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A photograph of a crowd gathered before a richly painted gopuram-style temple gateway with tiered towers, sculpted figures in the arch and colourful deity reliefs on the sides. A large ceremonial umbrella with red, blue and yellow panels and tasselled fringe is held over the entrance, and beyond it a palanquin draped in red and gold is carried through the passage. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man wears an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders with a garland, while bare-chested men in white dhotis wear rudraksha malas. Other devotees in white clothing and saris press forward under bright blue sky.

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Outdoor procession at a colourful gopuram-style temple gateway with painted sculptures of deities and a clear blue sky. A multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled edges shelters a small palanquin carried near the entrance, where a deity murti sits on a red cushioned seat. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and gold flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace looks upward, flanked by two men in orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them a crowd of devotees, some bald and some wearing white dhotis, stands with a tall silver staff. Visible sculptures and a pitched roof frame the scene.2012-06-05Photo 11732393Photograph of a crowd gathered outside a richly painted gopuram-style temple gateway with carved deity figures in the arch and a blue sky above. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and trousers holds a tall silver ceremonial staff, and beside him a older man in white stands near a dark car with a red beacon light and a windscreen sticker reading VIP CAR PASS. A bearded man with bare upper body and sacred markings stands in the crowd. A multicoloured umbrella with tasselled edges is raised near the entrance, and a yellow-orange flag hangs at left. Devotees in white stand around the entrance as a procession forms beyond the gateway.2012-06-05A large crowd of mostly men in white clothes gathers in front of a massive carved stone temple gateway with tiered gopuram-style towers and sculpted pillars. Beneath a colourful, multi-coloured canopy with festive banners, a group carries a palanquin-style procession ahead of the entrance, with umbrellas and a decorated ceremonial structure in the center. A distant tall temple tower is visible through the dark gateway opening. Many devotees stand close together in the foreground, some in white shirts and dhotis.2006-09-24June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesPhoto of a crowd gathered outside a white gopuram temple entrance with painted ceiling and deity panels in the gateway. A large multicoloured umbrella with tassels stands near the doorway. In the foreground a dark car bears a red beacon and windscreen text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a VIP car pass. Men in white dhotis and shirts hold a gold-trimmed ceremonial banner and a silver staff, and a man with bare upper body and rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in white clothing.2012-06-05October 23 20062006-10-23October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a procession outdoors at a temple-style ashram grounds. A tall ornate arch painted in pastel blue, white and gold with a carved top stands at left beside a canopy. Several colourful decorated parasols in red, green, orange and blue with tassels are carried over a group of people walking along a dirt path lined with banana leaves and shrubs. In front, a man in an orange robe and bare arms walks with a hand near his chest; a man in orange with a shaved head walks beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with garlands, follow. A bare-chested man in a dhoti stands at right, and a bearded elderly man in pink and white walks near the middle. A small white shrine-like pillar stands at right and a blue and purple tent structure is behind. Several people are visible, including partially cropped figures at the edges.2007-01-30May 18 20122012-05-18A dense crowd of devotees fills a street outside a colourfully painted temple gopuram-style gateway with ornate pillars, circular medallion decorations and lion-bracket carvings. Several large ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and multicoloured fringed canopies are carried above the crowd during a procession, along with banners and a palanquin-like canopy. Most people wear white dhotis and shirts, with some in saffron or orange garments. Green banana-leaf and palm decorations are strung across the entrance. The procession appears to be a ratha or temple procession moving through the crowd.2006-09-24A festival procession at a Hindu temple tower gateway under a clear blue sky. On a wooden chariot with a flower-decorated canopy, a deity murti is adorned with garlands, and two large green and pink umbrellas with fringed edges shade it. Priests in orange and white dhotis stand on the platform, one bare-chested priest in orange dhoti near the front, others in white. A man in a white shirt and green cloth stands beside the chariot. Dense crowds of devotees, many women in saris, surround the chariot. Scaffolding rises at the right.2022-11-30