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Photo of the entrance to a person Dhyanapeeta pavilion at an outdoor festival. An arched painted backdrop shows a row of colourful deity murtis, including a blue-skinned figure and a figure in red with a trident, above a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta with a portrait labelled Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Beneath the red canopy, a crowd of men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees, one wearing an orange head wrap, moves past. A multicoloured umbrella and hanging crystal lamps are visible inside the tent, with an ornate golden shrine in the background.

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February 11 20132013-02-11February 08 20132013-02-08February 11 20132013-02-11A photograph of an ornate temple-style entrance decorated with painted deity figures in an arched panel, with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and a portrait of a woman in orange with raised hands. Below, a bright orange canopy frames a doorway, and a gilded palanquin or ceremonial seat with an umbrella stands at the entrance. Crowds of men in white dhotis and sashes, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads, stand in the foreground, with saffron-robed monks and women in red and orange nearby. Bulls sculpted on the rooftop edge complete the scene.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 11 20132013-02-11Photograph of the entrance to a temporary a person Dhyanapeeta pavilion at a camp site, framed by a large orange tarpaulin canopy and a painted gopuram-style backdrop of colourful deity figures in relief. A banner above the entrance shows a portrait of a smiling man with long hair, red-and-saffron cloth and a red tilak, hands raised in greeting, beside Devanagari and English text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta. Crowds of men in shirts and trousers press toward the dark doorway, where a woman in an orange-and-cream sari walks along the brick pavement. Ornate pillars and hanging decorations are visible inside the tent. The portrait on the banner is a printed depiction, not a person in the scene.2013-02-06February 11 20132013-02-11