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2002 - Adi Kailash Kutir - first humble abode of The SPH in Adi KAILASAA photograph of a ceremonial ground-breaking at a temple-style site. A person in an orange saffron cloth and orange turban kneels on a sand-covered floor, placing yellow bricks around a mound of earth, wearing a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers with rudraksha beads. Behind him, figures in white dhotis and a brass pot stand near a small offering with a lamp and fruit. The ground is decorated with colourful floral kolam designs. Several people in white and dark clothing watch from the edges.2006-11-24November 04 20022002-11-04 +1 copiesDecember 16 20102010-12-16Invitation -Dhyanapeetam Opening CeremonyA large outdoor roadside billboard photographed against a sky and palm tree, advertising the inauguration of Dhyana Peetam at Kallagopanahalli, Bidadi, Bangalore, dated 01-01-2003, 4pm to 9pm. A large portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamigal" shows a smiling man in a saffron turban and saffron robe raising one hand in blessing. Three smaller oval portraits across the top show saffron-robed sadhus labelled with names of Hindu religious leaders. Lower portraits show a politician labelled Sri S. M. Krishna, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, and Sri H. D. Deve Gowda MP, Former Prime Minister of India. A foundation stone ceremony is announced for 05-01-2003. Gold Flake cigarette advertising sits below. No people are physically present in the scene.2003-01-01October 12 20052005-10-12Outdoor stage event with a red carpet. Three saffron-clad men stand before a dark plaque with gold lettering reading Foundation Stone of ANANDAYOGAM laid on 1st January 2006 by Sri N. Dharam Singh, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka. The man at right in an orange robe and shaved head bends forward to unveil or touch the plaque, while a bearded man in an orange shawl and dhoti reaches toward it. A third man on the left wears an orange turban and rudraksha mala, smiling with palms joined. Yellow and blue Dhyanapeetam gateway arches frame the stage, with garlands of white flowers and marigolds. A floral backdrop hangs behind.2006-01-01November 24 20062006-11-24A figure in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban, with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads, bends low on dirt ground to touch a small leafy mango-type sapling set in a silver tray. Around him stand men in white shirts and dhotis, one with hands pressed in namaste at the left edge, and another in a maroon garment with a sacred thread on the upper right. Gravel and turmeric-stained earth surround the ritual act.2008-07-28Outdoor ritual at dusk on a sand-and-brick fire-altar area with coloured rangoli designs. A barefoot man in orange robes and a large white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland stands before a row of bricks topped with flowers, holding a metal implement near a small wood fire. Behind him a black backdrop with orange flower strings and a sign reading Nithyananda eNataves, beneath a yellow fringed parasol. Nearby stand a row of devotees: men in white dhotis and white shirts, and a man in orange robes with hands folded. Offerings include a bowl of fruit, a brass cup and a flower arrangement. A zebra-print sofa and a small platform sit at the back. Several people stand in the background, about a dozen, some in white and some in orange.2010-12-16Photo 11717547 +2 copies