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An open-sided shrine structure with a sloped tiled roof and red-and-white striped pillars stands on a bare red-earth clearing below green forested hills. Inside the shrine, a seated statue or murti in a red-orange cloth sits on a tiered yellow-and-white striped platform. A hanging banner with Tamil script and portrait images is fixed across the front of the roof. To the left, a small figure in orange clothing sits near a low striped plinth, and a pile of white sacks rests on the right. Trees frame the right side of the scene.

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A four-panel collage of outdoor temple scenes at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. The top panel shows a wooded hill behind a low building with a silver roof and a large black Shiva lingam draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth, set on a white platform. The lower left panel shows a black stone deity pair, a male figure with a trident and a female figure in a red and gold sari, garlanded, with a small orange-clad figure below. The lower centre panel shows rows of black lingams on stone bases in a courtyard. The lower right panel shows a black stone statue in white and saffron draped clothing with a red and white garland. No physical people are visible; all figures are statues or monuments.2010-11-12Outdoor photograph beneath a striped canopy strung with orange triangular pennants bearing a black emblem. In the centre stands a raised brick homa or yagna fire altar with a flame and smoke rising from a fire pit, surrounded by brass vessels, kalasha-type pots, red and orange cloth and offering items. A small figure in white clothing stands behind the altar. On the left a tray holds brass lamps, a glass, a small brass pot and white cloths. Open green grass, a hazy hill and trees lie behind, with a blue chair at left and a striped mat in the foreground.November 21 20102010-11-21Four-panel collage with a large hill in the background. Top panel shows a large Shiva lingam draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands in front of a long building with a corrugated roof, under a green forested hill. Bottom left shows a saffron-robed man seated before a shrine with a Shiva figure and garlands, beside a printed portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and a Tamil caption board, with a woman in white and a man in white nearby. Bottom right shows rows of black stone lingams on a paved platform. The collage has no physical people counted in the layout except those visible in the bottom-left panel.2010-11-12November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of a dirt road leading toward a wooded hill under a clear sky, with a small group of people walking along it. Four or five walkers in white and saffron clothing move away from the camera, some carrying saffron and orange flags or banners on poles. To the left stands a metal barrier and a low fence, and a few scattered structures and vegetation line the roadside. The scene suggests a pilgrimage walk on foot toward the hill.2010-07-15October 09 20122012-10-09September 19 20122012-09-19March 19 20172017-03-19 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple site on bare ground under a bright sky, with a large red and black ornamental shivalingam-style structure at left bearing a white trident emblem. A Tamil banner beneath it reads the lingam-related message. Behind lie a green rocky hill, small thatched shrine huts and fencing. At right, a group of about five people in white and saffron/orange robes stand near an orange umbrella. A small deity shrine with orange offering stand sits at left.2008-10-19A photograph of an outdoor compound with a red-brick boundary wall, red and white striped low platforms, and pillars with a central raised platform. A woven mat path runs across red earth toward the platform, with a tall rocky hill covered in trees behind the wall. No people are visible; a small white vehicle sits near the left wall.2017-03-192011 - Photo Album