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A tree-lined village road in Tiruvannamalai with a black-and-white dog crossing the empty asphalt in the foreground. On the left, a small dark-roofed shrine with a clock and gold-painted metal grille houses a deity murti, with a woman in a pink-and-green sari sitting seated beside it. Two people in orange clothing stand further down near a stall on the right, and a hanging sign with Tamil lettering is tied to a tree.

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A tree-lined road in the early light, with a roadside shrine on the left under a dark pitched roof and a gold-painted metal grille enclosing a small deity murti decorated with garlands. A woman in a maroon sari sits on the pavement before the shrine. Further along the road, two people in orange and white clothing sit beside a stall near the trees. Above them hang signboards, one in Tamil reading 'வேதவிகாஸ்', and a blue plaque on the shrine shows Tamil lettering. The road curves into the distance under a canopy of trees.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08A photograph of a tree-lined road in Tiruvannamalai, with a dense canopy of green trees arching over the tarmac. Several cyclists and pedestrians ride and walk down the road toward the distance. On the left, a roadside stall with a yellow banner displays a Tamil sign and yellow-orange items hanging inside. A woman in a red-and-brown sari stands near the stall. A man in a white shirt rides a bicycle on the right, and a row of concrete benches lines the right verge beside tall trunks painted white at their bases.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08A photograph of an outdoor village scene with a small stone shrine structure on a dirt yard, its open pillared pavilion containing a carved relief panel above and a dark stone Nandi bull statue seated on a pedestal in front. Large leafy trees shade the area, and a bench sits beside a low tiled-roof building with yellow, blue and green painted doors and signage. A seated figure rests on the bench at right, and a dark statue rests on a pedestal beside the shrine. Scattered debris lies on the ground in the foreground.2012-07-08A tree-lined Indian street filled with a large procession of devotees walking along the road, many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris in blue, pink, yellow and orange. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and an orange-striped cloth walks near the front. Parked motorcycles, a roadside stall and a green signboard with Tamil text appear at the right, and a stray dog walks near the left edge. Overhead trees and a lamp post frame the scene. Many more people are visible further up the street. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident among the walkers.2008-04-192008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Outdoor street scene beside a large spreading tree. A weathered stone gateway with a relief panel above and a stone bull (nandi) statue on a pedestal stands at left. To the right, a low tiled-roof building with painted yellow, blue and green panels and Tamil lettering. A man in orange-brown clothing sits on a concrete bench in the foreground at right. Dirt ground, rubble and power lines overhead.2012-07-08A photograph of a roadside street scene in a small town, with a large yellow banner strung across the road. The banner shows a portrait of a man with a white turban and a smaller figure in a saffron robe, with Tamil text announcing an arogya yoga programme. Two tall vertical banners beside the road show saffron-robed figures with orange cloths. Below them, a group of about a dozen people in colourful saris and salwars stands near a row of shops. A motorcycle with a rider, a yellow auto-rickshaw, pedestrians and more two-wheelers move along the road, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers crosses in the foreground.2006-11-25Outdoor rural road scene in flat farmland with green paddy fields and palm trees. At left stands a roadside shrine: a small open-sided pavilion with a domed birdcage-like top over a raised platform, where a figure in a pale grey-blue sari with a headscarf sweeps or tends the platform. Beside it is a tall pillar-like signboard with a painted portrait of a woman in green and a dark text panel. Near the centre a striped yellow-blue-red flag flies from a pole beside a dirt track, and a small black-and-white dog walks across the paved road. Small pools of water lie on the grass at right.A dusty dirt clearing shaded by large spreading trees with black and white painted trunks. A small open-sided shelter with a red corrugated roof and green panels stands at left, with a figure in white visible inside its dark doorway. A yellow sign on a post reads in Tamil script beside a wire fence, and dry scrubland and hills lie beyond. No people are prominent in the foreground; the scene shows a rural outdoor site with no visible udal drums or kattumurthy ritual activity.2007-05-09May 10 20172017-05-10