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A crowded temple procession at a Hindu shrine with white stone pillars and carved silver-toned railings. A large palanquin or ratha decorated with orange, yellow, white and pink marigold garlands is carried through a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. Several people in the crowd hold cameras and phones. A figure seated in the palanquin wears orange and saffron clothing; the figure is in the distance and not clearly identifiable, so the a person flag is unsure. Garlands drape the silver pillars on the right, and a white feathered fan or chamara is visible on the palanquin.

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A dense crowd fills a white stone temple colonnade decorated with orange and marigold garlands strung along the pillars. At right, a white canopied palanquin or ratha with pink, yellow and orange floral garlands stands in front of a bare-chested priest in ochre cloth and devotees in saffron robes performing a ceremony. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in colourful saris, and uniformed police officers press around the palanquin. A sign on the left pillar carries a printed caption partly reading Nithyananda Paramashivam. Several people in the crowd hold up hands in greeting.2008-02-18A festival procession moves down a colonnaded temple street lined with white pillars and strings of orange and yellow marigold garlands. A man seated in a flower-decorated palanquin wears a gold ceremonial crown and a red and gold ornate garment with a garland, raised on a carried palanquin by bearers in white. Dense crowds of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some in saffron cloth, press along both sides. Hanging festoons in red, blue and pink decorate the roofline, and cameras are visible at the front. a person is the central seated figure in the palanquin, identified by gold crown, ornate red clothing and garlands.2008-02-18A dense crowd fills a covered colonnade of white stone pillars at a temple, with marigold garlands strung along the arches and a small pale shrine or palanquin with pink and yellow flower garlands at right. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes or white dhotis and sarees; several uniformed police officers in khaki stand at left beside a dark deity statue draped in marigolds. Hands are raised and folded in greeting as people press toward the center of the procession, where a man in white clothes stands among the crowd.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A crowd of devotees gathers around a silver palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and pink and yellow flower strands, carried inside a white stone temple courtyard with carved pillars and a stone lion sculpture above. Many people stand with hands folded in anjali, some in white dhotis and shirts, others in striped and checked shirts, and a man in a white turban stands at right. A figure in white clothing stands behind glass near the pillar. Marigold garlands hang from the columns and the black stone deity murti beside the entrance. The scene appears to be a temple procession or darshan at the Kalabhairaveshwara-related event.2008-02-18A dense crowd surrounds a flower-decorated palanquin or ratha draped in orange, yellow, pink and white garlands, its silver kalasha-like top visible. Near the front, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone. A shaven-headed sannyasi in saffron robes stands at centre, with several other saffron-clad monks and devotees in white shirts and dhotis around him. Women in colourful saris watch from behind a white temple pillar, and a Kannada-language sign hangs above the crowd.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A crowded temple corridor filled with a dense mass of devotees, many in white dhotis and kurtas and women in bright saris, pressing toward a silver-white palanquin-style shrine decorated with pink, yellow and orange flower garlands. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand near the palanquin, and garlanded deity murtis or ornamental pillars line the white pillared hall, with marigold and flower garlands strung along the ceiling. Some devotees raise their hands in folded or waving gestures, and police in khaki uniforms stand among the crowd.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18