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Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a painted orange building and a signboard reading Eshwara Temple. In the foreground a man in orange robes with a wooden walking stick and a long orange-and-tan beaded mala stands at a circular kolam-style chalk and white-lined ritual area beside a cushion. Facing him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange-bordered cloth and folded hands performs a respectful gesture. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and orange garments stands on the courtyard, with a woman in white on the right. A banner reads Dasara and a signboard in Kannada hangs on the wall. Mats lie on the ground.

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October 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard ceremony in front of a building with a signboard reading Desh Mara Temple. A young man in orange robes with an orange-and-white garland stands leaning on a walking stick beside a low orange cushion placed on a mat inside a chalk-drawn circle. Opposite him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange-and-red border stands with hands folded near a small brass vessel. Behind them, a crowd of people in white, orange and saffron clothing stands near white-and-red striped steps, with striped poles and decorated hanging ornaments overhead. A banner reads Dasara with dates. a person's identity is not established by appearance.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 07 20102010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold bead necklace stands barefoot at the edge of a white-ash circle on a painted ground, holding a black walking cane and lifting the hem of his robe. Beside him, an orange cushion sits on a low wooden platform on a straw mat, with a brass kalasha-like vessel nearby. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow with folded hands watches. A banner reads Dasara, and orange and striped triangular flags hang from a canopy, with a red-and-white striped barrier and orange wall behind. A man in saffron orange clothing with a gold bead necklace is a person candidate by appearance, with long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklace, though his face is not distinct enough to confirm identity.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA person in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on a raised circular platform with a grey ash ring, holding a black cane in the left hand and placing the right hand at the waist, eyes lowered in reverence. A gold bead necklace hangs at the chest. Beside the platform sits an orange cushion on a low wooden seat and a brass kalasha pot. Rangoli-style white and coloured designs decorate the ground. Behind, a crowd of about twenty people in white and yellow stand with palms pressed together, under a tin-roofed shelter with orange and yellow decorative poles and triangular pennants. An orange wall bears a red banner with Kannada script, and a framed printed poster stands at the right.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony in front of an orange-and-brown building with a red-and-white striped platform. A standing figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long orange shawl presses palms together at an orange-draped seat with a cushion and flowers. Beside it, a man in orange dhoti and shawl holds a brass offering vessel while a bald man in white kurta and dhoti stands with an offering plate. Devotees in white with yellow shawls stand nearby, one holding a laptop. A seated man in orange robes with folded hands sits at the platform's base. Banners read a Guru Purnima celebration and a Navaratri welcome.2010-07-24December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual under an orange-trimmed canopy beside a white-walled temple with a sign reading "Nithyananda Temple" at top left. A tall figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe, a multi-strand gold-and-red garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at right, appearing to guide the ceremony; the appearance is consistent with the a person description but is not certain. Nearby, a devotee in dark maroon robes sits in the foreground beside a stone platform with a shallow fire or yagna pit, brass vessels and a small bowl. Behind the platform, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, and a line of people in saffron, white and orange clothing stands with hands folded. A printed notice board with photographs hangs on the wall, and orange triangular pennants decorate the courtyard.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28