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A large blue roadside signboard on a metal frame reads Dhyanapeetam in Kannada and English, with a white bird-in-egg style logo at top. A white arrow points right toward the ashram, and a contact line lists phone and fax numbers with the website www.nithyananda.org. Behind it stand a paved road, dry scrubby brown ground with low shrubs, palm trees on the left, and a plain pale-beige building with a flat roof on the right. No people are visible.

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A large blue roadside hoarding stands on a dusty plot beside a paved road. Its top shows a white emblem of a bird-like figure, with Kannada script reading ಧ್ಯಾನಪೀಠ and the English word Dhyanapeetam below, followed by phone and fax numbers, an arrow pointing left, and the website www.nithyananda.org. A white car drives on the road and a yellow truck passes on the right. Tall palm trees and scrubby vegetation line the background under a hazy sky, with small heaps of earth and litter on the ground.2007-04-20A roadside signboard on a dusty dirt verge reads Dhyanapeetam in Kannada script and English, with a caption 'Spiritual healing Centre', address Nithyanandapuri, Kailasapanahalli, Bidadi, and phone numbers, plus a left arrow marked 1 KM. A portrait on the board shows a smiling figure in saffron-yellow robes and a saffron head covering, labelled as Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamiji. Behind it stand a tin-roofed shed, a concrete drain, and a second billboard further down the road. Two people in light clothing walk along the dirt road under palm trees and a clear pale sky.2004-12-31An outdoor roadside billboard with an orange and cream background. On the left, a portrait of a smiling man wearing a white turban and white shawl is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the sign. On the right, a circular inset shows a deity murti of Sri Anandeshwar draped in red and orange flower garlands, with a silver kalasha-like vessel before it. Below the central text is a red arrow reading "Welcomes you 1K.M" with phone, fax, email and website details. Metal posts and a sky with clouds frame the sign, with shrubs and a low building behind it.2005-12-31A roadside billboard against a pale blue sky, mounted on a steel frame above a red and green painted wall. The sign is cream-coloured with bold blue and black lettering in Kannada and English. Two framed images sit on the board: on the left, a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling woman with long dark hair in orange robes; on the right, a painted deity murti in an ornate gilded frame shows a figure beside a flower-decorated altar. A brown arrow points right toward the temple. Power lines run across the sky, and a pale concrete wall stands at the lower right. No people are physically present in the scene.2009-10-15August 03 20052005-08-03Roadside photograph of a large white signboard on a metal frame beside a dirt track, with an arrow pointing left reading 1 KM. The sign carries a portrait of a smiling figure with a yellow-orange turban and yellow-orange shawl, hands folded, labelled Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamigal. Beside it is the DHYANAPEETAM name with a Kannada heading and the caption Spiritual healing Centre. Behind the sign are a low concrete wall, a small shed with a corrugated metal roof, scrubby bushes and trees under a heavy overcast sky, with power lines overhead.A roadside directional billboard on a dirt road beside green scrub and palm trees, under an overcast sky. The white billboard shows a portrait of a figure wearing a yellow-orange turban and saffron garment, hand raised, labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamigal" beneath the portrait. It reads DHYANAPEETAM (Spiritual healing centre) with a red arrow marked 1 KM. A red-and-white bus and a motorcyclist pass on the road, and a small corrugated-roof shed stands at left. A second sign at right reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Kannada and English. No people are in the foreground beyond the passing motorcyclist.Photograph of a street entrance to Dhyanapeetam, with a large blue banner reading "Welcome to ಧ್ಯಾನಪೀಠಂ DHYANAPEETAM" showing a smiling portrait of a woman with long dark hair, a ceremonial staff topped with a flag and flowers, and contact details. Below, a group of people in white clothes, some with saffron shawls, walk and stand near the gate; several hold yellow and white placards, and a motorcycle passes through. A man in a saffron robe stands on the right, and a few devotees wear orange cloth. Trees and a dry hillside form the background.2009-02-16June 17 20132013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17A roadside signboard with a white background and blue lettering reads DHYANAPEETAM (Spiritual healing Centre), with Kannada script above, and a red arrow marked 1 KM. A portrait on the left shows a smiling figure in a saffron-orange headwrap and orange robe, hands joined near the chest, captioned as Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamigal. The sign stands on a grassy embankment with red earth and shrubs, beside a dirt road, a parked red and cream bus, a corrugated metal shed, and palm trees under an overcast sky.A dusty open plot of land at the entrance to an ashram site. Two yellow signboards with black Tamil and English lettering stand on either side of a gravel track. The larger sign on the right is headed by a Tamil title and gives the head office address. A dark blue scooter is parked on the track between the signs, a small orange flag flies on a tall pole at the left, and a row of white wooden stakes runs along the boundary. Green trees and low scrub sit behind under a partly cloudy sky.