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Street-level photo of a crowd gathered at a wooden barrier outside a building with a glowing orange sign reading Sri Nithyananda Janma Bhumi, a signboard in Tamil reading Kailasa Thiruvannamalai Nithyananda Janmabhoomi, and shop shutters around. A young attendant in white dhoti with a white cloth on his shoulder leans over the barrier and reaches toward a brass tray holding fruit, white garlands and a folded white cloth. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti line on her forehead stands at the front, next to a woman in an orange blouse and a woman in a pink sari. Other devotees and onlookers, some filming with phones, press behind. A screen with a small image of a saffron-robed figure is visible in the background.

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Street-level photograph at an outdoor ritual in front of a shop-lined street. A priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, bare-chested with a sacred thread, leans forward at left, holding a brass plate with bananas, a garland of white flowers and a folded cloth. In front, a woman in white with a red blouse and a rudraksha mala sits at a wooden platform beside a woman in a red-orange sari and bangles. Behind them stand devotees, several holding up mobile phones to record. An orange signboard reads 'SPH Sri Nithyananda's Ancestral Home' with Tamil and Telugu text, and a banner with 'Kailasa Thiruvannamalai' and 'Nithyananda Janmabhoomi' hangs nearby. Strings of lights and a cameraman appear in the background.2025-11-23Night street scene outside a shop front in Tamil Nadu. A man in a dark shirt holds a long pole with a flame at its tip, lighting a camphor or oil lamp flame held high. A priest in white dhoti with a green-edged cloth stands at left, and a bare-backed priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate near a wooden railing. Women in saffron, orange and pink saris stand among a dense crowd of onlookers, some with raised phones. Overhead signs read Classic Mobiles and a red board for the ancestral home, with a small framed portrait on a shop display and strings of coloured lights above the entrance. Offerings of flowers and turmeric sit on a stone counter.2025-11-23January 16 20182018-01-16January 15 20092009-01-15Photo 99229052022-04-05 +1 copiesPhoto 99194992022-04-05 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowded street-side temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai, lit by warm orange and white lights. A large orange signboard above reads SPH Sri Nithyananda's Ancestral Home in English and Tamil, with a Telugu-script line below. A deity murti or decorated image stands in an alcove, draped in a garland of purple and white flowers and wearing a white beaded necklace, with a lit lamp and offerings in front. A woman in an orange sari and other devotees in orange and white stand around it. A large crowd of mostly young men and women, some in white shirts and some holding up phones to record, presses forward in the foreground. Shop fronts with signs and a hanging loudspeaker surround the scene.2024-07-21February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesStreet procession in a busy Indian town, with a gilded palanquin decorated with pink, red and white flower garlands carried past shops and a blue tarpaulin. A bare-chested man with a long beard and a white cloth over his shoulder stands in front of the palanquin holding a brass lamp. Nearby a man in a white vest and orange dhoti stands with a bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth. A woman in a white sari with gold trim holds a basket of flowers, and a woman in a red and gold sari sits in the foreground beside a yellow bag of offerings. Several onlookers and passersby stand along the street. Shop signs and a Cambridge logo are visible, along with a timestamp reading 09-Jul-2024 6:12:01 pm.2024-08-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesStreet procession in a town with shops and a multi-storey building behind. A bald man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray of fruit and marigold garlands toward devotees. Centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron robes, a large red-and-green flower garland, rudraksha beads and a gold armlet, and is smiling as he takes an offering. Behind him a bare-chested man wears a white shawl and gold necklace. Women in blue, cream and red saris stand close, one reaching out a hand. Saffron flags, a golden trident and a red umbrella are visible. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron turban and robes, garland and rudraksha, in a procession setting.2011-12-20Night outdoor event on a red carpet beside a raised wooden stage with a gold-framed deity murti and red cloth. A figure in orange clothing with long curly hair and gold necklaces stands on the stage, with a bald man in white dhoti standing behind. At the foot of the stage a man in white dhoti with gold border kneels or bows toward the platform. Women in orange and teal saris, one with hands pressed together, watch and smile. Floodlights and a crowd in white stand in the background, with a row of small lamps along the edge of the grounds.2011-12-08