda Dhyana Peetam and Ananda Ratham, and a plate reads Sri Anandeswarar Kodi Kangal Darshana Ratha Yatra. Gold peacock-and-floral carvings decorate the front. Small crowds of devotees stand along the street, and strings of white jasmine garlands hang from a stall at right under a red and white canopy.2006-11-05July 26 20142014-07-26October 25 20132013-10-25A large printed banner in a tented outdoor venue with red and orange patterned fabric overhead. The banner shows a portrait of a young man with a white head wrap and white garment, labelled "பரமஹம்ஸ நித்யானந்தர்" (Paramahamsa Nithyananda). To the right is a deity murti pair in ornate gold and red garments with garlands. Below the banner, a few people stand near the tent edge, mostly partially visible in the lower frame. The banner text announces a welcome to devotees coming to the festival at Dhyana Peetam, Osur.2007-09-03A photograph of a man speaking into a microphone on a stand at a stage event. He wears a white turban with a maroon band, a red bindi, a white kurta and an orange-saffron shawl. Behind him a large banner shows a smiling face beside the partial word NITHYANAN, and a framed portrait labelled with the name Nithyananda shows a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing white and a gold necklace, surrounded by a pink and white flower garland. a person: the speaker's appearance is a plausible but not conclusive match for the a person candidate, and the clothing cues are ordinary white ritual dress with saffron shawl rather than distinctive adornments, so identity is uncertain.2006-09-17A large outdoor event banner in pink, purple and yellow, mounted in front of a temple. On the left, a portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a white head wrap with a red bindi, a white garment and a rudraksha mala with red beads; the portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person. On the right, a printed image of a deity pair in ornate gold crowns and garlands, seated on a decorated throne. Text announces an Ananda Rathotsavam chariot festival, with the caption naming a person as the initiator. No physical people are visible in the scene.2006-09-23 +1 copiesDecember 15 20062006-12-15