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May 01 2015

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A white three-storey temple building with red vertical trim stands in an open yard under trees, with a banana plant and palm fronds at left. Strings of small lights hang along the facade and a rectangular printed banner is fixed above the entrance. In the foreground, seated men in white shirts and dhotis sit on red plastic chairs facing the temple. At left a musician with a wind instrument stands beside colourful decorated umbrella-like canopies. Several standing men in white and a woman in a red sari move near the entrance, and on the right a figure in orange robes sits on a red chair near a blue cloth draped on poles. The scene appears to be a temple consecration or procession gathering.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01A crowd of devotees sits on red, blue and purple plastic chairs in front of a white, multi-storey temple building with red vertical stripes and barred windows, at what appears to be a temple consecration event. A colourful striped and patterned canopy shelters a raised area on the right, where people stand close together. On the left, a small platform beside the temple entrance is decorated with hanging garlands and orange, green and pink cloth, and a man in white dhoti stands near it. Tall trees and a few hanging strings of lights frame the scene.2015-05-01Outdoor photograph of a row of newly built white multi-storey buildings with orange trim, decorated with string lights and a blue circular emblem bearing a white dove, with orange and red flags on the rooftops and balconies. Green garlands hang at the doorways. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a red flower in her hair stands at left, a child in a maroon dress stands near the centre, and men in light shirts and white dhotis walk along a red dirt road at right. Palm trees and power lines appear beyond the buildings under a pale sky.2008-07-28September 24 20122012-09-24Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony in front of a white multi-storey building with pink-trimmed pillars and a palm tree at left. A tall flagpole with a saffron and red flag stands on a white base decorated with a garland. A man in white kurta and saffron shawl stands at the pole, and a man in orange robes with a bare chest stands nearby. A woman in a red sari with a flower basket stands beside a group of people in white shirts and dhotis, saffron shawls and sarees, some with hands folded in prayer. Onlookers watch from the balconies above and green shrubs border the courtyard.2009-02-04A newly built two-storey ashram building with orange-red brick walls, a dark metal roof, and small ornamental finials along the parapet. An orange saffron flag flies from the roof. In the foreground, a bare dirt yard holds a stack of loose bricks, and a red-and-yellow patterned canopy stands on poles in front of the entrance. Two painted decorative pillars in blue, yellow and red flank the doorway, and a table with glasses and water bottles sits under the canopy. A seated man in white shirt and light trousers sits on a chair at the right edge. The scene looks like an ashram under construction.2009-12-09Outdoor photo of a newly built white two-storey KAILASA building decorated with orange trim, string lights, and orange flags, with a blue and white KAILASA emblem on the facade. A crowd of villagers and devotees stands in the dirt courtyard in front of it. Women in orange, red and green saris and a woman in an orange sari with a red-flowered braid stand near the entrance, which has garlands hung over the doorway. Men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a red shirt are among the crowd. Two or three people stand on the upper balcony. Banana plants and palm trees surround the scene under a pale sky.2008-07-28A photograph of a two-storey white building with red-framed windows and a red-tiled sloped roof, set among green shrubs and palms. In front, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, stands gathered near the entrance. A decorative canopy with a colourful patterned top shades the doorway, and a few people in orange robes stand at the right near the path.2007-12-23Outdoor temple or event grounds under a clear blue sky, with three long open-sided white canopy tents supported on metal frames and strung with red and orange bunting. The low walls are painted in red and white vertical stripes, decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A framed portrait of a man with a golden turban and dark suit stands at the left edge, labelled with no readable caption. Palm trees and leafy trees frame the scene, and a small red-painted pedestal sits on the dirt ground in the foreground. One or two distant figures are visible under the canopies and near the right edge, but the scene is largely empty.2006-12-31A photograph of a group of people walking in a line along a dirt road in front of a white multi-storey building with small orange-trimmed windows and a saffron flag on the roof. At the front left, a woman in an orange sari with a yellow flower garland walks beside a man in white shirt and trousers. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis follow, one holding a blue object, a child in a yellow shirt and a toddler held by an adult in white are among them, and a bald man in a yellow striped shirt stands at the right. A white van and parked cars are at the left, and a small tree grows beside the building.2009-01-10Photograph of a white multi-storey building with barred windows, bearing two banners reading "ANANDA SABHA" in English and Tamil (ஆனந்த சபா) above the entrance. Two saffron-robed people walk along a paved path: one in an orange-saffron garment carrying a black handbag, another in a red-orange sari-style garment. A woman in a white sari with a tan handbag walks beside them. A tented area with blue and maroon fabric stands at right, with a portrait banner of a smiling woman on a pole. Several children and adults are in the background near a low brick wall and cooking vessels.2009-02-25