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August 19 2007

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A colourful Hindu temple gateway with a painted tiered gopuram-style roof topped by a small dome and finial, decorated with stucco figures and a central seated deity murti under an arch. Banana trees flank the entrance and strings of leaves and garlands hang from the roof. Two black speakers stand on a blue stand at left. A man in a light striped shirt and dark trousers walks past a red motorcycle, two women in saris walk near the entrance, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands in the doorway. Many sandals lie scattered on the sandy ground. A white banner with a female portrait and text hangs on the right wall.2007-08-19January 04 20122012-01-04Photograph of a richly painted temple gopuram-style facade in Tamil Nadu, decorated with colourful sculpted deity and attendant figures along its top. A framed painting on the facade shows a blue-skinned deity with a third eye and a consort with a crescent-topped crown, both with raised hands. A large banana-leaf arch with tender green stalks and leaves stands in front, and foliage hangs down the facade. Several people are gathered in the foreground, including a woman in a dark sari near the arch, and a young man at the left edge. Yellow signboards show Tamil text beneath the painting.2006-11-05A photograph of a doorway decorated with a garland of white flowers, orange marigolds and green leaves. On the left wall hangs a printed banner for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam showing a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a long-haired figure in orange robe with rudraksha mala, beneath Tamil slogans about meditation and meditation therapy centre. Through the open doorway, two people in white dhoti and shirt stand inside a room, partly visible.2014-06-23A photograph of a covered entrance to a small pink building decorated with flower garlands and a banana plant. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe walks down the steps, one hand raised in greeting, while devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand along the path with hands folded. A woman in a red patterned sari holds a young child on her hip nearby. A blue banner on the right shows a portrait and Tamil text, and a left banner reads a Bhagavad Gita satsang notice. Probable Swamiji is visible by the long swept-back hair and saffron robe, walking in person and greeting those present.2010-02-15January 12 20072007-01-12July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a temple entrance with a blue iron gate and a stone pillar, decorated with banana stalks bearing green bananas on either side. Several people walk on a stone-tiled path. Two women in white sarees carry offering trays, one with her hands folded in greeting. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a plate of bananas. A bearded man in a red shawl and red dhoti, with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead and a garland, carries a tray of offerings. Men in white shirts stand around, one with a rudraksha mala. Printed signs and posters line the walls.2009-08-11A temple gateway of a Mangalambika/Mangalaiyamman shrine with a colourful tiered gopuram-style roof crowned by painted deity figures and lions. A printed banner above the entrance reads a Tamil dedication to Arulmigu Mangalaiyamman Thirukkoyil. Standing female figures in green and red flank the doorway. To the right a black board carries a yellow poster with a small photo of a bald man in white, with Tamil text. In the foreground a crowd of about ten people sits and stands, including older women in saris, a woman in blue, and men in shirts. No deity is named in this frame beyond the temple banner.2006-11-01Night photograph of a festival pathway lined with two rows of tall green banana plants, their fruit visible, under strings of small bulbs and a striped cloth canopy in red, orange, white and purple. Crowds of devotees walk along the lane; many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while a woman in a red and gold sari and a woman in a yellow garment stand nearby. On the right, a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a framed portrait; on the left, a blue signboard reads Dhyanapeetam Tiruvannamalai. Stalls and lights line the route.2010-01-08November 05 20062006-11-05June 07 20042004-06-07