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Outdoor photograph of a temple-style entrance decorated in red and white at an open dusty ground in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Several colourful decorative parasol canopies stand in front, with panels in blue, green, red, yellow and orange and tasselled fringes; the canopy edges read Dhyanapeetam. A large heap of sandals and slippers lies on the ground along a corrugated metal fence, and a black water tank sits beside the red entrance. Potted plants and a white-covered table with a small arrangement sit under the canopies. No people are visible in the frame.

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December 12 20072007-12-12A photograph of an open dirt-ground outdoor venue at an ashram-style site. Several colourful decorated parasols with blue, red and yellow panels and fringed edges stand on wooden poles in a row. Behind them is a corrugated metal wall with a blue tarp along its top, and a red-and-white structure with a decorated canopy and a banana-leaf arrangement. Rows of sandals sit on the ground near the wall, a red plastic chair stands to the right, and blue water drums are visible. Palm trees line the background. No people are visible in the scene.2007-12-12A dusty open ground at an outdoor ashram site lined with a row of colourful umbrellas on wooden poles, each striped in blue, red, yellow and green and printed with the word Dhyanapeetam in blue lettering and white lotus-like motifs. Tassels hang from the umbrella edges. Beneath them stand white plastic chairs, a red plastic chair, a small table draped with white cloth holding a deity murti, and a row of sandals and footwear left on the ground. Behind them is a red painted shrine structure with a white ornamental top and a blue drum, with coconut palms and a corrugated fence in the background. No people are clearly the focus; a few distant figures in saris are partially visible at the left edge.2007-12-12A photograph of a dusty open ground lined with several large decorated umbrellas, each with a multicoloured canopy in green, red, blue and orange panels bearing white bird motifs and gold floral designs, and fringed with dangling tassels in red, yellow, blue and white. Potted plants sit at the base of the umbrella poles. On the left, a red-roofed building shows Tamil signage, and a white-draped table stands in the foreground. On the right, a long red carpet runs across the ground, with a few people in white clothes in the distance and a white vehicle parked nearby. No people are prominent in the foreground.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A photograph of a dusty open courtyard lined in two rows with tall wooden-poled umbrellas, each with a colourful canopy in orange, red, green and blue bearing the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, dove motifs and gold ornamental patterns, with fringed tassels hanging from the edges. Behind them a red-painted building with a corrugated metal roof has a doorway where a man in white clothing stands, and a small banner with red and yellow decoration hangs above the entrance. At the right edge a man in white bends down near the umbrella bases. The ground shows long shadows cast across the sand.2007-02-15A photograph of a ceremonial outdoor procession at a large single-storey building with a curved corrugated metal roof topped by small finials and a flag on a pole. In the foreground, a long row of decorated umbrellas on tall poles stands on bare dry earth, their canopies in red, orange, green and blue with gold emblems and fringed tassels. Small figures in white clothing move among the umbrellas near the entrance, and a few people in white are visible on the left and near the doorway. Palm trees and a clear pale sky frame the scene.2007-02-15December 11 20072007-12-11December 11 20072007-12-11Night-time outdoor preparation at a temple-style pandal with a red-painted front and a banner reading "நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரணா" (Nithyananda Spurana) above, decorated with flower garlands, banana leaves and two multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas. Four men in white dhotis and shirts with ID lanyards stand around a white-draped table holding flowers and a small offering; one man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands center. Potted plants sit on the dusty ground and a pile of footwear lies at right.2007-12-11A 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.2007-02-15A photograph of a dusty open ground lined in two rows with decorated umbrellas on metal poles. Each umbrella has a multicolored canopy in orange, red, blue and green with embroidered gold and white motifs and fringed tassels hanging from the edge. White rangoli-style chalk patterns are drawn on the bare earth between the rows, and a small pale stone sits near the right row. Trees, a few strings of bunting, and a distant hill and water tower are visible under a partly cloudy sky. No people are present.2007-02-15