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A photograph of a stone shrine with a barred metal door set under a stone-roofed open pavilion with granite pillars, surrounded by green hillside trees. A woman in white clothes sits on the steps of the shrine, head bowed. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl over his shoulder stands looking down on the paved floor, with a dark bag at his feet. Small offerings are placed near the shrine door.

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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09September 24 20122012-09-242008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A temple shrine scene at a stone platform with brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and a green leaf. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits with palms joined in prayer at left, a woman in green stands beside him, and a long-haired figure in a white robe with a dark shawl stands at right with hands folded near a carved stone pillar. A garlanded deity murti with orange and gold adornments sits in a niche at upper left, and red-and-white striped painted walls frame the courtyard. Dark blue curtains hang at the edges.2008-10-27Outdoor photograph of a stone-pillared open pavilion, its columns carved and draped with red cloth, sheltering a large deity murti on a raised platform. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the platform's front, with lamps and offerings arranged before the murti. Standing devotees in white dhotis and white clothing face the platform, with women in red and yellow saris and a child in yellow to the right. Trees and a distant crowd appear behind.2007-02-24A photograph of a stone-paved colonnade with granite pillars and a low stone wall, opening onto a view of green trees and palms under bright sky. At the right edge, a woman in white clothing with a purple border sits on the step with her hands clasped in her lap, her hair pulled back. No ceremony is visible; the scene shows a quiet covered terrace at an ashram-style site.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a whitewashed stone gateway at a shrine site with a rocky hill behind it. The arch bears a sign reading Sri Arunachalam Panchamukham in yellow-and-red lettering, with a trident-like finial above. Red Tamil text reading Siva Siva is painted on the gate pillars and walls. Inside the gate stands a black stone lingam on a square platform with a ringed pillar nearby, under trees. Two people in white and orange clothing walk on a dirt path at the left edge. Several stone slabs lie in the foreground.Outdoor stone pavilion with carved pillars at dusk, a priest in orange robe seated at a ritual area with brass oil lamp and offerings, a white-cloth-covered seat with a golden kalasha-like finial and a red-clad deity murti on a pedestal at right. A woman in white sari with red forehead mark stands at lower right and a few partially visible people in white at left.2007-02-24Outdoor temple shrine with a granite pillared canopy and blue velvet curtains hung on its sides. Inside, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged before a deity murti decorated with garlands, with brass oil lamps and offerings on the stone platform. A second person in white robes bows low at the edge of the platform. Red and white striped walls and palm trees stand behind.2008-10-27