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Exterior photograph of a large modern hall with a curved metal canopy roof and corrugated silver-grey walls, under a pale sky. In front stands a tall carved pillar of stacked pink lotus-like petals with figures and a blue-green base. Beside it, a street-side banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing with Tamil text, and there are decorative blue-green pillars and planters along a brick-paved walkway. Two people sit under the canopy near the entrance, and a small red flag is mounted on the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A photograph of a large grey metal-clad building with a long horizontal facade and small windows, beside a paved forecourt. A curved silver canopy or tunnel-like entrance opens at the right, with scaffolding visible and blue-banded pillars and planters lining the walkway. A palm frond overhangs the left edge under a pale sky. Several small figures in colourful clothing are visible near the entrance, and a motorbike and a person in a teal outfit stand at the right edge. Stacked timber lies at the left. The building is the venue setting; no ritual activity or a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-02-14Outdoor photo of a large open-sided curved-roof pavilion with a metal frame and a green-skirted stage area beneath. Two tall sculpted pale pink-and-cream shell-like columns stand at either side on blue bases. Around a dozen people in white clothes move across a paved courtyard, several in white shirts and trousers and some women in white saris, with a few holding white fans or cloth. A small table with items sits near the back, and a few seated figures are at the right edge. Bright blue sky above.2010-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a two-storey temple building with grey pillars carved with figures, cream upper walls with small framed windows, and a white tiered shikhara-style tower on the roof. A blue-roofed structure stands at the left edge. In the foreground, a banner in Tamil and English is hung on a metal railing at the entrance, with a painted image of a deity on a blue panel beside it. No people are clearly visible apart from a partial figure at the bottom right corner.2009-08-08A photograph of a large corrugated metal shed on bare red earth, prepared for an event. A red entrance structure at left has banana-leaf and banana-trunk decorations, white cloth draping and a small white-clad person seated inside, with red plastic chairs placed nearby. A stack of red plastic chairs and green mats sits at the right end of the shed. No clearly identifiable people stand in the open ground.2007-12-11A photograph of a dusty open ground in front of a long corrugated metal-roofed shed with corrugated sheet walls. At centre stands a red-painted decorated gateway with banana leaves, flower garlands and white cloth draped over its top, with a dark entrance opening behind it. A printed banner across the gateway carries Tamil text. A small black speaker box sits to the right. No people are clearly visible apart from a partial figure at the far left edge, and a small figure in white on the left side appears to be a person at the edge of frame.2007-12-11December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor ashram courtyard under a yellow steel truss frame with a corrugated roof. Two stone deity murtis stand in a niche beside a gilded arch, one wrapped in a red-orange garment and wearing a white floral garland. Hanging cloth banners in orange, green, red and blue with floral and motif embroidery decorate the frame. Two seated people sit under a dark canopy at the left edge, one in white clothes on a plastic chair. Lattice screens and white block walls form the backdrop.2005-07-21A photograph of an open-sided outdoor pavilion with a large curved yellow steel truss roof and corrugated metal panels, built beside a red brick hall on bare earth. Beneath the roof, a group of people in white dhotis and kurtas sit and stand around a dark maroon canopy with fringed decorations and orange and garland hangings. At the left, a framed portrait on a stand shows a bearded figure in orange cloth, and a white-clad devotee stands nearby. Several people in white, along with a man in a green shirt and a woman in pink and green saris, are scattered across the open ground in front. Palm trees and a cloudy sky frame the scene.2005-07-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a newly built concrete hall with a curved roofline, rows of wooden shuttered windows and a covered colonnade along the front. A red and yellow banner with rows of Gujarati-style lettering is strung across the facade above the entrance steps. Two men stand at left on the paved forecourt, one in a grey shirt and one in white, viewed from behind. A small blue three-wheeled cargo vehicle is parked at right beside a tree, and a few other trees and grass surround the site under a partly cloudy sky.2009-09-10July 29 20082008-07-29A wet roadway outside a partly built multi-storey concrete building with teal columns and a red panel. Large numbers of people in white dhotis and white shirts stand in lines along the road, many with orange or saffron stoles. An elderly woman sits in a wheelchair in the centre of the group, wearing a white sari. Directional signs point to Dining Hall Anna Mandir and Meditation Hall Ananda Sadhana Mandir. A framed portrait of a smiling woman with long hair and orange garland is mounted on a pole at left, with a second smaller portrait beneath it. Overcast rainy atmosphere.2009-08-16July 29 20082008-07-29