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Outdoor temple ceremony under a covered hall with orange-red walls and banana-leaf decorations. A priest in white dhoti and bare upper body stands at a raised platform with steel vessels, fruit and flowers, performing a puja before a deity murti with a crown and garlands. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris fill the foreground, some women with long braided hair. A red and gold throne-like seat with a canopy stands at the right beside a banner. Incense smoke rises near the altar.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard puja on a raised orange-draped platform before a shrine with a red-and-gold backdrop and banana plants. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left, reaching toward a pair of standing deity murtis draped in red and purple garments. A large brass lamp and several metal offering vessels sit on the platform with fruit and flowers. Seated devotees in white, yellow and pink saris fill the foreground, and a cameraman stands at right beside a red throne-like seat under a decorative canopy. A banner at right shows a printed event notice. Visible people appear to be seated devotees, a priest and a cameraman. a person's appearance is uncertain; no figure clearly matches the required cues.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor temple ritual on an orange-draped stage before a red-walled shrine hung with marigold garlands and banana leaves. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the left, holding a metal pot, beside a dais with two deity murtis dressed in purple and red cloth. Brass vessels, a tray of fruit, flowers and a lit oil lamp sit on the orange cloth. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris and salwar fill the foreground, while a cameraman films from the right beside a red and gold throne-like seat under a canopy. A banner behind the stage shows photographs and text.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor temple ritual on a raised platform before a red-walled shrine labelled with Kannada and English signage reading Sri Nithyanandeshwara Devasthana. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl performs a ritual at a fire pit with metal vessels and brass lamps, while a figure in red and gold stands beside a deity murti in the shrine. Behind, a gold-framed portrait sits on a red-cushioned seat under an ornate umbrella. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing face the platform, and a cameraman films from the right. A banner in Kannada and English reads MEET the Master.2011-12-13Night-time outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard with a large sacred fire burning on a white raised platform in front of a decorated deity murti. Two priests in white dhotis stand at left, one tending the fire with offerings; a seated priest in saffron clothing sits beside the fire. Behind the fire, a tall figure in saffron and red adorned as a deity is flanked by a large murti. At right, a figure in saffron sits on a red cushioned throne-like seat, with brass vessels and oil lamps placed nearby. Foreground devotees sit on orange mats: a man in an orange t-shirt and white trousers, a man in a brown shirt, a child in red, and women in pastel and yellow clothing. Banana plants, leaf garlands and marigold-yellow bunting decorate the orange walls.2011-10-26 +1 copiesDecember 16 20102010-12-16December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13