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A plain cream-washed building front with a tiled roof and iron-barred windows, seen through an open doorway that leads into a dim interior where several seated people are visible. A blue banner hangs beside the door showing a smiling figure in a white turban and dark clothing; the banner's Tamil text reads dhyanapeedam and dhyana maiyam. Green shrubs grow in front, and a parked scooter stands at the right edge. Several small dried-leaf or straw bundles hang from the eave above the doorway.

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A photograph of the outside of a cream-coloured building with a pink-painted cornice and green window shutters. Beneath the window with grey iron grille and floral curtains hangs a large white banner. The banner shows a blue logo and a man with long dark hair wearing a white head wrap, white robe and beaded rudraksha-style necklace, with a portrait caption reading 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda'. The banner carries Tamil and English text naming Dhyanapeetam, its address and phone numbers. Potted plants, yellow flowers and a saffron cloth tied to the railing sit beside an arched doorway, and a motorbike is parked at left. No people are visible.2005-07-09A photograph of a small blue-walled building with a corrugated roof and a lattice-screen front. Hanging on the lattice is a large blue banner showing a smiling man with long hair and a white head wrap, labelled with Tamil text and a small printed name caption. Two men stand in the doorway, one in a striped shirt and white dhoti, the other in a white shirt and dhoti, and a red plastic chair sits in the foreground. The banner is a printed depiction on a screen, so the people counted are the two men. An orange cloth is visible inside the doorway.2005-07-09A photograph of the entrance to a small tiled building with a wooden door and frame, decorated with a string of green leaves above the doorway. A poster on the orange tiled wall shows a smiling bearded man in a white head covering, beside the Tamil words for meditation centre and meditation is joy. Inside the doorway, a woman in a yellow-and-white sari sits on the floor near a television, while a man in a white checked shirt stands in the doorway. On the left, a woman in a red-and-pink sari stands on the veranda, and a blue bicycle with a basket is parked at the right railing. The poster shows a man whose appearance is uncertain and is not clearly identifiable as a person.2005-07-09Night 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.2005-07-09Night view of a whitewashed building entrance lit in blue light, with a single bulb over an open wooden door and a window with ornate grille. A blue poster mounted on the wall reads Tamil text for Dhyanapeetam and shows a bearded man with a white turban smiling, with a small image of a white-clad figure below. A parked scooter with a dark seat and mirrors sits in front, beside green leafy plants and concrete steps. No people are visible in the scene.2005-07-09A 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.2005-07-09A 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 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 of a whitewashed, low-roofed building with a tiled roof supported by blue metal posts, shown at dusk. Inside the open doorway, a few people sit facing a framed deity image garlanded with flowers and lit by an oil lamp. To the right of the door, a tall blue-bordered poster shows a smiling man in a white turban and white robe with long hair, standing beside a barred window through which more people are visible. A chalkboard on the left wall bears Tamil text. Footwear is placed outside on the bare ground.2005-07-09October 25 20062006-10-25A small whitewashed building with a terracotta tiled roof stands on bare dirt ground beside a neighbouring house. A doorway is open, with a few pairs of slippers placed outside on the concrete step. A red rectangular signboard mounted on the wall beside the door shows a framed portrait of a long-haired, bearded man in white clothing, with several lines of Tamil text and phone numbers. No people are visible in the scene.2005-07-09Exterior of a two-storey pale green building with red trim and a red-framed doorway, fronted by a black metal railing and gate. A large blue banner hangs on the upper window with a portrait of a bearded man wearing a white turban and white clothing, looking upward, with Tamil script above. A small white car is parked at right, and a person in a yellow sari stands at the left edge with only part of the body visible. The banner shows a man in white turban but the appearance is not clear enough to be confident of identity.2005-07-09