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A photograph of a covered open-sided verandah of a modest building with a corrugated roof and white-washed walls. A large blue poster on the left wall reads Dhyanapeetam with Tamil text and shows a man in a white turban with a smiling face, labelled as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with back to the camera near a blue doorway. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand to the right, one with hands folded. A rusty bicycle and a black folding chair sit in the foreground, with a brass vessel on a white pedestal beside the doorway.

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A photograph of an interior courtyard-style room with a corrugated roof and white-washed walls. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl stands centre-left on a red-and-white floral-patterned floor, hands pressed together at his chest. A second man in plain white dhoti stands arms folded near a doorway, and a third man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, facing the central figure. On the wall, a blue banner reads Dhyanapeetam with a portrait of a smiling figure in a white head covering, and a poster shows a figure in orange-pink robes with a mala. Two folding chairs and a brass vessel on a shelf are visible.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A photograph of a covered concrete verandah beside a white-walled building with a red-framed door and padlock. Several men stand under the red metal posts: on the left, a bald man in orange cloth and a younger man in white dhoti and shirt, then an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, and a standing figure in orange robes with a beaded rudraksha mala. To the left, a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange clothing, and a green-and-white banner with a family-themed illustration. A small green shrub grows in the foreground.2011-10-07February 05 20092009-02-05January 04 20122012-01-04July 26 20072007-07-26Inside a small ashram shrine with gold lattice railings and Tamil script, a central figure sits on a blue plastic chair wearing saffron robes, long dark hair, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind him hangs a framed portrait of a bearded saint in a green garment with a yellow halo, garlanded with marigolds, labelled with Tamil text. An older man in orange robes bows toward the seated figure, while a man in white shirt and trousers with an orange shawl stands at right and another in orange shawl stands at left. A plastic chair and a wooden bench complete the setting on white tiles.2008-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03May 19 20082008-05-19January 21 20102010-01-21Interior of a small brick-walled room with a bamboo-and-thatch ceiling and a fluorescent tube light. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand at the left, one with a white beard and one holding his hands together. In the centre, a man with a shaved head wears a full orange robe and stands with his back to the camera, hands clasped behind him. On the right, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange wrap and stands barefoot on a blue mat. Behind them a framed black-and-white photograph hangs on the wall, and a brass kalasha-style pot, a bowl and burnt wood sit on the floor. A third person in white stands in the background.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a whitewashed building with a brick step and an open doorway flanked by two green banana plants and a floral garland hung above the entrance. In the centre a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long white flower garland walks down the steps onto dry sandy ground. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand nearby, one on the left and one on the right, and an older man in white with a long pendant necklace stands in the doorway. Trees and a brick pile sit at the right edge. The robed figure has long dark hair and appears to be the a person candidate, noted with uncertainty since the appearance cues are limited to the saffron robe and garland, and the visible long hair is not clearly distinctive. a person with uncertain appearance.2008-07-29 +1 copies