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Night outdoor scene at an event pavilion with a bare red-earth ground and a red carpet runner. Several people dressed in white ritual clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar near a white-draped table holding a small floral arrangement. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the foreground, one with hands folded, another in a white shirt carrying a long-handled colourful ceremonial umbrella with a tasselled canopy. A woman in a white sari stands near the carpet. Behind them an orange and red stage backdrop with floral garlands and a red draped cloth frames the entrance, and a tin-sheeted wall lies to the left. Ceremonial parasols with embroidered gold and blue canopies are held aloft.

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December 11 20072007-12-11Night-time outdoor preparation at a temple-style pandal with a red-painted front and a banner reading "நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரணா" (Nithyananda Spurana) above, decorated with flower garlands, banana leaves and two multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas. Four men in white dhotis and shirts with ID lanyards stand around a white-draped table holding flowers and a small offering; one man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands center. Potted plants sit on the dusty ground and a pile of footwear lies at right.2007-12-11December 21 20092009-12-21November 19 20092009-11-19December 23 20062006-12-23January 1st 2013April 19 20082008-04-19December 29 20102010-12-29December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple in Bidadi, lit by string lights strung along a white pavilion. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles of a colourful multi-tasselled parasol. Beside them, men in saffron-orange robes walk with a brass tray of flowers and a drum, and a white-clad man carries a tall gold-tipped staff. The procession moves across dirt ground toward a lit shrine area. Five to twenty people are visible in the procession.2009-06-09November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A night-time procession in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and bright overhead lights. In the foreground, a man in saffron dhoti and shawl holds a long pole supporting a large fringed, multicoloured parasol, beside a bald man in white dhoti and white shawl carrying a similar pole. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style necklace walks centre-front. Behind them, devotees in white and orange-saffron clothes stand near a white-covered table with offerings, and a palanquin or deity figure with red and gold draping is visible at left. Tall decorative banners hang from the rafters. The scene looks like a temple-style ritual procession.2013-01-01