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Outdoor photo of a deity shrine decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands and a red-and-blue colourful deity murti flanked by carved elephant motifs. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti stands on the left, holding a lamp or ritual object before the shrine, with a small offering tray on the platform. In the foreground, devotees in orange robes stand with heads bowed or hands folded; one in an orange hooded shawl faces the shrine. Saffron flags and a banner with framed photos sit at the right under a sunny sky, with a blue-painted building behind. Several people are visible.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor photograph of a street-side ritual at a decorated shrine with a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and flower strands. A figure in orange robes bends forward at a raised pink-draped platform, apparently performing an offering with a small lamp or puja items. Around them stand devotees in orange clothing, a man in a white shirt with a grey beard and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and a person in an orange shawl with bare shoulders. Red and orange umbrellas with tasselled fringes shade the scene, and a white vehicle with a printed photo panel is at right. A black sign with Tamil text and a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hang on the shrine. Palm trees and houses are visible behind.2009-01-12A festival procession float in daylight under a clear blue sky. A deity murti in gold and white adornment sits on a raised platform decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a colourful arch of pink, green and yellow flower strings. A figure in an orange robe with bare feet, seen from behind, leans over the platform making an offering near the fruit, flowers and brass lamps. To the right, a person in orange with rudraksha beads and folded hands stands with a woman in an orange sari-style garment seen from behind. A devotee in white with a red rudraksha mala stands at the far right. A portrait of a robed figure appears above the float. Coconuts, bananas and a kalasha-like offering sit on a purple cloth. Greenery and tasselled canopy fringes frame the scene.2008-12-23January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12December 24 20082008-12-24January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession on a decorated float carrying a pair of deity murtis dressed in white and blue cloth and heavy yellow marigold garlands, with fruit, coconuts and mango offered on a mat below. A man in orange robes with long dark hair stands on the float, his hands near the murtis. Beside him, a man in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Red and yellow tasselled umbrellas shade the float, and a colourful flower garland arch rises behind it. Devotees in white and orange stand around, a woman in orange in the foreground, under a clear blue sky.2008-12-23 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20092009-01-12