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Photograph of a yellow two-storey building fronted by a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam sign in Tamil and English lettering, with a painted street-level billboard showing a woman in a dark blouse and saree, and a deity image beside her. Several people walk across dusty ground in front of the entrance: a man in a checked shirt, a woman in a white saree, a man in white, a woman in white, and a woman in an orange saree beside parked motorcycles. Two people stand at the right-hand doorway. Red and green painted bands run along the facade with a yellow-and-white wrap-around plaque. A tall pole and satellite dish appear at the rooftop edge.

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Exterior of a yellow and orange two-storey building with a white upper wall, serving as a person meditation centre. A large blue Tamil signboard reads Dhyana Peetam, and a red-bordered banner above the entrance shows a portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing beside a deity image with a crown. Two motorcycles are parked at the ground-floor entrance, with iron grilled windows and doors and a water tank on the roof.Photograph of the front facade of a yellow-orange building bearing the Tamil sign for a person Aranmanai, with red-framed windows. Below is a dark banner with a painted portrait labelled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeedam" showing a smiling woman with dark hair, red bindi, orange garment and rudraksha-style beads; beside her is a painted deity image of a goddess seated with attendants. The banner's Tamil text reads a dhyanam and dhyana chikitsa centre message. The painted figure in the portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene, and no people are physically present.Outdoor photo of a newly built cream and orange ashram building decorated with marigold garlands strung along the roofline and entrance. A large painted portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and beard is mounted on the orange gable, with a Tamil-script banner beneath it. A red, yellow and blue striped umbrella stands over the entrance. In the foreground, several people in white dhotis and white saris walk in a line, and a group in white clothes stands near brass trays heaped with marigold flowers, fruit and banana leaves. A few more people in white and a man in a light blue shirt stand near the entrance and along the right side.2010-02-18July 01 20142014-07-01A street photograph in a residential lane lined with pink and blue houses and strings of orange and purple triangular pennants overhead. On the left, a large roadside hoarding shows a smiling person with long dark hair, a red bindi and dark rudraksha beads, wearing an orange robe; the hoarding carries a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside yellow Tamil text advertising a meditation centre. A smaller orange-robed poster stands at the gate. Nearby, a man in an orange robe walks toward the gate, and several people in white clothes stand beside a silver SUV on the road. Motorcycles are parked on the right.2010-01-19July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a covered entrance to a small pink building decorated with flower garlands and a banana plant. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe walks down the steps, one hand raised in greeting, while devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand along the path with hands folded. A woman in a red patterned sari holds a young child on her hip nearby. A blue banner on the right shows a portrait and Tamil text, and a left banner reads a Bhagavad Gita satsang notice. Probable Swamiji is visible by the long swept-back hair and saffron robe, walking in person and greeting those present.2010-02-15A photograph of a small white house with a red-tiled roof and a red iron gate, set on a dirt-and-concrete forecourt with coconut palms behind. Four women stand at the gate: one in a blue salwar outfit reaching to the gate, two in white saris, and one in a green sari with a white shawl. A man in a white shirt stands under the front porch. A white van is parked inside the compound. Beside the gate hangs a blue banner bearing a photograph of a bearded man in a white head covering and Tamil text. White kolam designs decorate the ground.2005-07-09A group of about eight people walks along a dirt path in front of a cream-coloured two-storey building with a green metal gate and white wall. In the foreground are red-flowered shrubs. On the left, a man in a checked shirt and dark trousers walks beside a man in white kurta and a man in a white shirt with a belt. A woman in a grey shawl and another woman in a blue salwar with a maroon shawl follow. On the right, a man in a white kurta with an orange scarf walks, and a figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair walks at the far right, appearing to be a sannyasi. Some people are partly hidden by the group.Outside a newly painted blue, yellow and white two-storey building, devotees gather under a decorative arch of green banana stalks with hanging bananas and mango leaves. A framed deity murti of Ganesha with a kalasha-like motif sits above the entrance, and saffron-orange cloth banners hang from a string across the porch. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, one in a saffron shawl, stand near the doorway with devotees including women in saffron and red saris and a small child held by a man at left. A man in a checked shirt stands at the left edge, and a partial figure at right holds a banner. The scene suggests a welcoming or inaugural ceremony, with a person not clearly visible among the people shown.2014-07-02July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor procession in front of a temple-style pavilion decorated with banana trees, colourful striped torana drapes, and small umbrella-like canopies. A man in a long orange robe with long swept-back dark hair walks forward holding a walking stick, probable Swamiji by his long hair, orange robe and walking-stick presence, with a shawl-like orange cloth across his shoulders. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris follow, some with folded hands. Large printed portraits of a smiling figure in orange hang on the side walls, and the pavilion sign reads NITHYANANDAM. Sunlight and a dusty ground with kolam designs.2007-02-15