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Night photograph of a crowded street-side temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai, lit by warm orange and white lights. A large orange signboard above reads SPH Sri Nithyananda's Ancestral Home in English and Tamil, with a Telugu-script line below. A deity murti or decorated image stands in an alcove, draped in a garland of purple and white flowers and wearing a white beaded necklace, with a lit lamp and offerings in front. A woman in an orange sari and other devotees in orange and white stand around it. A large crowd of mostly young men and women, some in white shirts and some holding up phones to record, presses forward in the foreground. Shop fronts with signs and a hanging loudspeaker surround the scene.

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Night outdoor photograph of a street gathering in front of a temple-style shrine adorned with a red canopy and a deity murti garlanded with flowers, flanked by lit oil lamps. A framed portrait stands to the side of the shrine. Two men in white and saffron-toned clothing stand at the altar. Dozens of people sit on yellow mats on the road facing the shrine, many in saffron, blue, yellow and white saris and kurtas. A white bus with a 'Nithyanandam' sign is parked at left, and an audience member in white is in the foreground.Street-level photo of a crowd gathered at a wooden barrier outside a building with a glowing orange sign reading Sri Nithyananda Janma Bhumi, a signboard in Tamil reading Kailasa Thiruvannamalai Nithyananda Janmabhoomi, and shop shutters around. A young attendant in white dhoti with a white cloth on his shoulder leans over the barrier and reaches toward a brass tray holding fruit, white garlands and a folded white cloth. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti line on her forehead stands at the front, next to a woman in an orange blouse and a woman in a pink sari. Other devotees and onlookers, some filming with phones, press behind. A screen with a small image of a saffron-robed figure is visible in the background.2025-11-23January 16 20182018-01-16Night street procession in a town lane. Center: an ornate gilded palanquin/ratha with carved golden pillars, a small shrine-like top, orange and red garlands and draping, and a red-and-orange flag on a pole. Inside it, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and ornaments. A man in white with an orange shawl stands beside the palanquin, and devotees crowd the street around it, many in white and pastel shirts. At left a man films with a camera. Shopfronts, hanging signs and a lit Christmas-style conical light tree frame the lane.2006-09-24A night procession on a city street with a decorated ratha or palanquin at center, its gilded canopy hung with red and orange garlands. Beneath it sit deity murtis adorned with flower garlands and gold-coloured ornaments. Several men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk beside and around the float. A crowd of onlookers stands close, some in white shirts and patterned shirts, while a cameraman in an orange shawl films at lower left. Illuminated strings of lights form a tall tower behind, with commercial signs and a red flag on a pole to the right.2006-09-24Night procession outside a temple with lit stone gateway. A large ceremonial silver-and-gold palanquin topped by a multicoloured canopy and heaped with marigold and rose garlands carries a figure in white dhoti with bare chest and gold arm ornaments, holding a silver tray. Below, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a garland stands at left; a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala walks nearby; men in white shirts, a man in yellow checked shirt and a bare-chested man with vibhuti smears crowd around. Devotees press forward, one raises a camera and another a phone. Dense crowd fills the foreground.2012-04-05A crowded night street procession in a busy market area. A deity murti is carried on a palanquin-style platform under a large red, yellow and green decorated umbrella, draped in red and orange cloth and garlanded with flowers. Devotees push and pull at wooden poles of the palanquin. In the foreground, a woman in an orange headcloth and a man in a white cloth with rudraksha malas and a sandalwood tilak lean close. Shopfronts, signboards and crowds of onlookers fill the scene.2025-01-07Night procession outside a temple with a gopuram tower lit overhead, carved with deity figures. A decorated palanquin-like canopy with red, green, yellow and blue fringed cloth is carried above a deity murti heavily garlanded with orange, yellow and pink flower strings. Crowds press around it. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and gold necklace stands beside a woman in orange sari with a garland. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one with a red-marked forehead, and a man in shirtsleeves filming with a video camera crowd the scene. Figures in orange and yellow clothing appear at left. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2012-04-05Night street procession in a busy Indian town. A large illuminated chariot carrying a deity murti under a decorated canopy moves down the lane, with robed figures seated on its platform. In the foreground, a man with long matted hair and a flower garland on his head, wearing a red-brown cloth and gold chain, walks in the crowd. Beside him a figure in saffron-orange cloth carries a brass kalasha-like vessel. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk among devotees, with shops lit by coloured lights along the street. The scene shows a temple ratha procession with devotees walking alongside.2017-02-07Photo 82912462022-06-04 +1 copiesSHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 6/4/20222022-06-04 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple ratha in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with a decorated chariot lit by a spotlight. Two silver-coloured deity murti are adorned with white and yellow garlands and draped in white. A man in a white shirt bends forward over a lit oil lamp and offering at the base of the murti, while another man in pale clothing stands beside the chariot. A videographer with a camera on the right and a dense crowd of devotees in the foreground, including a man in a blue shirt, watch. A framed portrait of a man in a white head covering is held up at left. The ratha bears a sign with Tamil and English text above the deities.2006-11-01