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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses

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Exterior view of a white and cream-washed stone temple with a tiered white gopuram-style tower on the left and a pillared open mandapa on the right. Square pillars with carved bands support a flat roof with a small carved window-niche. A rocky brown hill rises behind the structure, and a leafy tree stands at the right edge under a pale blue sky. No people are visible.July 14 20092009-07-14A photograph of a carved stone staircase at a Dharapuram-style temple, enclosed by orange-framed wire mesh cages on both sides. The steps rise between sculpted granite balustrades with lion-like carved heads at the top corners. Behind the stairs, weathered stone carvings and reliefs line the temple walls. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-18A photograph of a carved stone staircase inside a temple complex, enclosed by a rusty wire mesh cage with an orange metal frame at right. The steps are pale granite with a sculpted balustrade featuring lion-head or makara-like carvings at the base and top. Behind it, weathered stone walls show relief carvings and niches. No people are visible; the scene is an empty heritage structure protected by mesh fencing.2006-09-18March 06 20202020-03-06Exterior view of a carved grey granite temple wall beside a hill. The temple's tiered upper section and pilasters are richly sculpted with figures and ornamental friezes. In front, dense green shrubs and tall dry grass grow along a long white boundary wall. Behind it rises a rocky, tree-covered hill under an overcast sky, with a utility pole and wires at top. No people are visible.2012-07-08Photograph of a group walking along a paved path in front of a small temple with a pale pink-cream facade, blue-framed iron gate and a dark stone Nandi bull with a red cloth on a white and red plinth at left. Two central figures in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas lead the group; one walks barefoot beside a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti, and another in white dhoti and shirt follows. Several men in white and yellow clothing stand behind, and a woman in white is at right. Red-and-white striped walls and a palm-like tree frame the scene. a person (appearance cues: saffron robe and rudraksha mala on the leading figure) walks at centre with devotees.2009-07-14A carved grey stone temple wall and tower dominate the right side, with intricate pilasters, niches and sculpted figures on its exterior. Green shrubs and a tree grow in the overgrown grass in the foreground, and a long pale boundary wall with small white figures on its top runs toward forested hills under a pale sky. No people are visible.2012-07-08A granite open-pillared shrine pavilion with red velvet curtains tied to the sides. At the centre sit two golden-toned deity statues: the male figure with a crown and multiple arms holds a ritual object, and the female figure in a red garment sits beside him. In front stands a cobra-hooded arch above a white cloth-draped altar with garlands, brass oil lamps, bells, and a small framed deity image. No people are visible.2007-02-05A hazy outdoor landscape of a dry, rocky path winding through scrubby vegetation toward a forested hill. On the right, a low stone staircase of rough-cut blocks climbs a slope beside spiky palm-like shrubs and green trees. No people are visible; the scene is an empty hillside terrain near the hills of Tiruvannamalai, the setting named in the page excerpt.2007-05-09 +1 copiesThree pale granite shrine-like structures stand side by side on a dusty unpaved ground. Each has a domed or stepped top with carved finials, slender pillars and a flat ledge, and their base blocks are stacked on the ground. Behind them are a low tiled building, leafy trees, a pile of rubble and a bare path. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate cream-coloured temple tower with carved sculptures and a dark finial, topped by a white recumbent bull (Nandi) statue on the cornice beside a grey makara-like spout. Behind it rises a rocky, tree-covered hill partly wrapped in mist under an overcast grey sky. No people are visible.