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Roadside photograph of a large white signboard on a metal frame beside a dirt track, with an arrow pointing left reading 1 KM. The sign carries a portrait of a smiling figure with a yellow-orange turban and yellow-orange shawl, hands folded, labelled Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamigal. Beside it is the DHYANAPEETAM name with a Kannada heading and the caption Spiritual healing Centre. Behind the sign are a low concrete wall, a small shed with a corrugated metal roof, scrubby bushes and trees under a heavy overcast sky, with power lines overhead.

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August 03 20052005-08-03A roadside signboard with a white background and blue lettering reads DHYANAPEETAM (Spiritual healing Centre), with Kannada script above, and a red arrow marked 1 KM. A portrait on the left shows a smiling figure in a saffron-orange headwrap and orange robe, hands joined near the chest, captioned as Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamigal. The sign stands on a grassy embankment with red earth and shrubs, beside a dirt road, a parked red and cream bus, a corrugated metal shed, and palm trees under an overcast sky.A roadside directional billboard on a dirt road beside green scrub and palm trees, under an overcast sky. The white billboard shows a portrait of a figure wearing a yellow-orange turban and saffron garment, hand raised, labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamigal" beneath the portrait. It reads DHYANAPEETAM (Spiritual healing centre) with a red arrow marked 1 KM. A red-and-white bus and a motorcyclist pass on the road, and a small corrugated-roof shed stands at left. A second sign at right reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Kannada and English. No people are in the foreground beyond the passing motorcyclist.A roadside signboard on a dusty dirt verge reads Dhyanapeetam in Kannada script and English, with a caption 'Spiritual healing Centre', address Nithyanandapuri, Kailasapanahalli, Bidadi, and phone numbers, plus a left arrow marked 1 KM. A portrait on the board shows a smiling figure in saffron-yellow robes and a saffron head covering, labelled as Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamiji. Behind it stand a tin-roofed shed, a concrete drain, and a second billboard further down the road. Two people in light clothing walk along the dirt road under palm trees and a clear pale sky.2004-12-31An outdoor roadside billboard with an orange and cream background. On the left, a portrait of a smiling man wearing a white turban and white shawl is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the sign. On the right, a circular inset shows a deity murti of Sri Anandeshwar draped in red and orange flower garlands, with a silver kalasha-like vessel before it. Below the central text is a red arrow reading "Welcomes you 1K.M" with phone, fax, email and website details. Metal posts and a sky with clouds frame the sign, with shrubs and a low building behind it.2005-12-31A 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 large blue roadside signboard on a metal frame reads Dhyanapeetam in Kannada and English, with a white bird-in-egg style logo at top. A white arrow points right toward the ashram, and a contact line lists phone and fax numbers with the website www.nithyananda.org. Behind it stand a paved road, dry scrubby brown ground with low shrubs, palm trees on the left, and a plain pale-beige building with a flat roof on the right. No people are visible.2007-04-20A large blue roadside hoarding stands on a dusty plot beside a paved road. Its top shows a white emblem of a bird-like figure, with Kannada script reading ಧ್ಯಾನಪೀಠ and the English word Dhyanapeetam below, followed by phone and fax numbers, an arrow pointing left, and the website www.nithyananda.org. A white car drives on the road and a yellow truck passes on the right. Tall palm trees and scrubby vegetation line the background under a hazy sky, with small heaps of earth and litter on the ground.2007-04-20Outdoor photo of a roadside procession on a dirt road beside a dry grassy verge. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a line, several carrying long poles and one holding an orange cloth. Behind them, decorated vehicles and floats with orange and marigold garlands and purple canopies move along the road, with a white van and a bus at left. A woman in a blue sari stands at the lower left edge. At right, a large billboard on a metal frame shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" wearing a white turban, alongside a temple deity image labelled "Sri Anandeshwar", with the Dhyanapeetam name in English and Kannada. The billboard shows contact details.2005-12-31June 17 20132013-06-17A roadside billboard on an open grassy site under a grey sky, with power lines overhead. The orange-bordered sign reads Dhyanapeetam in English and Kannada and Devanagari scripts, with a welcome line and contact details. The left panel shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a smiling person in a white head wrap and white clothing with a red bindi and red beaded necklace. The right panel shows a portrait labelled "Sri Anandeshwar" of a deity murti decorated with garlands, seated on a pedestal beneath a tree. No physical people are present in the scene.2005-12-31September 16 20062006-09-16