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August 25 20142014-08-25September 01 20162016-09-01Night-time photo of a large painted Ganesha murti in a kneeling pose, with a blue elephant face, gold crown, orange body, turquoise patterned lower garment, gold armlets and a blue-and-white round shield held in one hand, with a garland of white flowers around its neck. A young man in saffron-orange robes with white body markings stands beside it, touching the murti's shoulder, while a bare-chested figure in orange appears at the right edge. A red-draped platform supports the murti under a corrugated roof, with fairy lights visible in the background.2014-08-25January 08 20172017-01-08Night procession on a ground lit by strings of coloured lights. On a golden-yellow ratha/chariot platform, a large painted effigy of a demon with a bared-teeth face, gold crown and dark garment sits holding a club, with green leafy branches fixed behind it. A boy in orange cloth stands beside it holding the foliage. Several bare-chested men and devotees in orange and white cloth stand at the platform's edge in the foreground, one holding a flaming torch. A red-and-teal vehicle with a canopy is at right. The scene appears to show a festival float with a demon effigy, in a setting with no visible a person.2016-11-05A night outdoor performance on a dark open ground. In the centre a performer in a Ganesha-style costume wears a golden crown, a white elephant-trunk face mask, and a richly embroidered gold-and-red bodice with green and red garlands, with an orange-gold dhoti and a sword-like prop held in one hand. On the right a person in an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and orange top, with a rudraksha-style necklace, holds a microphone to their mouth and speaks. A wooden chair sits at the left edge beside a lit lamp, and another figure in white stands at the far right edge.2016-09-01Night procession on grass with many devotees in saffron and orange robes, several carrying tall decorated umbrellas and ceremonial banners with red and gold designs. In front, a man in an orange dhoti holds a large silver mace with an ornate finial, while a figure in a costume with a golden elephant-headed crown, gold jewellery, a flower garland and orange cloth carries it alongside. A child in white and red and a child in orange follow, and a man in white kurta walks at right beside a red parasol. Torchlit night atmosphere with a crowd behind.2016-09-01Night procession photo of a large festival figure of a blue-skinned goddess with a red and gold embroidered cloth backdrop and a lion-faced mount with open jaws and brown mane, carried on poles with yellow and orange flower garlands. Behind, a man with a broad smile wears a white garland and rudraksha-style beads and stands in the crowd. Dark night setting with tinsel decorations and umbrella-like canopy on the left; several onlookers in the background. The overlay credit reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam '2017-09-30October 05 20172017-10-05Night outdoor scene at a festival: a large painted effigy of a demon with a red face, gold crown, gold shield and a raised golden sword sits on a yellow wooden platform. A shirtless young man in red dhoti grips the effigy's shoulder from behind. A woman in orange sari holds a long white rope or cord raised beside them. Two oil lamps with flames burn at the platform edges, and a crowd of spectators stands behind under strings of multicoloured lights. A yellow-clad attendant sits in the lower foreground.2016-11-05November 01 20112011-11-01September 01 20162016-09-01