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May 01 2015

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Outdoor photograph of a large orange-and-yellow street banner mounted on a concrete wall, with a palm tree and blue sky behind and a row of orange pennant flags at left. The banner, in Kannada script, advertises a mass wedding altar (samuhika vivaha vedike) and a yearly mass marriage event. It shows a deity image at left, a row of small photographs of men in white shirts and suits, and a larger portrait at right of a man with a moustache in white clothing. No physical people are shown in the scene.2007-02-19A roadside billboard against a pale blue sky, mounted on a steel frame above a red and green painted wall. The sign is cream-coloured with bold blue and black lettering in Kannada and English. Two framed images sit on the board: on the left, a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling woman with long dark hair in orange robes; on the right, a painted deity murti in an ornate gilded frame shows a figure beside a flower-decorated altar. A brown arrow points right toward the temple. Power lines run across the sky, and a pale concrete wall stands at the lower right. No people are physically present in the scene.2009-10-15A photograph of an outdoor welcome banner tied to a bamboo pole in a dusty compound lined with banana plants. The banner shows a portrait of a long-haired man in an orange-red robe with a beaded rudraksha mala and a red dot on his forehead, labelled with a printed Kannada caption naming Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Behind it, two men in white clothes stand on white steps before a decorated white building with colourful panels and green draping. The banner's portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person present in the scene.Night stage event with a long red draped table in front of a large banner. The banner shows a painted chariot scene with a charioteer driving white horses, and reads in Kannada 'Swabhimana Hindu Samavesha' with 'Sri Rama Sena' and 'Jamkhandi (Bagalkot district)' beneath, flanked by Om symbols. Orange saffron flags rise on poles at both ends. Roughly thirty men seated in a row behind the table wear saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas and shawls, others in white kurtas and dhotis. Floral garlands hang along the table edge, and a few people stand at the far left and right. Audience members sit on the green-carpeted ground in the foreground.2011-05-24A printed Tamil banner hangs on a metal frame outdoors, advertising a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam ratha padayatra. On the left is a portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair, orange garment and a red bindi, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil, and in the centre left-to-right are Tamil headlines and the Dhyanapeetam logo. On the right is a deity image of a standing and seated figure decorated with yellow and red garlands and red-and-white garments, captioned Anandeshwarar Anandeshwari. A large red-on-cream slogan reads Kotikkan Darisana Ratha Pada Yatra. No people are physically present in the scene.2009-01-31A street banner photographed against a pale teal wall and iron fence, with the red Tamil signage 'அய்யா ஆணி' at the top. The banner has a red and white background with a circular inset photo of two deity murtis decorated with garlands, one in red and gold and one in white and red. The main portrait shows a man with a saffron-orange head covering, long dark hair and a gold necklace, looking upward; he is a printed portrait on the banner, not a physical person. Nearby palm trees are visible above the fence.2006-10-28November 10 20062006-11-10A large outdoor stage with a red skirted dais and white floral garlands along its edge hosts a seated row of saffron-clad priests and sadhus, many wearing orange turbans or head cloths, some with white shawls. Behind them a long red-and-white banner shows Krishna and Arjuna in a golden chariot drawn by white horses, with Kannada and Devanagari-style lettering. A white-robed attendant stands at left beside a ganesha figure on a white table, and cameras on tripods film the stage from the foreground. A dense crowd of people fills the lower foreground and the grounds in front of the stage under trees and saffron flags. Whether a saffron-robed figure in the centre is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2011-05-24A golden ratha procession moves along a dirt road at dusk. On the left, an ornate gold-and-red chariot carries a deity murti in green and magenta garments, adorned with a multicolour flower garland and lit by strings of orange lights; a seated figure in orange and white sits near it. Behind, a long crowd of devotees walks, many in white kurta and saree, some carrying orange flags and colourful umbrellas. A banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Pada Yatra with a portrait of a smiling woman in orange, and a printed copyright caption appears at the lower right.2009-02-16A large outdoor street billboard with a blue, green and yellow gradient background, mounted on a wall above a tiled roof and greenery. Central figure is a painted deity depicted as Shiva with matted hair topped by a crescent, a trident and a damaru-like drum at his left, a serpent around his neck, and a white garment. To the left stands painted Ganesha with an elephant head and red-orange attire, and to the right painted Hanuman holding a gada (mace) in a red-orange outfit with a halo. A small Shiva lingam emblem appears at the chest area. Malayalam text runs across the top and bottom. The lower band shows sponsorship text in white on red.2006-11-09A street procession scene with a large printed banner on a wooden frame carried among crowds under trees. The banner shows a deity murti pair seated on a throne, decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a red-and-white backdrop, with a small Shiva lingam and offerings in front. Devotees in white shirts, a man in a cap, and others in red and orange stand in the foreground, and orange saffron flags rise at right. A printed caption along the banner's base reads in Kannada script. The banner is a printed picture, not a person. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-05-24Outdoor procession on a paved road beside a golden ornate ratha (chariot) draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flower strings. A deity murti with green and purple garments sits within the chariot canopy. A white banner with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is hung on the chariot's side, reading "Pada Yatra". Men in white dhotis and shirts and saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside, several holding colourful ornamental umbrellas. A white van and a few roadside trees are visible under a clear sky. Roughly ten to twenty people are visible, most in white or saffron clothing.2009-02-16