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Outdoor photo of a temple-style entrance gate at a dusty Kumbh Mela site, with a large banner reading Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati, A.P. above a painted panel of deities and a red-and-gold figure holding a club on each side. Two bicycles are parked on the left beside a corrugated metal fence and a notice board. Beyond the arch stands a domed shrine with a golden kalasha. A few people are visible: a woman in a sari crouching near the gate, a child in a light shirt, a man with a backpack and yellow bags, and a seated man in white at right. No a person candidate is visible.

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February 14 20132013-02-14A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted temple-style gateway at a riverside festival site, with a pale grey sky and a steel truss bridge behind it. The tiered gopuram-like facade is decorated with painted deities and figures in blue, red, yellow and white. Below the arch, a painted panel shows a row of standing deity figures, and a rectangular sign reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeeth. An orange cloth canopy hangs over the open entrance, flanked by grey painted walls. In front, several people walk past in shawls and saris, including a woman in yellow and a figure in a brown wrap, while a white car is parked at right. A thatched hut and a wooden cart stand at left beside a small portrait banner.2013-02-05November 25 20062006-11-25February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor scene at a busy Kumbh Mela-style festival area under clear blue sky, with a steel railway truss bridge on a brick pier at left. Crowds walk along a paved path. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes; a few sadhus in orange with shaved heads walk among them. Several women carry large bundles of bedding and cloth on their heads, one in orange sari and another in a red shawl. A bright orange canopy and a temple-style entrance with a colourful gopuram topped with figures stand at right, its signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha beside a portrait. Large billboards with printed images line the background. a person is not clearly visible among the people here.2013-02-09February 12 20132013-02-12May 08 20162016-05-08Photograph of an ornate temple-style entrance gate at a Kumbh Mela site, with a tiered, brightly painted gopuram-like facade decorated with figures and an arched panel of painted deities. A saffron-orange cloth canopy hangs over the open entrance, and a banner beneath the arch reads Nithyanandam Dhyanapeetham. Dusty open ground in front holds several people walking: a man in a white-and-yellow striped turban, a woman in a beige shawl, a man in an orange-and-grey wrap, and a man in a yellow vest beside a red tractor pulling a trailer with a tarpaulin canopy. A steel railway bridge stands on the left, with thatched huts and tents beyond under hazy grey sky.2013-02-05Photograph of a richly decorated blue and white temple-style entrance gate at the a person Peethan camp, with a Nithyananda Peetham sign in Hindi and English across the top. Painted panels show Ganesha, a goddess, and robed figures in blue and red, with seated saffron-robed figures in arched niches on the lower sides. A metal barrier and yellow STOP sign sit in front, with red flags beside the gate and a white tent visible behind. Several people in white clothes walk near the gate.2016-04-27Photograph of an ornate, temporary temple-style entrance gate at a riverside festival site under overcast sky. The tiered gopuram-like facade is painted in bright colours with a relief panel of multiple deities in a row beneath an arch. A bright orange cloth drapes over the central doorway, and a banner beside the arch reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha. A steel railway bridge stands to the left, and a thatched canopy and a small wooden cart sit at the left edge. Several people in saris and shawls, including women in white and orange, walk across the sandy ground in front; a white hatchback car is parked at right.2013-02-05February 14 20132013-02-14Photograph of a large ornate temple-style gateway at an outdoor fair, with a painted tiered gopuram-like top filled with colourful deity and figure sculptures in a central arch. Below the arch hangs a banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta" with a portrait of a smiling figure in saffron-orange clothing and a second Devanagari line. A bright orange cloth canopy forms the entrance. A thatched roof hut, a railway bridge carrying freight wagons and small banners stand nearby, with a few people visible at the lower right.2013-02-05