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A photograph of a whitewashed stone gateway at a shrine site with a rocky hill behind it. The arch bears a sign reading Sri Arunachalam Panchamukham in yellow-and-red lettering, with a trident-like finial above. Red Tamil text reading Siva Siva is painted on the gate pillars and walls. Inside the gate stands a black stone lingam on a square platform with a ringed pillar nearby, under trees. Two people in white and orange clothing walk on a dirt path at the left edge. Several stone slabs lie in the foreground.

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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-091981 ISakki Swamigal and MAta Vibhutananda Puri2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of an outdoor street-side shrine area at the foot of a hill. A stone gateway with two seated bull (Nandi) figures on its top stands at left, with a dark stone Nandi statue on a low plinth at centre facing a small lamp stand. A lone person in a red sari stands at the far left edge near the gate. Behind a low stone wall with banners reading in Tamil and English, dense green trees and a rocky hill rise under an overcast sky. No physical a person candidate is visible.2012-07-08A photograph of a stone shrine with a barred metal door set under a stone-roofed open pavilion with granite pillars, surrounded by green hillside trees. A woman in white clothes sits on the steps of the shrine, head bowed. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl over his shoulder stands looking down on the paved floor, with a dark bag at his feet. Small offerings are placed near the shrine door.2007-05-09July 08 20122012-07-08A photograph of an open-fronted shrine structure with a flat concrete roof and pillars, topped by a painted blue and multicoloured arched niche depicting a Shiva family deity scene with a white bull (Nandi) and a crouching white bull sculpture on the roof. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis walk across a paved courtyard toward the shrine. On the left, a seated sadhu in orange robes holds a walking staff, with another seated figure beside him near a stone wall and trees behind.2012-07-08Photo of a whitewashed concrete temple gateway at the foot of a rocky, tree-covered hill under a pale sky. The gate's roof is lined with white statues of standing and seated deities and devotees, with a central seated figure on a pedestal. Gold-tipped white shrine domes flank the entrance, and a string of small red and yellow flags hangs across the gate. Beyond the gate, a few people walk on a dirt path, one in a light pink top and another in a dark garment. A brick staircase and plain concrete buildings sit to the right, with a mound of palm fronds and a potted plant in front.2012-09-24September 26 20112011-09-26A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts walks through a stone colonnade at a South Indian temple complex. Several wear rudraksha malas and small green or white badges. A few men in saffron-orange cloth move through the throng near the centre. Massive pillars frame the walkway, and a gopuram tower with white and coloured sculpted sections rises beyond the arches. A rocky green hill stands at the right. A painted board above the colonnade bears Tamil script, and a street lamp rises above the entrance. The scene suggests a procession or temple visit.2006-09-24May 17 20112011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17