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A 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.

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A 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 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 1-11-2009.2009-11-01A 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.2009-11-01Photo 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 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.2009-11-01A 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.2009-11-01Photo outside a temple entrance with a yellow signboard reading Sri Rajaganapathi Thirukkoyil above a dark doorway. Several men stand in a loose crowd. In the foreground a man in a white short-sleeved shirt holds a bunch of pink and white flowers, and a man in a white kurta with a white shoulder bag stands nearby. A man at right with white tilak marks on his forehead wears white and sunglasses and stands behind a tray of small clay oil lamps. Others hold small blue paper slips and packets. Watermarked date stamp shows 1-11-2009.2009-11-01January 20 20102010-01-20April 19 20082008-04-19January 12 20072007-01-12April 20 20112011-04-20October 25 20062006-10-25