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Night photograph of a decorated temple-style entrance arch labelled in a wooden sign reading Nithyananda Peetham, with Nithyananda Peethamin Hindi and English. The arch has painted blue and gold panels showing a deity murti of Ganesha on the left and a multi-armed goddess on the right, with string lights outlining it. Crowds of devotees in saris, kurtas and shirts walk through the gateway toward a lit tent beyond. In the foreground a man in a white shirt stands beside parked red motorcycles, and a woman in an orange sari and another in a purple sari are visible. Fairy lights and tent flags are visible in the distance.

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April 28 20162016-04-28April 28 20162016-04-28Night 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 30 20162016-04-30 +1 copiesA large crowd of mostly Indian devotees moves through a white cloth gateway at the entrance of Nithyananda Peetham, a festival-style encampment. The arch is flanked by ornate blue and gold temple facades with painted deity murti, including an elephant-headed Ganesha figure on the left and multi-armed deities on the right, plus seated saffron-robed figures in niches. Men wear white kurtas, checked shirts and white head cloths, women wear green, blue and yellow saris, and a few people carry shoulder bags. Tall poles, red flags and colourful umbrellas stand in the background under an overcast sky.2016-05-08 +1 copiesNight photograph of an ornate blue and gold temple-style gateway decorated with string lights, marked with a sign reading नित्यानंद पीठम / Nithyananda Peetham. A framed portrait of a bearded figure with a red-and-gold garment sits in the arch top, above carved deity figures. Through the gate, a large white tent with red flags and more lights is visible. Several devotees in the foreground, including an older man in a white shirt, a woman in a red sari, and a girl with a pink hair clip, look toward the gate. Marigold garlands and a lit oil lamp appear at the left edge.2016-04-28May 15 20162016-05-15A large crowd moves through an outdoor entrance gate at the Nithyananda Peetham venue under a pale sky. A wooden sign with red border reads Nithyananda Peetham in Hindi and English, supported by white draped pillars and red flags on poles. To the right, a tall blue-framed banner shows a multi-armed deity murti on a lotus and a seated figure in a shrine arch. Men and women in saris, kurtas and shirts, many in white and red, walk past, some with children. Tents and stalls stretch behind the gate.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15Night photograph of a temporary white tent gateway at an outdoor festival ground. Its side panels carry painted blue, yellow and red temple-style illustrations of pillars and deity figures. Strings of small lights line the top edge. Crowds of devotees and visitors walk through the gate; women wear saris and salwar kameez in green, red and blue, and men wear checked shirts, with a young boy in a white shirt in front. A white-shirted man stands at the left edge, and metal barricades and yellow bollards channel the flow. Tent structures and lights glow in the background.2016-04-30May 15 20162016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15