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October 14 2006

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Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva DevalayaNight-time street photograph of a crowd gathered for an aarti. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a brass lamp with a bright open flame, and devotees in white and orange clothing lean in with cupped hands to receive it. Around them, many onlookers stand close together, some with palms pressed in namaskar, one older woman in a dark sari with a red bindi at left, and a man in a white shirt with a red and gold shawl at right. A white van and trees are visible in the background. No identifiable a person figure is evident.2006-10-14December 26 20102010-12-26October 14 20062006-10-14November 18 20152015-11-18May 24 20132013-05-24A photograph of a nighttime ritual beneath a large banyan-type tree. A bare-chested priest in a red and gold patterned dhoti, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a bangle, holds a silver lamp with a flame and offers aarti. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste. One figure at left wears an orange shawl and orange turban and has long swept hair, while a man in a maroon checked shirt wears spectacles and a red tilak. Brass lamps and a shrine area appear in the background.2006-12-20October 17 20122012-10-17Indoor temple scene with orange and marigold garlands draped on pillars and a brass oil lamp with several lit flames on the right. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a red and white garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a man in a white shirt who wears a rainbow-coloured rosette at his waist and gestures with his hand. Behind them a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread stands near the wall, and at lower right a priest with white and yellow tilak and bare upper body holds a ritual item. Devotees crowd the foreground and background, several with glasses and grey hair.2009-11-30A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a festival ground. In the foreground, a young man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a burning flame and ash, while an older man in a yellow-orange kurta stands beside him. Next to them, a man in a maroon shirt with an orange lanyard badge holds his hand toward the flame, and a woman in a teal sari with a red bindi stands nearby. On the right, a person in white holds out a hand toward the plate, and a bald, saffron-robed sannyasi stands at the edge of the frame. Behind them, white-clothed attendees and tent poles with colourful flags fill the background. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2015-01-12October 14 20062006-10-14Crowded indoor photo of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, standing close together. In the centre, a man in a white shirt with a white tilak on his forehead clasps his hands, beside a man wearing a red shawl with gold-coloured medallion border. A man at right holds a brown bag. Several other men in white and light striped shirts press behind them, and a uniformed officer in khaki stands in the background. Timestamp reading 14-10-2006 and copyright text appear at bottom right.2006-10-14