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Night photograph of an ornate, brightly painted temple gopuram-style entrance arch decorated with colourful stucco figures of deities and floral motifs, lit from below against a dark sky. Beneath the sculpted arch hangs an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta with a small portrait of a smiling person with long hair and saffron clothing, and an orange cloth draped below. Stone pillars with carved reliefs flank the entrance, and speakers are visible at the base.

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February 07 20132013-02-07February 11 20132013-02-11Photograph of a colourful Hindu temple gopuram facade with painted stucco figures of deities in a niche arch, including a blue-skinned deity holding a flute-like object and figures in yellow and red dhotis and garlands. A large banner below shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in orange robe with raised hands, beside the name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha in Devanagari and English. The scene has no visible people, only sculptures and the banner.2013-02-08Looking up at an ornate temple-style gopuram entrance decorated with painted deities in arched niches and colourful floral motifs. A banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha with a portrait of a woman in red and gold sari with hands raised in blessing. An orange cloth canopy hangs over the doorway, with a blue cloth draped at the right side and small lanterns hanging beneath. No people are visible.2013-02-09May 08 20162016-05-08A large ornate temple-style gateway arch at night, painted in bright reds, blues, greens and gold, with a row of standing painted deity figures in a blue-backed niche, including a figure with blue skin and a flute-like object and a figure with a conch-like object, and a small elephant-headed figure at left. Flower motifs and serpentine carvings frame the arch. Below the arch hangs a banner with a small portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and the logo of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. No physical people are visible in the scene.2013-02-05February 12 20132013-02-12May 08 20162016-05-08Night photograph of an ornate temple-style entrance gate at a festival site, lit with pink and warm lights. The gate has a white arched opening, painted deity panels with figures in blue, gold and red, and a sign reading Nithyananda Peetham. A crowd of many people in everyday clothes walks through and around the entrance, including a man in a blue shirt wearing an ID badge at left and a woman in red and white at left. Red and white flags and yellow poles stand to the right, and streetlights glow in the dark sky.2016-04-30April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival entrance decorated with an orange and red canopy hung beneath a colourful temple gateway. Above the entrance, a painted arch depicts multiple Hindu deities in an ornate frieze. A large banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha hangs over the entrance, showing a portrait of a smiling woman in a red sari, presumably a devotee or dignitary, though this is a printed image. Visitors in saris, salwar kameez and jackets walk along a path lined with strings of lights and a green carpet toward a bright interior with a decorated deity murti. Men in shirts and jackets stand near the entrance, and a woman in a pink sari stands at the right edge.2013-02-07February 05 20132013-02-05