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A crowd of devotees presses into a stone temple doorway during a ritual, with a carved granite pillar on the right and blue cloth hangings on both sides. A young woman in an orange top holds a lit flame, and brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped in yellow-and-green flowers, and brass vessels sit on a wooden platform in front. Men in white shirts and women in saris stand closely packed behind, with a palm-leaf decoration and a small hanging sound speaker visible overhead. Several people in the foreground reach toward the flame and offerings.

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A crowd of devotees presses toward a temple shrine in a stone-pillared hall. In the foreground a tall brass oil lamp stands beside brass vessels and a wooden platform draped with white cloth. On the left, a deity murti wrapped in orange and red cloth with a flower garland is visible. Many people in white, cream and orange clothing lean forward holding brass plates and a lit oil lamp, while a man in a white shirt reaches out. A brass plate of yellow flowers sits on the right beside a kalasha with mango leaves and marigolds. Petals are scattered on the stone floor. The scene reflects a temple puja and darshan during a festival.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02November 12 20102010-11-12October 03 20082008-10-03Crowded temple scene with devotees pressing around a central figure in an orange saffron robe with a yellow-orange garland of marigolds and fruit, a rudraksha mala visible on the chest, and long dark hair. A bald, bare-chested priest with a sacred thread stands beside a yellow-clad man who holds a tray. A matted-haired ascetic with a beard sits at a yellow table bearing fruit and offerings, and men in white shirts stand along a metal railing. The scene reads as a temple darshan or abhishekam gathering with marigold garlands and fruit offerings.2012-01-07A photograph of a temple interior at Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru, taken from an elevated angle above a sanctum with a golden-yellow cloth. In the foreground, a shrine holds a small deity murti surrounded by brass oil lamps (deepas) with peacock-shaped tops and a tray of flowers and offerings. A line of devotees in saffron and orange robes kneels and stands, several with hands folded in anjali. One saffron-clad woman leans forward to offer a plate or puja item at the shrine edge. A white-clad man stands near the shrine, and an ornate stone pillar frames the right side. Beyond the railing, more devotees and a golden temple structure are visible under palm trees. No single individual can be identified as a person from the image alone.2017-02-10A crowded indoor temple scene with a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis packed behind a metal grille. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in a blue-green cloth holds a lit camphor or oil lamp flaming over a low yellow altar table while two saffron-robed sadhus stand beside it. The sadhu nearest the flame wears a long hair mass, a rudraksha mala and orange robes; the other has a shaved head and orange clothing. Another bare-chested attendant stands at the back. Flames and bright light fill the upper left, and a brass offering basket sits on the table edge.2012-01-07December 12 20162016-12-12July 13 20092009-07-13Dim stone temple hall with carved pillars and a crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a central ritual. In the centre, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits before a decorated offering with oil lamps and flower garlands. Standing nearby are priests in white dhotis, some with bare upper bodies, and men and women in white and cream clothing with orange shawls. A woman in a yellow-and-brown sari stands at left. The crowd is large and mostly seated, with many women wearing flowers in their hair.2007-01-12A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, where a seated man in orange saffron robes and a red-orange shawl, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, sits at the centre with palms joined before a silver vessel and a metal pot. Pink and white flowers and a tray of offerings lie on a stone platform. To the left, a monk in orange with a grey beard and another seated orange-robed man in a red cloth flank the scene. A trident stands behind them. Around them, devotees in white, yellow and pink saris and white shirts stand and sit, one man in the back wears a garland, and a bare-chested priest in a red and white shawl and yellow dhoti sits at the lower right. A ceremonial puja or abhishekam appears to be underway.2009-07-13December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04