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Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and several large circular ash-filled homa pits, grey and smoky-edged. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on the sand at centre. Behind, an orange-walled building with red-and-white striped steps, coconut palms and thatched roofs. A black stone Nandi bull with flower garlands sits on a white pedestal at right. A decorated golden-yellow cart with blue cloth stands near a red tractor, with a few people in white dhotis and robes walking nearby. Signboards and posters hang on the walls, including a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a red banner.

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Outdoor temple ground with sandy earth and several circular blackened fire pits, one holding an orange-robed figure seated on the ground. Palm trees line the background. On the left stands an orange building with a painted sign and a banner portrait of a saffron-robed figure. A decorated palanquin-style structure with blue and gold cloth and a red tractor sit near the center. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-style column and a white-painted Nandi-like statue with a garland appear on the right. Several people in white clothes stand in the background, and a figure in orange clothing sits by the fire pit.2010-07-24Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall copper-coloured dhvaja flagstaff draped with marigold garlands, standing beside a white-painted square plinth. Nandi bull statue in white cloth sits on a white platform near the flagstaff. A single figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on the sandy ground at the right, with coconut palms and low white-walled buildings with corrugated roofs behind. Circular concrete patches are laid across the dirt yard.2010-07-24Outdoor photo of a temple-like courtyard under palm trees and a pale sky. In the centre, a person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a bare sandy patch in front of a small white altar platform, with a brass vessel placed before them on the ground. A tall copper-coloured kalasha pillar with red and white garlands rises at the right, beside a dark stone Nandi bull draped in garlands and a tall white plinth. Behind, dark stone deity murtis stand on pedestals against a white wall. Several people in white clothes and yellow-and-white shawls stand at the left near a red tractor and a large signboard. A mat lies on the ground in the foreground. Several people in white and yellow stand around the courtyard.2010-07-24Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and thatched huts. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a mat inside a circular marked ground ring. Behind, a decorated wooden cart with a golden canopy and blue and orange drape stands near a red tractor. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls move around. At right, a large black Nandi bull statue with a garland of marigolds and white cloth sits on a white pedestal. A signboard map of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Kidadi Ashram hangs on the right wall.2010-07-24December 31 20102010-12-31October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard of packed earth framed by tall coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar garlanded with yellow and red flowers rises above white stepped plinths. A black stone Nandi bull statue wearing a white cloth and a garland sits on one plinth, and a white-painted pedestal holds a dark stone object. A single person in a long orange robe with head covered sits cross-legged on a circle of stone or gravel on the ground, facing the shrine structures. Several more circular patterns are drawn around the courtyard, and a stack of firewood lies nearby along with a low thatched-roof building.2010-07-24Outdoor ashram courtyard at morning with a single seated figure in saffron-orange robes and orange shawl sitting cross-legged on a low platform inside a circular rangoli-style mandala on bare earth. A small brass lamp or bowl sits before them. Behind is a black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold garland on a red-orange plinth, a cluster of orange-red temple buildings with tiled roofs, palm trees, a paved walkway, and hanging orange cloth lanterns above. Two people in white sit at the right edge. The figure's face is not clearly visible from this angle; no appearance-based identification is made.2010-12-31September 21 20102010-09-21Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and yellow or orange shawls. In the centre, a young man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular ash-and-stone ring, with a brass oil lamp placed in front of him. A man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge of the ring, extending his hand toward a small plate. Behind them stand dark stone deity murtis, including a large seated Nandi-like bull statue draped with a red garland, beside an orange-painted pillar and a kalasha-topped structure. A banner with painted figures hangs on the left and the ground is decorated with white kolam lines.2010-09-08Outdoors in a dirt courtyard with palm trees, a silver SUV and a thatched hut behind, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform beside a circular fire pit with ash and charred material, hands in his lap. A reed mat runs across the ground. Behind him stand stone sculptures of figures and a black stone Nandi bull draped in a garland on a terracotta base, with hanging red and yellow fabric streamers from a ring frame. A large board with a map and text stands nearby. Coconut palms and cut plants frame the scene. The seated man has long dark hair, so the a person candidate is uncertain.2010-11-15September 21 20102010-09-21