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Night street scene outside a shop front in Tamil Nadu. A man in a dark shirt holds a long pole with a flame at its tip, lighting a camphor or oil lamp flame held high. A priest in white dhoti with a green-edged cloth stands at left, and a bare-backed priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate near a wooden railing. Women in saffron, orange and pink saris stand among a dense crowd of onlookers, some with raised phones. Overhead signs read Classic Mobiles and a red board for the ancestral home, with a small framed portrait on a shop display and strings of coloured lights above the entrance. Offerings of flowers and turmeric sit on a stone counter.

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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.2025-11-23Street-level photograph at an outdoor ritual in front of a shop-lined street. A priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, bare-chested with a sacred thread, leans forward at left, holding a brass plate with bananas, a garland of white flowers and a folded cloth. In front, a woman in white with a red blouse and a rudraksha mala sits at a wooden platform beside a woman in a red-orange sari and bangles. Behind them stand devotees, several holding up mobile phones to record. An orange signboard reads 'SPH Sri Nithyananda's Ancestral Home' with Tamil and Telugu text, and a banner with 'Kailasa Thiruvannamalai' and 'Nithyananda Janmabhoomi' hangs nearby. Strings of lights and a cameraman appear in the background.2025-11-23October 14 20062006-10-14February 07 20172017-02-07January 16 20182018-01-16June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesNight photograph of a street-side temple ritual with a lit shrine. Two deity murtis stand in red-draped alcoves garlanded with flowers, flanked by hanging ornaments and bright lamps. In the foreground, a robed priest in saffron and orange stands before a flame, while another priest in white with an orange shawl holds a ritual implement near a lit oil lamp. Seated devotees, including children with braided hair, face the shrine, and a crowd of standing people in white and cream clothing watches from the right. Shops with signboards line the street behind.February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at dusk in front of the Nithyananda Peetham Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam gate, with signboards and parasols with red and gold fringes above the crowd. A central man with long dark hair, a bare upper body, rudraksha malas, a white forehead marking and a thick garland of yellow, red and white flowers folds his hands in front of a flame. Nearby, a man in an orange-saffron cloth and a black-and-white camera operator stand among devotees in orange and red garments. A tray of fruit is raised at right, and a large open flame burns in the foreground while many people press forward.2018-01-16Street photo in Madurai at dusk, timestamped 06/06/2025 18:23. A shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a striped green-and-orange border holds a brass oil lamp with a flame aloft in both hands, a red thread on his wrist. Beside him a man in a yellow shirt and dhoti and a woman in a pink saree stand near a green wooden palanquin-style cart with long wooden poles. Shuttered shops, blue shop signs and balcony onlookers surround the scene, with a crowd of devotees on the cobbled street.2025-06-06January 15 20092009-01-15