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Close-up photograph of a small brass nameplate set into a pale stone or concrete surface, with a bevelled rectangular plate engraved in maroon letters and decorative corner flourishes. The plate reads Dr. S. Swarnalatha and Tiruvannamalai. Dusty ground and a soft shadow surround the plate. No people are visible.

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July 01 20142014-07-01Close overhead photo of a single rectangular grey stone slab set into a bed of wet grey cement on a dusty concrete ground. Faint reddish-orange marks, possibly paint or kumkum-like stains, dot the upper centre of the slab, and a few scratches cross its surface. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible; the scene shows an early construction or installation step at the ashram site.2006-12-12August 05 20092009-08-05A close photograph of a black rectangular sign set into a pale stone wall, reading in Kannada and English 'Patanjali shrine'. Below it sits a weathered stone block with a white painted symbol and a small hole, on a dusty ground. Above the sign, a stone pillar base and a faded painted panel are visible near a wet stone platform. No people are present.2010-09-30December 11 20062006-12-11A black granite foundation plaque with gold-lettered Tamil text and a white dove logo stands on a white-draped table outdoors at an ashram inauguration. The plaque reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tiruvannamalai, with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda and the date 19.4.2008 in the inscription. Dark silhouettes of people are reflected in the polished stone. A blue plastic chair and a partly visible figure in a red and gold sari appear at the edges.2008-04-19December 30 20162016-12-30A photograph of a construction-site ritual at an outdoor foundation pit filled with wet grey concrete. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair in an orange robe leans in from the right and points at a polished copper plate pressed into the concrete; the plate is engraved with a Sri Yantra geometric design. Behind her, a man in a white shirt with a red cord around his neck and a man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala stand watching. On the left a worker in a checked shirt with a red waist cloth and muddy hands stands beside a wheelbarrow. Trees and sandy ground fill the background.2004-12-31A photograph of a floor offering in a dim, earthen-walled space. A brass lamp with a glass chimney and a lit oil flame sits on a brass tray, surrounded by a ring of red and yellow marigold flowers with a small sprig of green leaves. Faint white chalk or kolam-style lines are drawn on the ground around the offering. No people are visible; a warm light beam falls from the upper left across the floor.2012-04-01A photograph of a deceased bull, Nandi, lying in a deep rectangular earthen pit with rough, pale-streaked walls. The body is wrapped in red and maroon cloth and heaped with marigold and mixed flower petals, with a long garland of pink and white flowers draped along it. Orange and yellow powder and scattered petals cover the sandy floor around the animal. No people are visible.2016-12-30August 03 20082008-08-03October 24 20112011-10-24