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A large red-and-brown signboard mounted beneath a red-and-white striped canopy at an outdoor site. The board shows a framed image of deities at left, a deity pair decorated in red garments and garlands with a bull figure and marigold garlands, and reads a temple name in large white Devanagari letters. No people are visible in the frame. Foliage and a utility pole appear in the background under a pale sky.

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September 15 20152015-09-15A large maroon banner over the gateway of Swami Svat Prakash Ashram, Rani Gali, Bhuptawala, Haridwar. It carries blue and white Devanagari headings and the names of the founder and supreme head, Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Shri Shri 1008 Swami Atmanandpuri Ji Maharaj (Jire Wale). Two framed portraits flank the text: on the left a white-robed figure in a turban garlanded with orange and red flowers, and on the right a smiling man with a shaved head, orange robe and rudraksha mala, with a hand raised in a blessing gesture. Flower decorations surround the portraits, and a phone number is printed in the lower section. The brick gate and wall are visible below, and the banner is a printed graphic, not a group of people.2014-03-13Outdoor view of a temple-style structure draped with a maroon canopy bearing white English and Devanagari lettering reading Nithyanandeshwara Devasthanam. A tall gilded kalasha-topped pole stands at the centre, with a red flag fluttering from the roof corner above. Colourful painted pillars with lotus and elephant motifs hang beneath the canopy, along with orange and red decorative umbrellas. No people are visible in the frame.2016-05-08September 15 20162016-09-15A street procession carries a maroon banner reading in Hindi 'नित्यानंद ध्यानपीठम्' and 'महानिर्वाणी अखाडा के महामंडलेश्वर' with the name 'परमहंस नित्यानंद स्वामीजी' in yellow, flanked by two printed portraits of a saffron-robed figure with a turban and garland. Three men hold the banner: at left a man in white dhoti with a red shawl and orange-red garland; at centre a barefoot man in white dhoti; at right a man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and red shawl. Behind them devotees wave red flags and a decorated palanquin or deity murti appears under a red canopy, with uniformed police officers nearby and a crowd lining a pink-walled street.2015-09-15May 03 20162016-05-03May 03 20162016-05-03A photograph of a pink-and-orange temple-style gateway facade bearing a large blue banner painted with Shiva's face with trident and cobra, a group of figures in a boat, a bearded seated sadhu in orange robes, a shivling-type shrine, and a white temple spire. The banner text reads Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. A smaller strip below carries Om and Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani text. No physical people are visible in the scene; the sadhu is a painted depiction.2016-04-22February 11 20132013-02-11Outdoor photo of a large cream banner held up between orange flags under a pale blue sky. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling figure with hands raised in a blessing gesture, wearing red-orange robes and a red bindi, labelled "Jagadguru Sri Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda". The banner text reads "Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta" in Hindi and English, with a white dove logo. Two orange flags with black circular emblems flank it, and a tall orange flag with the same emblem rises behind. Other orange structures appear at the right edge. No physical people are clearly visible in the frame apart from the printed portrait.2013-02-12January 23 20142014-01-23A large crowd of men and some women walks through a salmon-pink temple-style gateway with a tiered domed tower topped by a kalasha. A long red flag streams from a pole at right, and a pole with a fringed cloth hangs at upper right. Blue banners on the gate show deity images and a Sanskrit-style banner reads Shri Panchayati Akhada, with side banners reading Swagat Vandan Abhinandan. Some people wear white kurtas and orange or saffron cloth, and police in khaki stand in the crowd. Bright daylight, bare trees and a bus are visible behind the gate.2016-04-18