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Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva DevalayaApril 20 20062006-04-202010 - Photo AlbumNithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalaya +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on grass with hills and a green truck behind. A man in an orange saffron garment with a long gold-toned necklace and long swept-back dark hair sits on a red cloth, breaking a coconut on a stone with his hands; a golden stepped pedestal, silver bowls, bananas, flowers and split coconuts are arranged on a woven mat. Three men in white dhotis and shirts stand or kneel nearby, one holding a tall silver staff. A leopard-print cushioned seat stands at right. Scene suggests a coconut-breaking puja.2005-12-25Outdoor ritual scene at a temple-style pillar with grey carved stone and a red cloth hanging behind it. Two people sit on the ground in orange robes. On the right, a man with long matted dreadlocks and white body markings on his arms and chest, wearing an orange cloth, leans forward with his hands over a brass vessel. Across from him, a woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace and red bindi sits behind the brass vessel. In front are a golden box, a silver plate of bananas, apples and flowers, and oil lamps. a person is attributed to the man with dreadlocks, identified by long matted hair, orange clothing and white markings; this is an appearance-based label only.2007-08-09Outdoor photo of a foundation ceremony on bare dry ground. A man in a long-haired, bare-chested figure wearing saffron-orange cloth with gold border, a rudraksha mala with a tilak, holds a brass trishul upright in the soil beside a stone and a broken coconut. Next to him, a kneeling man in orange robes digs at the earth with his hand. Behind them stand a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads, and a group of women in cream and light saris with folded hands, plus onlookers in casual clothes. Concrete walls and trees stand in the background.2012-04-02December 07 20062006-12-07 +2 copiesJanuary 11 20072007-01-11 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on a hillside among green trees and rocky outcrops. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds up round offerings. Beside and behind them, saffron-clad sannyasis stand in a row, some holding similar offerings. Men in white dhotis and shirts watch from the background, and a red, yellow and green canopy with hanging tassels shades the scene at upper right. The setting suggests an outdoor puja or offering ceremony.Photo 11680085 +1 copiesPhoto 11724902 +1 copies