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January 12 2009

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A photograph of a narrow village lane decorated for a religious visit, with strings of yellow and green paper lights and mango leaf garlands strung across it. Beneath a painted temple gateway showing a deity seated among figures and animals on a mountain, a large pink and yellow banner carries Tamil text welcoming devotees to come for darshan. Several people walk toward the temple: a man in a green and purple shawl in the foreground, men in white shirts and dhotis, and a figure in an orange top on a balcony at left. Palm trees and a blue-washed building frame the scene.2009-01-12June 24 20142014-06-24July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor street scene at a village entrance decorated with banana leaves and strings of green leaves. A large red banner reads a Tamil-script name for the Nithyananda Dhyana Peetam and shows a smiling portrait of a figure in orange with a turban. A central figure in orange robes, rudraksha malas and a red-orange head covering walks through the gate, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts pressing around. To the right, two shaven-headed priests in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand near the crowd. A man in white with a garland of orange-red beads guides the way. A red-and-orange shamiana canopy and a bright sky complete the scene. a person candidate is the central figure in orange, appearance consistent with the page; the banner portrait is a depiction.2014-07-01A crowd of villagers stands in front of a blue-walled temple shrine decorated with hanging mango-leaf and green foliage swags strung across the entrance. A red signboard with white Tamil lettering is mounted above the doorway, flanked by painted deity figures on green and red pillars. In the foreground, women wear saris in teal, white, maroon and blue, some with forehead vibhuti marks and beaded necklaces; men wear white and pale shirts. Orange and red flags hang at the left and right edges, and warm sunlight flares across the scene.2014-06-24A dense outdoor street crowd gathers in front of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers decorated with painted deity figures, lions and a kalasha-topped spire. A thatched bamboo canopy shades the temple entrance, with mango leaf strings hung across the doorway and a small orange-and-red signboard beside it. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand near the centre, one holding a folded orange cloth, while men in white shirts and dhotis, some with red shawls, press around them. A loudspeaker is mounted on a utility pole, and palm trees and low brick houses line the street under a pale sky.2014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor village street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of men and women moving past a colourful temple gopuram on the left. Drummers in white dhotis and bare-chested men carry drums, and a man in an orange robe, with a camera operator in white beside him, walks near the center. Behind, a red umbrella and a decorated palanquin or chariot are visible among the crowd. Women wear saris in red, pink and blue, and a signboard and white wall with Tamil text line the road beside orange flags on poles.2008-07-28June 05 20122012-06-05July 01 20142014-07-01Devotees carry a golden palanquin through a narrow temple corridor lined with blue metal gates. The palanquin holds a deity murti of a standing saint figure in orange and green robes, framed by a red cloth canopy with blue motifs, garlands of marigolds and a kalasha-topped crown. In the foreground a bald man with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, while several men in white shirts, cream and white dhotis and an orange-bordered lungi push and steady the palanquin. Walls are patterned with green and red decorations.2012-06-05February 02 20072007-02-02January 16 20182018-01-16