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A photograph of a building facade decorated with strings of small fairy lights. A large blue banner in the lower center shows a smiling man wearing a white turban and a dark garment; the banner carries Tamil text reading 'தியான' and 'சிகிச்சை மையம்' beside a crescent-and-bird logo. Above the banner, three men in white shirts stand at a second-floor window. Partial signage at the left edge reads 'RISES' and 'ENTRE', and the letters 'kkal' appear beneath it. The banner portrait is a depiction, and its face cannot be matched to anyone from appearance; the three men at the window are physical people with no identification.

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A photograph of a building facade decorated with string lights and a shuttered entrance. A blue banner above the door shows a smiling man in a cream turban and Tamil text reading தியான சிகிச்சை மையம் (meditation healing centre). Above it, a framed photo shows three men in white. To the right, a tall poster portrait shows a smiling man in a cream turban and a long-sleeved cream embroidered kurta, with a red bindi and long hair falling over his shoulder, captioned in Tamil as பரமஹம்ஸ நித்யானந்தர் (Paramahamsa Nithyananda). A motorcycle is parked in the foreground and a blue sign is visible at right.Night-time photograph on a rooftop-style courtyard of a small centre. A man in white clothes with a white cloth at the front of the room stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a microphone on a stand. Behind him a boy in white shirt and dark trousers stands, and a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti stands by a doorway. Two seated children sit on a striped mat at right. On the left a large blue banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and a blue and white poster reading Dhyana with Tamil text reading chikitchai maiyam (healing centre). A white cloth-covered chair sits in front, with a water jug and speaker nearby.March 25 20122012-03-252006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurDecember 15 20062006-12-15A night photograph of an outdoor banner under a fluorescent tube light. The banner shows a large printed portrait of a man with a white head wrap and a wide smile, looking upward, set against a dark background. Beside him are Tamil headline and sub-headline texts on a white field. A small Diamond logo appears in the lower right corner. The banner sits above a crumpled cardboard edge. No physical people are visible in the scene besides the printed portrait.2005-07-09A nighttime photo at an outdoor stage under a decorated canopy hung with red, orange and yellow garlands. A man in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap with a rudraksha mala smiles at the center, with long dark hair and a wrap draped over his shoulder. Around him, several men in white dhotis and mundus wear yellow-orange shawls, some with hands folded in greeting. Behind them a large banner shows a robed figure and a lake scene, with Tamil text on it.2006-11-24December 15 20062006-12-15September 15 20092009-09-15A photograph of a blue vinyl banner hung on a red metal gate. The banner shows a bird logo at top left and the Tamil word for meditation centre in dark blue letters, with a large portrait of a smiling person in a white head wrap with a small red forehead mark and long dark hair, set against a light background. A handwritten paper note is taped to the banner's lower right. No physical people are visible in the scene.2005-07-09Night stage event under a white canopy with orange and blue-green scalloped valances and ring-shaped decorative fixtures. A large banner behind shows a smiling man in a white turban and white garment alongside Tamil and English-style lettering. A central figure sits on a white-draped throne in orange-saffron clothing with a gold necklace and holds a small book. A seated man in cream clothes sits to the left, and a seated man in white clothes sits to the right. A cooler unit and speakers sit on the orange-draped stage, with a microphone stand and a wooden podium at the edge.2005-11-16September 15 20092009-09-15