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Outdoor photo of a whitewashed concrete signboard with red Tamil and English lettering, set among green trees and dry brush. The sign reads Panchamukha Darshanam and describes Esakky Swami's spot of meditation, where earth, sky, air, water and fire are combined, called Pancha Mugam. A stack of red bricks sits on top of the sign and a small upright stone stands in front. A rusty metal bowl-shaped basin on a pole sits in the foreground beside a blue drum, with a whitewashed wall across the lower frame. No people are visible.

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May 09 20042004-05-09An outdoor photograph of a grassy yard shaded by a large spreading banyan tree whose branches hang over the scene. In the centre stands a small white-painted shrine structure with an arched niche containing dark objects, set on a white square platform. A small dark plaque sits on the platform, and a few small clay pots rest nearby. Hanging bells dangle from a branch above. Behind are grey cinder-block walls, a wire-mesh fence and a red lattice tower on the left. Dry leaves and bare earth surround the shrine. No people are visible.2008-12-10Dry open scrubland with a bare red-earth path. A tall plain white wall stands in the centre beside a few trees and spiky agave-like plants in the foreground. A wooden bench sits under a tree at left, and scattered red brick rubble lies on the ground. No people are visible.A framed printed poster-style image with a sepia photograph of a seated ascetic figure on a stone seat before a rocky mountain backdrop. The figure sits cross-legged, bare-chested, with a white beard and hair, and a pale glow surrounds the head. Two white pillar-like candles with red flower or cloth decorations flank the figure, and red and white markings decorate the picture. Tamil headings appear at the top and on the left and right, and a caption in English is printed across the bottom. The image is a vintage print of a saint, not a live gathering.2021-03-15A photograph of an outdoor shrine set on a whitewashed square platform beneath trees. A small arched niche with a dark interior holds a draped red-and-dark cloth, with two clay pots or bowls placed on the platform in front. A black stone plaque with white lettering in Kannada and English sits below the niche. Behind it runs a concrete block wall topped with wire mesh, with palm trees visible beyond. No people are present.2008-12-10Outdoor shrine in a garden setting: a white-plastered stone shrine with an arched niche, its dark interior holding small offerings and red flower petals. A small black plaque in front reads Patanjali shrine. Small clay pots and a cup sit on the shrine platform. Trees, grass, a wire fence, concrete block walls and palm trees form the background. No people are visible.2008-12-10A 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.List of Enlightened Masters & Spiritual Adepts Involved in the Flowering of HDH +2 copiesAugust 01 20082008-08-01A dry, open plot of reddish-brown earth on a hazy day, with scattered grass and weeds in the foreground. A large grey boulder sits at left beside a small pile of broken red bricks. On the right, a white rectangular structure with a dark doorway stands behind a dense green tree and thorny shrubs. Further back, a line of trees, a few palms and low hills fill the horizon under a pale sky. No people are visible. +1 copiesA dirt road leads between two white gateposts with green-topped walls and open metal mesh gates toward a rural hillside site. Palm trees, shrubs and a few young trees line the path, with rocky hills rising in the background under an overcast sky. On the right gatepost is a sign with a portrait of a smiling figure in an orange head covering and dark robes, beneath the Tamil and English name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Salem. The sign's portrait is printed, not a physical person, and no people are visible.A photograph of a whitewashed building entrance with a grilled metal door at Pancha Muga Dharishna Dhyana Peedam in Tiruvannamalai. A man seen from behind, wearing a white shirt, white dhoti with red border, and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, stands at the doorway holding a small object in one hand. Above the entrance hangs a green framed poster showing two bearded, long-haired sages, one seated in meditation and one in orange clothing, with Tamil text. A dark signboard beside the door carries Tamil text and dates. Yellow triangular niches and red and yellow painted vertical markings decorate the wall.2007-05-09