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A photograph of a street-side social service handover under a corrugated metal roof. A young man in a white shirt and beaded necklace hands a black torch light to a uniformed security guard in grey with epaulettes and a red badge. Around them stand older men in white and light shirts, one with a white forehead mark, while a large banner behind shows a smiling woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, captioned as a portrait labelled Nithyananda Youth Foundation, with the text Salem Day 144 Social Services. Yellow and white signboards and religious calendar prints hang on the wall behind.

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A photograph of a group of men gathered in front of a Nithyananda Youth Foundation banner at a social service event. A young man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace stands at left, extending a small paper or card to a uniformed man in a grey shirt with dark epaulettes and a red badge, who holds a pen and notebook. Around them stand older men in white and pale shirts, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and grey moustaches. Behind them hangs a large banner with a photograph of a smiling woman in orange clothing with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace, along with red lettering reading NITHYANANDA YOUTH FOUNDATION and blue text reading Salem District 144 Social Services. Tin roofing and a yellow sign with Tamil text form the background. No a person candidate is visibly present, only a printed portrait on the banner.2009-11-01A photograph of a group of men standing under a metal-roofed temple entrance, several holding small orange-covered cards or packets in their hands. A large banner behind them reads Nithyananda Youth Foundation and Salem Day 144 Social Services, with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo at the top right. The banner includes a portrait of a smiling woman in orange robes with rudraksha beads, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A man in a white shirt faces away from the camera in the foreground, while on the left a man in a grey uniform with epaulettes stands beside older men with white and grey moustaches. Yellow signboards in Tamil script are visible above and to the right, and one man wears white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Six to twenty visible people are present.2009-11-01A photograph of a group of men standing outdoors before a large red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDA YOUTH FOUNDATION, with a portrait of a smiling woman in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead on the banner's left. The banner also reads Salem 144 Social Services and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Nine men stand close together: a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala on the far left, a man in a light blue shirt, an older man in a light blue shirt holding a torch-light box, a man in a grey uniform with a black belt holding a torch, and an older man in white with glasses holding packets. Several men hold torch-light boxes and small packets aloft. A metal pillar and shop signs stand behind them, and a date stamp in the corner reads 1-11-2009.2009-11-01Photo of a group of about seven men standing together at an open-fronted roadside stall beneath a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds out a small packet or card, while a man in a light blue shirt with a white dhoti-style cloth and a man in a grey uniform with epaulettes and a red badge stand beside him. Behind them a large white banner with red lettering and a pink-and-blue logo is hung, and a framed photo of a smiling woman in orange clothing is displayed above it. Yellow signboards with Tamil text and a small framed deity picture hang on the left wall. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-11-01A photograph of a group of men standing in a covered outdoor space with corrugated metal roofing, holding a large white banner. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in orange robes and rudraksha beads, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" beneath, with the headline "NITHYANANDA YOUTH FOUNDATION" in red letters and "Salem Day 144 Social Services" in a purple cloud. Several men stand in a row: a man in a grey uniform with a "SECURITY" belt, men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a checked shirt with hands folded in namaste. Some men have a vibhuti or kumkum mark on the forehead. Behind them are colourful religious picture panels and a partial sign in Tamil. The date stamp "1.11.2009" appears at the bottom right.2009-11-01A street-side photograph of a group of men gathered at a social service outreach. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt holds out a hand toward a man in a pale blue shirt, whose eyes are lowered as he stands among several onlookers. A man with glasses and a moustache in a light shirt stands at right, and others in white and checked shirts crowd the frame. Behind them hangs a banner with a large printed portrait of a smiling woman in orange robes wearing a beaded necklace, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Shop signage and a framed deity picture appear in the upper left.2009-11-01A street-side outdoor scene where several men gather to receive small blue and white boxes labelled STAR LIGHT and PRAJNA, handed out by a man in a white shirt in the foreground. An older man in a pale light-blue shirt, bare-chested under it, holds a box, while a man in a checked shirt with a tilak mark looks down at one. On the right, a uniformed man in grey stands beside them. Behind them hangs a large banner with a smiling woman in an orange saffron top and a rudraksha mala beside text reading PARAMSA NITHYANANDA, and a yellow banner advertising a chariot festival. A framed portrait of a deity hangs nearby. Several people are in the background.2009-11-01A photograph of a community service handover outside a building. A man in an orange-saffron shawl with a red-and-gold border stands at left, receiving a small booklet or card from a young man in a white collared shirt and khaki trousers who stands at right and smiles. Between them a woman in a white sari with a small floral print and a dark beaded necklace looks on. Behind them hangs a white banner with red lettering reading NITHYANANDA YOUTH FOUNDATION, a blue cloud logo reading Salem District 144 Social Services, and a large printed portrait of a long-haired man in orange clothing with a red mark on his forehead. Two men stand at the edges, one in a white shirt and one with a tilak on his forehead.2009-11-01Outdoor street photograph of a group of men in white shirts and dhotis holding a silver torch with a bright flame, their hands gathered around the handle. Behind them a red-lettered banner reads Nithyananda Youth Foundation with a portrait of a smiling woman in orange at left. A man on the right with a long grey beard, wearing a teal-green kurta, joins hands on the torch, and several young men wear rudraksha beads. Shopfronts and a Tamil sign line the street, and an orange flag is visible behind the group.2009-11-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a street-side doorway in an urban setting with a white banner strung across a brown wooden wall. The banner shows a smiling woman in orange robes with a beaded necklace in a left-hand portrait, captioned as a Paramahamsa-style title, alongside text reading Salem Day 144 Social Services and NITHYANANDA YOUTH FOUNDATION in red letters. In the foreground a man in a white shirt, khaki trousers, black belt and a red pendant on a dark beaded cord walks past, looking to the side, and a hand holding a folded brochure appears at the right edge. Another person stands partly visible behind him. A date stamp reads 1 11 2009.2009-11-01A photograph of an outdoor tree-planting site on bare, reddish-brown earth with a rocky hill behind and a wire fence. Several men stand holding a large white banner reading Nithyananda Youth Foundation, with a smaller blue cloud-shaped label reading Salem Day 144 Social Services and a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. The banner carries a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda showing a smiling figure with long hair in orange clothing and a beaded necklace. On the right, a man in a white shirt and black trousers stands with arms folded, beside a man in a white kurta with a mala necklace and a man in a white cap and light striped shirt. A man in an orange-trimmed white shirt and grey trousers holds the banner's centre, and another in white trousers holds the left end.2009-11-01A photograph taken at a doorway beside a banner reading NITHYANANDA YOUTH FOUNDATION, with a portrait on the left of the banner showing a smiling person in orange. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange saffron shawl with a red-and-gold border, blurred in motion, handles papers. Beside him, a woman in a white sari holds a small orange object, and a smiling man in a white shirt and tan trousers stands with palms pressed together in greeting. The banner is hung on a brown wall with a tiled lower section and a grille window above. The background shows a few other people partially visible at the edges.2009-11-01