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Wide outdoor view of a large red-stepped ghat or tiered stone bathing area beside a rectangular water tank at an ashram-style complex. On the left, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees sit on the steps, with a small canopy or umbrella set up and an attendant in white near the front. On the right, a large decorated kalasha-like structure with a dark central stone and garlands and bands of yellow, orange and green stands at the water's edge. Rows of seated white-clad devotees fill the tiered seating in the background, beside a multi-storey red-brick building under a hazy sky.

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February 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17Wide daytime view of an outdoor temple tank with stepped red-brick sides and green water. On the right stands a large decorated Shiva lingam on a raised platform, wrapped in striped, colourful fabric and garlands. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on the tiered red steps and along the far bank, while several people in orange and saffron robes sit near a small open-sided canopy with a raised seat at the left. Men in dark clothing work on the lower steps. A multi-storey red-brick building and a few parked vehicles stand behind the grounds under hazy sky.2015-02-17Outdoor photograph of the large red-stone amphitheatre-style ritual ground at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham with a giant black Shivalinga rising from a reflecting pool at right. Saffron-robed monks stand on the terraced red steps at left, and a row of red flags lines the upper slope. A seated ritual group in orange and white clothes sits near a red-draped platform with drums, while a large crowd of white-clad devotees fills the stepped seating at right. Orange-clad attendants stand by the lingam base. Clear blue sky and a brick building behind.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16March 07 20162016-03-07A large outdoor Shiva lingam stands in the middle of a rectangular stone-edged water tank, set on a raised platform and encircled by a thick garland of marigolds and orange, red and yellow flower strings with a decorative yellow-and-red skirt at its base. Water fountains spray beside it and a flower-strewn walkway crosses the pool. Tiered grandstand seating rises on both sides, and on the right a crowd of people in white clothing sits on the steps watching. A red multistorey building and trees stand behind, under a hazy sky. The scene suggests a Mahashivaratri abhishekam setting at an ashram, with the linga decorated as a deity murti.2016-03-07Wide outdoor photo of a large black stone Shivalinga on a raised platform beside a reflecting pool at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham complex, with a rope or cord running along the stone. Orange-robed priests and attendants stand near the linga and along the stepped amphitheatre. Rows of seated devotees in white fill the tiered seating on the right, and red flags line the steps on the left under a clear blue sky. Red-orange buildings stand behind. A small group of drummers in orange sits on the left steps with drums laid out. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2016-10-16 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor photo of a large rectangular reflecting pool at an ashram, with a raised black stone shivalinga-style structure decorated with a striped orange, white and yellow cloth and marigold garlands standing in the water on a platform. In the foreground, several monks in orange robes and a few people in white stand at the pool's edge, with a black stone Nandi-like figure draped in white cloth near the front. On the left, a row of seated people in white clothes and orange-robed figures sit on a red-carpeted stage beneath a small golden shrine-like structure. Tiered red seating and a multi-storey red building form the background, with an overcast dusk sky.2013-12-27