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A 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.

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Outdoor photograph of a large red-and-cream billboard in Tamil at the gate of a dusty compound beside a forested hillside. The billboard headline reads 1008 Lingam temple's glory, with a three-panel image: a woman in an orange sari with folded hands before a fire, rows of small white lingams, and a robed figure seated on a decorated seat. Contact numbers and the a person.org website appear at the bottom. Two men in light clothes walk on the dirt ground, a third figure in white stands nearby, and a green metal gate and fence line the path with a red signboard beyond.2012-06-03A photograph of an outdoor roadside billboard with a red and white panel titled in Tamil, set against a wooded hill and a dirt path at an ashram-style compound. The billboard shows two framed photographs: on the left a woman in an orange sari with hands folded in prayer, and on the right a distant view of rows of small white lingam shrines beneath a hill, with a figure in a red and gold robe seated among them. Below the photos are Tamil text lines and phone numbers. A man in white shirt and trousers stands at the left edge, a green gate and red brick buildings are at the right, and a silver car is partly visible at the far right.2012-06-03Outdoor 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.2012-06-03Outdoor entrance to an ashram site on a dusty dirt path, flanked by thatched palm-roofed gate structures and wooden poles. Four men walk toward the camera: two in white shirts and dark trousers, one in a yellow sleeveless top and maroon lungi, and one in a white shirt and dark trousers carrying a small object. Behind them, a few people in white dhotis and shirts stand near a red shrine-like structure with a yellow-and-white emblem. A forested hill rises in the background. On the left, a large blue-and-white banner advertises a shrine of 1008 lingams with a portrait of a woman in red; on the right, a yellow-and-green banner shows a college and hospital with two portrait images and a Welcomes You message.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03January 20 20192019-01-20June 03 20122012-06-03Outdoor photograph at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam site in Tiruvannamalai, with a large orange-red roadside billboard showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange clothing beside printed Tamil and English text. A round circular board with radiating orange petals and a portrait labelled with a small sign stands in front of the billboard. Behind them rises a rocky green hill, and a red stage with a backdrop image sits on the right. No people are visible in the foreground beyond a distant figure at the edge.2012-06-03Outdoor 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.2012-11-27Outdoor photo of a large temporary red and maroon shivalinga-style structure with a white tripunda-like emblem on its top panel, set on a dusty open ground with a scaffolded frame behind it. A low wooded hill rises in the background beside small thatched and green-roofed huts and a fenced area. On the right, a group of about five men in white dhotis and orange robes walk together, one holding an orange umbrella, beside a white bus. A banner in Tamil reads a line about the lingam that cures illness. Under a bright sky with scattered clouds.2008-10-19A photograph of an outdoor temple site on bare ground under a bright sky, with a large red and black ornamental shivalingam-style structure at left bearing a white trident emblem. A Tamil banner beneath it reads the lingam-related message. Behind lie a green rocky hill, small thatched shrine huts and fencing. At right, a group of about five people in white and saffron/orange robes stand near an orange umbrella. A small deity shrine with orange offering stand sits at left.2008-10-19Outdoor 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.2017-03-11