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Interior photo of a small whitewashed entrance into a meditation room labelled Dhyanapeetam. Above the doorway a red banner reads Sri Dhyanalinga Illam with small framed figures at each corner. Beside the doorway a framed portrait labelled with a Tamil caption shows a figure with a halo and white robe, and a poster of a deity hangs on the left wall. A blue sign on the floor reads DHYANAPEETAM with Tamil text. Inside, two women sit on a mat near a dark wooden door with a circular carved design; one wears a blue and pink sari. A ceiling fan stands at left.

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Night view of the entrance of a modest pink-and-cream building with a doorway lit from inside. A blue signboard on the right shows a portrait of a figure in a white turban and ornate clothing, with Tamil text on the board. Inside the doorway, a woman in a white sari stands beside an elderly man in light clothes seated on a chair, and a child is visible at the threshold. A small framed portrait is mounted beside the door, and sandals rest on the front steps. Two ceiling lamps light the porch.2005-07-09A photograph of a small room where a group of people sit on white mats in rows, facing a wall shrine. On the wall above a wooden cabinet hangs a large portrait of a robed figure in pink or lavender garments seated in meditation, with smaller framed pictures beside it and a small oil lamp on the cabinet. A television and a computer desk stand to the left, and a doorway opens on the left. Several people sit cross-legged or kneel with hands folded, including a man in a pink shirt and a woman in a yellow sari near the right, while others wear pink, blue and yellow saris and white clothing. Their backs are toward the camera in the foreground. Six people are visible.2005-07-09An indoor photograph of a small room with pale blue walls where devotees sit on a raised white platform and matting. A standing man in white clothes and a beaded mala around his neck stands before a shrine with a glowing fish tank, brass lamps, fruit offerings and flowers. Behind the shrine, a framed portrait shows a smiling man wearing a white turban and a garland of flowers, with a poster of a Tamil-labelled portrait on the upper wall. Several women in saris, including pink, green and blue ones, sit in front of the platform, with one man in a blue shirt at the left edge. A puja or satsang appears to be underway.2005-07-09A small room with white walls serves as a healing and meditation centre. A standing woman in a light blue saree presses her palms together in prayer beside a framed photo of a man in a white turban and orange-trimmed robe seated on an ornate throne garlanded with pink flowers. On the right, a woman in a pink floral saree stands with palms joined beside a blue banner showing a bearded man in a white head covering. A blue Tamil-labelled banner reading healing centre sits below the throne image. Seated women on the floor receive healing: a woman in an orange saree and rudraksha-style beaded necklace places her hand on another woman's head, while brass vessels and offerings rest on the mat. A boy in a yellow and black shirt stands at right. The scene shows several women and a child, roughly six people.Two women sit on a patterned mat inside a small plain-walled room with a red floor. The woman in front, in a green blouse and grey saree with a red bindi, sits with palms pressed together in prayer and eyes closed. The woman behind her, in a light blue saree, places her hand on the top of the first woman's head in a blessing gesture. Behind them hangs a framed photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala surrounded by a blue and white flower garland, placed on a small table with brass lamps. To the right stands a blue banner advertising Dhyanapeetam with a portrait of a white-turbaned, saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala, and a Tamil address and phone numbers. A water bottle, a small brass vessel and steel tiffin containers are visible in the room.A night photograph of the entrance to a two-storey house-style building with an arched porch and a white iron gate. A blue banner hangs on the gate reading Dhyanapeedam with a portrait of a long-haired man in a white turban, plus a Tamil caption and phone number. Inside the lit porch, several seated people in white clothes sit on the floor near a doorway decorated with a garland. Stacks of footwear lie on the ground at the gate. Green and blue plastic chairs stand in the courtyard, and a motorcycle is parked at the left edge.2005-07-09Seated devotees sit cross-legged on a mat in a thatched-roof hall during a meditation session in Cuddalore. Behind them hangs a long white banner printed with two portraits of a smiling figure in a white turban and dark clothing, flanked by Tamil text reading a title and the word for meditation. A bamboo pole supports the banner. Women in green, white, pink and maroon saris and salwar kameez sit with garlands and red bindis, while a girl in a blue dress and glasses sits in front. A man in white kurta sits at left. Several people appear in the foreground and middle rows.A photograph of a healing and meditation session in a plain whitewashed hall with a tube light and a speaker. A man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits on a chair before a microphone stand, facing a seated crowd of devotees on a striped woven mat. Behind him a blue banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and the Tamil words for meditation and healing centre. A row of standing men and women in white and pastel dress stands along the left wall, and many children and women sit in the foreground. Roughly thirty people are visible.A blue-painted doorway opens into a dim room where a group of women and a boy sit on the floor facing inward, visible from behind. Several posters are pinned to the turquoise walls: a large Tamil-titled poster on the left showing a man in a white head covering, a 2006 calendar above the door with a portrait of a man in a yellow turban and a small deity picture, a colourful deity poster with garlands below, and a smaller devotional card on the right with a deity image and a date. A seated woman in a green sari and another in a maroon top are visible inside, with brass vessels on the threshold. The wall posters are depictions, and the man in the calendar portrait is a printed image, not a physical presence in the room.2005-07-09A photograph of a white-walled entrance with a doorway strung with a leafy garland of white flowers and orange marigolds. On the left wall hangs a blue-bordered banner with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi, and a saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. The banner carries the Tamil text for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, meditation and meditation-therapy centre, with the line "everyone welcome." Through the doorway two people in white dhotis and white shirts are partly visible inside.2013-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain blue-washed classroom-like hall with a concrete floor. Seated on the floor in rows are many women and girls in colourful saris and salwar kameez, most with white headbands and hair in plaits, facing a small table at the front. On the table stands a framed portrait garlanded with a red and pink flower garland. A wall above holds a row of framed portraits and pictures of religious figures and people, and a blackboard is on the wall. At the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on a stool at the edge of the frame, and two men in white clothes with white headbands stand near the doorway at the back right. A small black speaker sits to the left and a white plastic chair near the wall.2005-07-09A seated teacher in a saffron robe and saffron head wrap sits on a white cushioned seat with embroidered edges, flanked by red padded footstools, in a whitewashed room with wall sconces. Behind him a large framed portrait of a smiling man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala is labelled with a printed caption, and a blue sign reads Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil. Seated devotees in white, cream, red and saffron clothing, some with jasmine flowers in their hair, face him on a striped rug, while women in sarees sit on chairs at right. A small bunch of bananas lies on the floor at left.2004-10-19