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A roadside scene in a village with several printed event posters on poles and a concrete post. A large purple banner reads a Tamil ratha utsava announcement with a portrait of a long-haired figure in white clothing with rudraksha malas and a white head covering, and several smaller posters show the same figure. A smaller yellow poster labelled Sri Anandadeshwarar shows a deity image. Two boys stand on the roadside, one mid-jump, and a man walks past on the road. Printed posters with a date line and dense Tamil text are visible.

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October 16 20062006-10-16October 20 20062006-10-20October 16 20062006-10-16A large purple roadside banner photographed outdoors announcing a Ratha Utsava festival. Beside the road, a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands partly visible at the lower right, holding green leaves. The banner's left panel shows a portrait of a smiling man in a white head wrap, white cloth draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, sitting with hands folded; the portrait is labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A smaller printed poster with a similar white-wrapped portrait sits at the bottom. The banner text in Tamil describes a chariot procession of Sri Anandeshwari and Sri Anandeshwarar in a Shiva temple. Green bushes and a road with vehicles fill the background.2006-10-20November 25 20062006-11-25Outdoor street photo of a weathered whitewashed wall with several painted and printed posters. Centre right, a large orange banner advertises a 1008 lamp puja under a deity with kalasha imagery, with a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe in a portrait labelled with Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam text. Left, a green poster shows a sword-and-club-bearing deity figure with garlands, a schedule and three small printed portraits of men in white. Lower left, a small political-style poster shows a woman. A wooden directional arrow sits at the base, and a thatched palm-fibre screen and tree stand behind. No physical people are present.2011-05-02A street photograph of a bamboo entrance arch decorated with large orange-and-black banners showing a man in orange robes and an orange turban, smiling, repeated on the side pillars. Upper banner text reads a welcome message to Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Below, people walk along a palm-lined road, a man in a checked shirt and a boy in shorts pass by, and an orange car is parked at right. Shops with hanging cloth and signs line the left side, and strings of blue-and-white bunting cross the road.2007-01-12Street scene in a town with a large billboard in Tamil reading Nithyananda Dhyana Peetam, Dhyanam matrum Dhyana Sikichai Maiyam, with a painted portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned figure beneath a tree, and a timing panel listing 4.30 to 6.00. Below it a red-and-white banner shows another saffron-turbaned man. In front, several older men in white shirts and dhotis stand watching, one man in a checked shirt at left, and a schoolgirl in a blue uniform is held by a man in white. Shops, a clock sign, string bunting and onlookers on a rooftop line the street.2007-01-12Street scene in a South Indian town: a large roadside hoarding on a pole displays a pink and white Tamil-language poster with a portrait of a bearded man in a white head wrap, captioned as Paramahamsa Nithyananda, announcing a Dhyana Satsangam event. Posters are pasted along a concrete bridge railing in the foreground. A man in a light blue shirt walks along the road, cyclists ride past, and roadside shops with signboards line the right side under tall trees. Printed name attributed to the hoarding caption, not to any physical person in the scene.2005-11-19October 16 20062006-10-16October 06 20042004-10-06Outdoor street scene in front of a white building with a tiled roof and green trees behind it. A line of about a dozen men and youths stands on a dirt road holding large framed posters on wooden stands. The posters show a smiling figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron head covering and orange clothing, and other posters show a figure in white with a white head covering. Men wear white dhotis and white or pale shirts; a man at the front holds a poster while wearing a white dhoti. A small child in a light shirt stands at the right edge. A white flag with a blue emblem is visible near the building entrance, and an orange flag appears at the right side.2006-10-16