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January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor temple courtyard with a brick-paved floor and a colourful rangoli floor design in the foreground, featuring orange, green and purple patterns. Many people in saffron and orange robes stand and move around a black stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal. Monks in orange and women in white and red saris gather in groups. To the right, a deity murti in a golden arched shrine is decorated with a floral garland, and two people in orange sit before a small brass puja setup with lamps and plates. A few devotees in white sit on mats in the lower right. Palm trees, a red compound wall and a canopy with bunting frame the scene.2016-01-15Outdoor temple-style gathering under a canopy of palm trees and a shade structure, with a large kolam floor design in orange, green, white and purple on the paved ground. Two seated figures in orange robes sit facing a decorated deity murti with garlands, a bull (nandi) statue and a red-draped seat on the right, with a kalasha-like offering, flowers and a small oil lamp on a low table in front. Behind them, a large crowd of people in orange robes sits in rows, many with hands joined, and drummers and attendants stand near a figure seated on a raised orange-draped seat at left under a ceremonial umbrella. Foreground devotees in white clothes sit with their backs to the camera, watching the ritual.2016-01-15August 09 20152015-08-09January 15 20162016-01-15January 01 20112011-01-01Outdoor pavilion with a large colourful kolam rangoli on the paved floor in front, featuring a central sun motif with orange, yellow, green and purple petals. A crowd stands with palms pressed together in namaste, many women in white saris and men in orange or white dhotis and shirts, with a few children among them. On the far right a figure in a dark red robe and black hat stands facing the group. On the left stands a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, beside clay pots and brass plates with offerings. Orange-painted buildings and palm trees are visible behind, consistent with a Pongal celebration.2016-01-15Outdoor ashram scene with a group of devotees seated on mats in a courtyard among palm trees. In the foreground, women sit facing away from the camera: one in a bright orange shawl, others in white, a yellow-green sari and pink top. In the centre, a person in an orange robe sits on a mat in front of a row of small fire pits, leading the group. Behind them, a tall stone pillar with garlands stands beside a white plinth and a bull statue draped with marigold garlands. Several participants in white clothes sit at their own fire pits. Roughly 25 people are visible in total, all seated.2010-07-07Outdoor temple ceremony under orange and yellow canopies with red-and-orange pennants at Sri Nandeshwara Temple. A large crowd of mostly seated devotees fills the foreground, many in white garments and some in orange robes. On a raised white-and-red platform, a figure in orange robes sits at the centre, and a shaved-headed man in white sits to the left near an offering tray. Two painted deity murtis stand on pillars at either side, and a decorated flower-covered deity image sits at centre. Several attendants in white stand behind the platform. A monitor-style speaker sits on each side.2008-12-28 +1 copies