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A blue directional road sign on two grey metal posts points right, bearing the words MANASAROVAR in Kannada script, English and Hindi. Behind it lie a grassy lawn, a row of terracotta pots on a low red-brick edging, and a leafy tree. An unfinished concrete building with exposed rebar stands at left under a pale sky. Scattered timber and a bundle of wooden poles lie on the ground at lower right. No people are visible.

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Outdoor photograph of a site at AdiKailasa with a blue road sign reading MANASAROVAR in English and Kannada, marked by an arrow pointing right. Behind the sign is a circular concrete ring around a tree, with a pile of rubble and broken concrete blocks on the right, stacked bamboo or wooden poles on the grass in the foreground, low red-brick planter borders and palm trees beyond. No people are visible.2011-08-08August 08 20112011-08-08April 09 20122012-04-09A large blue roadside signboard on a metal frame reads Dhyanapeetam in Kannada and English, with a white bird-in-egg style logo at top. A white arrow points right toward the ashram, and a contact line lists phone and fax numbers with the website www.nithyananda.org. Behind it stand a paved road, dry scrubby brown ground with low shrubs, palm trees on the left, and a plain pale-beige building with a flat roof on the right. No people are visible.2007-04-20August 03 20052005-08-03A roadside billboard against a pale blue sky, mounted on a steel frame above a red and green painted wall. The sign is cream-coloured with bold blue and black lettering in Kannada and English. Two framed images sit on the board: on the left, a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling woman with long dark hair in orange robes; on the right, a painted deity murti in an ornate gilded frame shows a figure beside a flower-decorated altar. A brown arrow points right toward the temple. Power lines run across the sky, and a pale concrete wall stands at the lower right. No people are physically present in the scene.2009-10-15A blue directional signpost with a pointed arrow reads "LAUGHING TEMPLE" in white block capitals, mounted on a black post. Green leafy shrubs fill the foreground and a soft-focus red wall and foliage sit behind it. No people are visible in the scene.2013-07-07January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesA roadside signboard on a dusty dirt verge reads Dhyanapeetam in Kannada script and English, with a caption 'Spiritual healing Centre', address Nithyanandapuri, Kailasapanahalli, Bidadi, and phone numbers, plus a left arrow marked 1 KM. A portrait on the board shows a smiling figure in saffron-yellow robes and a saffron head covering, labelled as Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamiji. Behind it stand a tin-roofed shed, a concrete drain, and a second billboard further down the road. Two people in light clothing walk along the dirt road under palm trees and a clear pale sky.2004-12-31A large blue roadside hoarding stands on a dusty plot beside a paved road. Its top shows a white emblem of a bird-like figure, with Kannada script reading ಧ್ಯಾನಪೀಠ and the English word Dhyanapeetam below, followed by phone and fax numbers, an arrow pointing left, and the website www.nithyananda.org. A white car drives on the road and a yellow truck passes on the right. Tall palm trees and scrubby vegetation line the background under a hazy sky, with small heaps of earth and litter on the ground.2007-04-20Roadside photograph of a large white signboard on a metal frame beside a dirt track, with an arrow pointing left reading 1 KM. The sign carries a portrait of a smiling figure with a yellow-orange turban and yellow-orange shawl, hands folded, labelled Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamigal. Beside it is the DHYANAPEETAM name with a Kannada heading and the caption Spiritual healing Centre. Behind the sign are a low concrete wall, a small shed with a corrugated metal roof, scrubby bushes and trees under a heavy overcast sky, with power lines overhead.April 01 20122012-04-01