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Outdoor temple courtyard crowd gathered around a large dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with an orange and gold cloth and marigold garland, set on a red-and-white pedestal. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear red or orange shawls and scarves, and some hold orange flags. A small girl in a green skirt and an older woman in a sari stand at the right edge. In the background a shrine with an ornate golden canopy and palm trees stands under a pavilion roof. A figure in orange robes appears near a gold-framed seat at the upper left, but identity is uncertain.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor temple courtyard gathering during a ceremony. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned seat in the centre, with a gold-framed shrine behind. Many people in white dhotis and white garments, some with red scarves, crowd around with hands raised, and saffron flags are held aloft. A dark stone bull statue draped with an orange cloth and marigold garlands stands in the foreground. A shrine with a deity murti sits at the upper left, with palm trees and a rail of red-and-white pillars.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26An outdoor ritual gathering under a tin-roofed shelter with palm trees behind. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the front facing a raised altar table decorated with marigold and rose garlands, flower petals, a brass pot and a small oil lamp. The priest on the left has a shaved head and white ash markings, with a bare upper body; the priest in the center wears an orange turban and an orange shawl, hands folded in namaskar. Around them about forty devotees, mostly women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, stand with folded hands, many wearing red and white garlands. A red-draped seat and a decorative cloth stand at the left edge.2015-08-09A procession of devotees walks along a paved path past an orange-red compound wall. Leading on the left, a bald man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders carries a silver tray holding white flowers. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a framed portrait garlanded with white flowers, showing a seated figure in orange robes. Women in white saris with gold borders and red shawls clap and sing, one woman in a rust-red sari holds a red tray of offerings, and a man in white drums a large barrel drum. Orange flags and a multicoloured canopy umbrella rise above the crowd.2013-12-26Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with orange pennant flags, with a crowd of devotees mostly in white dhotis and white shirts standing with hands folded in namaste. At the right edge, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands at a raised stone platform beside a decorated stone pillar, and a woman in an orange sari with a white shawl stands nearby. Behind the crowd are ornate processional palanquins or ratha-style canopies with red, yellow and green decorations and a white canopy top. A man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala necklace near the center. The scene suggests a festival procession or darshan gathering.2006-12-30Outdoor ritual scene under a red-pillared pavilion with a red-cushioned seat and a ceremonial umbrella at left. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes holds a long ceremonial staff, and several people in orange and saffron garments stand near leaf-plate offerings on the floor. Devotees in white with red shawls press palms together in namaskar, and orange and saffron flags flutter behind them. A large crowd fills the frame, with a woman in a dark red sari seated near the throne-like chair. The setting suggests a padapuja or darshan-style gathering, though no specific a person figure is clearly visible.2013-12-26A photograph of an outdoor Pongal celebration under a tin-roofed pavilion decorated with hanging palm-leaf toran and banana fronds. A large black stone Nandi bull statue draped in an orange-red cloth with white flower garlands sits on a red pedestal in the foreground. Several women in orange saris and men in orange robes and white dhotis move among the crowd, some carrying items, while a seated figure in red-and-maroon robes sits on a gold-framed throne at left beside a small orange table. A colourful rangoli floral kolam decorates the floor at left. Several people in white and orange clothing gather nearby under the hanging decorations.2016-01-15December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copies