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August 13 2011

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April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24October 26 20082008-10-26A 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.2009-10-15October 06 20112011-10-06An 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.2005-12-31Outdoor photo at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram. In the foreground, a row of seated devotees in white ritual clothes and some grey or black shirts sit on mats, one bearded man in white meditating with hands on knees. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe and orange shawl sits cross-legged on a mat before a small fire pit with ash, flanked by people in white and yellow garments seated on low mats. Behind them stands a dark stone deity murti with a black stone figure and an orange-painted pedestal draped with yellow-and-white garlands. A large signboard map of the ashram stands at left beside palm trees and a red wall.2010-08-25Outdoor photo at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram: several people sit cross-legged on sandy ground beside smoldering fire pits with ash and charred logs. In the foreground a woman in an orange shawl over cream clothes sits with hands folded. Behind her, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit by the fires. At left, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a low platform, and a white-clad person stands by a yellow vehicle. A large black Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, sits on a white pedestal at right. A signboard map reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram beneath thatched roofs and palm trees.2010-08-01June 17 20132013-06-17Night procession at an outdoor ashram road. Saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand with palms joined in namaste. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow-orange flowers, and a printed banner reads a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham Mahasamsthana caption. Two decorated ceremonial umbrellas, one multicoloured and one red-and-yellow, are held above the group, and orange flags line the path. Several devotees in white dhoti and shirts and saffron attire join the gathering. A signboard map of the Bidadi Ashram stands at left.2011-12-31June 17 20132013-06-17A photograph at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Bidadi Ashram. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a rudraksha mala, standing with hands clasped at his waist on a dirt ground. Behind him is a large signboard titled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram showing a site map. A silver SUV stands to the left, a man in white attire stands nearby, and several people in white and light clothing stand at the right edge, one with hands pressed together in greeting. Thatched huts and palm trees surround the area.2010-07-23