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A four-panel collage of outdoor temple scenes at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. The top panel shows a wooded hill behind a low building with a silver roof and a large black Shiva lingam draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth, set on a white platform. The lower left panel shows a black stone deity pair, a male figure with a trident and a female figure in a red and gold sari, garlanded, with a small orange-clad figure below. The lower centre panel shows rows of black lingams on stone bases in a courtyard. The lower right panel shows a black stone statue in white and saffron draped clothing with a red and white garland. No physical people are visible; all figures are statues or monuments.

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Four-panel collage with a large hill in the background. Top panel shows a large Shiva lingam draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands in front of a long building with a corrugated roof, under a green forested hill. Bottom left shows a saffron-robed man seated before a shrine with a Shiva figure and garlands, beside a printed portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and a Tamil caption board, with a woman in white and a man in white nearby. Bottom right shows rows of black stone lingams on a paved platform. The collage has no physical people counted in the layout except those visible in the bottom-left panel.2010-11-12November 10 20112011-11-10November 21 20102010-11-21September 29 20122012-09-29Outdoor photo at dusk of a large field of black stone shivalingams, many topped with red flowers, arranged in rows before a forested hill. In the foreground, a large central lingam is dressed with a saffron-orange cloth and a head ornament, garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a white draped cloth beneath and a pearl necklace. A white-clad worker bends among the lingams on the left, and a few figures stand near a red-roofed pavilion, with street lamps lit around the grounds.2011-11-10April 17 20112011-04-172010 - Photo Album +1 copiesA large open ground filled with rows of black stone Shiva lingams, many topped with red flowers, set before a hill covered in trees. In the centre a single large lingam is draped in an orange cloth with a yellow and red marigold garland and a white and gold ceremonial shawl, with a pearl necklace and a small pendant at its base. Behind it sits a low orange-roofed building with white pillars. A few people in white dhotis and a figure in pink are scattered among the lingams, some bending down, and a white tank stands at the right edge.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10A person in orange robes with long dark hair leans over a large dark stone lingam set in a round black yoni-pitha base, one hand pressed flat on the stone. Behind them rows of many black stone lingams stand on square bases across an open courtyard, with a green forested hill and a red-roofed shed beneath a pale sky. The orange-robed figure wears red bangles and a rudraksha mala, and the scene suggests lingam worship or abhishekam. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues include long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha beads.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10October 11 20122012-10-11