A dirt path leads toward a red-pillared entrance gate of an ashram compound, with a green metal gate beyond it and red-roofed buildings in the distance. A tall roadside banner on the left shows a smiling figure in an orange head wrap and orange garment, with the text 'Inner Awakening' and a list of themes. Stone statues flank the gate, and trees line the compound. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A dirt path leads toward a red-pillared entrance gate of an ashram compound, with a green metal gate beyond it and red-roofed buildings in the distance. A tall roadside banner on the left shows a smiling figure in an orange head wrap and orange garment, with the text 'Inner Awakening' and a list of themes. Stone statues flank the gate, and trees line the compound. No people are visible.

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October 25 2012

Outdoor photograph of a red-painted ashram building with a low tiled roof, a row of decorative golden finials along the roofline, and a saffron-orange flag flying on a pole. A dirt path with stone edging leads toward a wooden door. On the wall beside the door hangs a large banner showing a portrait of a man in a light headwrap and beads, captioned "Inner Awakening". Tall green trees line the left side and a red boundary wall runs along the right. No people are visible.

Photograph of the entrance gate of Dhyanapeetam, an ashram with an orange-and-white banner hung across an open gateway on metal posts under a corrugated shelter. The banner shows a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a smiling figure with a white head wrap and white garment, beside a framed image of a deity murti, labelled "Sri Anandeshwar", draped in red and adorned with flowers. Below, text gives contact numbers, email and website. Beyond the gate, a small pink building with a green door stands among shrubs and trees on a dirt path. A partially visible person in white stands at the left edge. A blue banner with Kannada script hangs on the right.

September 26 2011

September 07 2014

Photograph of an empty gravel driveway leading to a green wrought-iron gate set between terracotta-coloured pillars topped with finials. Dark stone statues stand on low plinths beside the entrance: a seated Ganesha figure on the left and standing deity figures on the right. Green shrubs, white flowering bushes and tall trees frame the gate, with a domed terracotta pavilion visible at left. No people are visible in the scene.

Photograph of the entrance gate to a campus, with a dirt road leading up to a tall terracotta-orange gateway topped with three finials. Two matching terracotta pillars with small domed caps flank a green wrought-iron gate that stands partly open. Dark stone statues stand on the right beside the gate and grey carved figures sit in the grass on the left. Lush green grass and tall ornamental grasses line the path, with trees and a cloudy sky behind. No people are visible.

February 26 2013

Outdoor photograph of the entrance to Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam at Girivalapathai, Thiruvannamalai, with a concrete path leading through a green gate toward an open dirt ground. A tall maroon-and-white signboard on the left reads the ashram name and contact details. A blue-and-white dove emblem sign stands at right beside yellow-flowering trees, with a forested rocky hill rising behind. A lone figure in white walks far in the distance on the ground. No close-up portrait of any person is shown.

A photograph of a single-storey terracotta-red building with a pitched roof, a small orange flag on a pole at the peak, and brown wooden doors. A large banner on the facade shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe above the words 'Inner Awakening' and 'Ultimate Evolving Awakening Meditation Retreat', with a 'Most Powerful Transformation on the Planet' heading. Pale stone edging lines the ground, bare sandy earth lies in front, and trees frame both sides under a clear blue sky. No people are visible.

June 17 2013

Photograph of an unpaved dirt driveway leading to a green wrought-iron gate set between two terracotta-coloured gateposts with domed caps and a terracotta arch above. Dark stone sculptures of deity figures stand on pedestals beside the gateposts, flanked by grass and flowering shrubs. Beyond the gate, a distant view of green hills and rooftops under an overcast sky. A lone person stands near the right gatepost.