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Outdoor photo of a dusty ground at a temple-like site. In the centre, a tall white flagpole stands beside a black stone Nandi bull statue on a red-and-white painted base, with a shallow square stone pit and a black iron lamp stand nearby. Several men in orange robes and saffron-toned clothing walk toward a small shrine with a gold arch and deity murti at left. A man in white dhoti and yellow shawl walks near the centre, while a man in white with a black bag and camera appears at right. A man in a blue shirt and maroon dhoti and a man in a maroon lungi stand at left, one holding a drum. Green trees and a red-and-white banner line the background, with a sign reading Om Sreem Nithyanan... and GURU MANTRA.

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Outdoor ritual scene on dry sandy ground beneath bamboo and trees. A line of people in white dhotis and shawls stands at left, several in saffron/orange robes among them, moving toward a small brick-edged square platform holding a dark stone or metal object and a small black tripod stand with a bowl. A tall flagpole rises at center. At right a person in white with a saffron shawl and a black shoulder bag stands beside a red banner reading Om Hreem Nithyana, with a deity murti or ornate structure visible in the background. Many people are present.A tall white flagpole rises into an overcast sky, with an orange saffron flag at its top. Below, several people in orange robes stand on a dirt ground; one woman in a saffron sari and a marigold garland pulls the orange rope that raises the flag. Two people in white clothing stand near the pole, and a dark stone Nandi bull with a white flower garland sits at lower right beside a stone bench. Trees and a banana plant surround the open yard, and a small signboard with Tamil text stands at left.2010-01-08A photograph in an outdoor temple-grounds setting of red-brown earth with a black stone Nandi bull statue on a white-and-red plinth, garlanded with white flowers. Three people in saffron robes stand at left and centre; the central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace raises both arms to pull a sapling or tree bough upward on a rope, while a second saffron-robed figure in the foreground watches and a man in white dhoti stands behind. Another person in white stands at far left with hands folded in namaste, garlanded. A tall metal flagpole, a black kalasha-like base and a small white-and-red plinth sit nearby, with rangoli patterns drawn on the ground. Several trees and signboards frame the area. a person presence is not confidently determinable from appearance.2010-01-08Outdoor photo of a tall white flagpole with an orange saffron flag bearing a dark emblem being raised by ropes. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand on reddish earth, one holding a white and yellow flower garland, another in a bright red-orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace pulling the rope and looking up. A man in white clothing stands nearby with hands together. Green trees and a dark stone figure with a white garland are in the background. A small green signboard with Tamil text stands at left. Five to six people are visible.2010-01-08Outdoor photo of a tall white flagpole with an orange saffron flag being raised on ropes in a sandy compound with trees. A man in orange robes and a red-and-yellow garland at the centre pulls the rope, while others in orange and white stand nearby looking up. A black seated statue of a bull or Nandi with white flower garland sits on a red-and-white base at right, and a small black lingam stands on a red-and-white base at lower centre. A sign with Tamil text is visible at left. Four to five people are visible.2010-01-08December 23 20062006-12-23May 05 20122012-05-05Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony in a garden with green trees and yellow flowering shrubs. A man in a deep orange-red robe with a long dark rudraksha mala holds a rope attached to a tall white flagpole while a red umbrella with colourful fringe is held above him. Two decorated yellow-and-red ceremonial banners stand nearby. Another man in an orange dhoti and shawl, bare-footed, stands at the flagpole's base, which is ringed by brick and scattered with yellow flower petals. To the left, several people in orange and white clothing carry a silver tray of offerings and flowers. Several bystanders in white are behind them. The scene reads as a ritual ceremony around the flagpole.2008-11-12April 25 20202020-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20202020-04-25 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony in a garden with mango-like trees and a low rock border. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a multi-strand rudraksha mala grips a white flagpole with both hands, smiling. Beside him, a man in white clothes holds the pole and a cord, and an orange-clad attendant stands to the left. Two decorated umbrellas, one red and blue with tassels and one yellow and red with floral embroidery, are held overhead by attendants, and a barbed-wire fence runs behind. Appearance-based cues including long swept hair and the rudraksha mala fit a person as the central figure, and the sign-free scene is otherwise devotional ceremony.2008-11-12