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A 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.

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December 12 20072007-12-12Outdoor 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.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.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A 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.2007-12-12A photograph of a large corrugated metal shed on bare red earth, prepared for an event. A red entrance structure at left has banana-leaf and banana-trunk decorations, white cloth draping and a small white-clad person seated inside, with red plastic chairs placed nearby. A stack of red plastic chairs and green mats sits at the right end of the shed. No clearly identifiable people stand in the open ground.2007-12-11A wide, empty dusty brown ground in front of a long corrugated metal shed with a blue-trimmed roofline. At the centre, a red decorated entrance arch with banana leaves, a white and silver peaked top, and a small banner with Tamil text stands in front of a dark stage opening. A single red plastic chair sits to the left, and a person in white sits partly visible inside the dark opening. The scene looks like preparation for an outdoor event, with no crowd present.2007-12-11A 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.2007-02-15A photograph of a dusty open ground in front of a long corrugated metal-roofed shed with corrugated sheet walls. At centre stands a red-painted decorated gateway with banana leaves, flower garlands and white cloth draped over its top, with a dark entrance opening behind it. A printed banner across the gateway carries Tamil text. A small black speaker box sits to the right. No people are clearly visible apart from a partial figure at the far left edge, and a small figure in white on the left side appears to be a person at the edge of frame.2007-12-11A photograph of a large corrugated metal shed on flat, reddish-brown earth under a hazy sky. A red-painted entrance arch at left is decorated with green leaves, white drapery and a silver ornament, with Tamil script on a banner. Stacked red plastic chairs and green mats lie beside the open side of the shed, and a hill and palm trees stand in the background. Two or three small figures are visible near the shed doorway.2007-12-11A dusty open courtyard in front of a long red building with a curved corrugated metal roof. Rows of tall ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured canopies in red, blue, green and gold, each edged with tassels, stand on poles across the ground. The canopies bear the printed words Dhyanapeetam and decorative emblems. A white-clad man stands at the far left by the umbrellas, and a woman in an orange sari stands near a doorway. Another man in white stands in the doorway, under a banner strung above the entrance.2007-02-15A 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.2007-02-15