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June 03 2012

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Outdoor view of a rocky, tree-covered hill rising behind a dusty open ground at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam site. A green metal gate stands at the right edge. In the middle distance a red and orange stage with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, a framed portrait on the stage, and a small flag pole are set up. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas and a woman in a green sari walk across the ground; one man in white carries a drum-like instrument. Speakers, floodlight stands and a parked vehicle surround the area. Some red and blue seating or equipment sits near the stage.2012-06-03December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of an outdoor stage set up on sandy ground behind a rustic bamboo-and-wire fence, with a white cloth skirt around the platform. A red sign spans the top of the stage canopy with Tamil text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Four floodlights are mounted on poles at the stage edges. Below the canopy hangs a large banner portrait of a smiling man with a saffron-orange turban and saffron clothing, labelled with a printed caption. On the platform stand a small golden seat or throne, a saffron-clad figure and a green-clad figure; no physical crowd is visible. Trees and a rocky hill rise behind the stage under a pale sky.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Outdoor festival scene at a dusty open ground beside a forested hill. A row of white and green tented stalls with striped bunting runs along the left, with large hanging banners showing a smiling saffron-robed figure with long hair beside Tamil text. Many people walk along a dirt path in front of the stalls, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis or lungis and women in saffron and colourful saris. Young palm trees line the path, and a decorated temple gateway stands in the distance.2012-11-27March 11 20172017-03-11A photograph of an open dusty ground in front of a rocky, scrub-covered hill. A red and white stage with the printed banner "நித்யானந்த தியானபீடம்" stands in the distance beside a green metal gate. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks across the ground carrying a broom, and a few other figures in white are scattered across the open area. On the right, a large roadside board titled "1008 லிங்க க்ஷேத்திரம்" shows two inset photographs, one of a woman in red and a shrine with rows of small lingams, plus a figure garlanded in a deity-like pose, with phone numbers printed below. Tall floodlight poles and a large orange flower-shaped decoration appear at the edges.2012-06-03April 19 20082008-04-19Photo of the entrance to Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham Thiruvannamalai Aadheenam on a dusty road, with a red boundary wall, red flags and large banners. A tall banner on the left shows a saffron-robed figure with a garland; a portrait on the wall centre shows a figure with a red turban and rudraksha mala, and a sign on the right is labelled Nithyananda Gurukul. Crowds in white dhotis and shirts walk through the gate beside parked motorbikes and yellow auto-rickshaws. In the foreground an elderly woman in orange clothing and a man in an orange turban stand near the road, and a bare hill rises behind the compound.2017-03-11Outdoor photo of the entrance to the Nithyananda Peetham Thiruvannamalai Aadheenam compound at the base of a rocky hill, with a red boundary wall and red flags. Large banners on the wall show a figure in a red robe with a long beaded garland and a turban-style crown, and another banner shows a seated figure in a red and gold garment with a crown. A smaller board on the right shows a figure in red with a turban and garland above Tamil script. Several people walk through the gate in white dhotis and shirts, some in orange, and a woman in a purple sari stands near parked motorcycles and cars. Two portraits appear only as printed banners, not physical people.2017-03-11Outdoor photo of the entrance to Nithyananda Peetham Thiruvannamalai Aadheenam on a roadside, with a red compound wall, red flags and a dry hill behind. A large banner shows a figure with a red-and-gold robe and a garland, and a portrait with a red robe and white beaded garland hangs on the wall. Crowds of people in white, orange and saffron clothing walk toward the gate; on the left a man in white and women in saffron and blue saris stand near motorbikes and a yellow auto-rickshaw. Right of the gate, a sign reads Nithyananda Gurukul Vedic Spiritual Education Centre. Trees stand under a pale sky.2017-03-11