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Exterior photograph of a whitewashed gateway arch under a bright blue sky, with tall green trees and a coconut palm behind it. A semicircular fan-shaped panel above the arch is painted in red, yellow and cream rays, with a Tamil inscription in red across its top edge and a blue Tamil sign below the arch. No people are visible. Printed Tamil text reads as a temple or ashram entrance name and a second Tamil sign below. The photo is dated 16.10.2006 by an overlay.

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Outdoor photograph at a whitewashed gateway with a red and yellow rising-sun arch and Tamil lettering, set among leafy trees and a tall coconut palm under a bright blue sky. Several men in white shirts, white dhotis and sarongs stand and walk on a dirt path; one man in a white dhoti and shirt strides forward in the centre. At the right edge, a white van with a roof rack is parked. Two printed posters held up by people show a figure wearing a saffron-orange headwear and robes, with a rudraksha-style garland, depicting a portrait on paper. a person appears only as a printed portrait on the posters, not a physical person.2006-10-16Photograph of a whitewashed arched entrance sign against a clear blue sky, with red-painted Tamil letters and a circular emblem reading 1971 above. The sign reads Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam Skanda Shashti Mandapam, a shrine-hall name. A thin power line crosses the frame, and the lower part of the sign is in shadow. No people are visible.2018-03-17A decorated festive gateway with a thatched roof of woven palm fronds, topped by a red, blue and white gabled panel. The horizontal bands are red, white, yellow and blue with gold-scalloped trim and orange side posts. Three small decorative umbrellas with pink, orange and teal canopies and fringed edges are mounted on top, against a backdrop of palm trees, leafy branches and overhead power lines. No people are visible.2006-11-10Exterior photograph of a two-storey cream-washed building with red trim and a steep gabled roof, set in a palm-lined courtyard under a blue sky with scattered white clouds. Tall coconut palms stand in the foreground and beside the building, and a small fence and low wall sit at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10October 16 20062006-10-16A photograph taken outdoors in daylight beneath a clear blue sky and tall trees, showing a group of men standing near the entrance of a white building with a rising-sun arch above its doorway in red and yellow rays. A front-left man with a short mustache and a sacred forehead mark wears a white shirt, white dhoti-style cloth and a wristwatch, and has a name badge clipped to his shirt. Behind him, several men in white shirts and white dhotis or light grey trousers stand or walk on a sandy path, some wearing name badges, and one man in a pale green shirt and grey trousers stands at right. A coconut palm rises behind the building. A dated timestamp in orange reads 16.10.2006 along the left edge. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.2006-10-16A photograph of a decorated open-sided pavilion entrance with a corrugated roof and a round framed portrait of a saffron-robed bald man displayed above the arch. A long red, yellow and green embroidered banner reading "NITHYANANDAM" hangs across the entrance, flanked by banana plants and small parasol-style umbrellas in red, green and orange. Several women in colourful silk saris, including red and magenta tones, climb the grey steps toward the entrance, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks near them. In the foreground a child in red and an elderly man with a cane stand at the left edge. The portrait above is a depiction, not a physical person present in the scene.2007-02-15November 10 20062006-11-10October 16 20062006-10-16November 10 20062006-11-10November 01 20062006-11-01