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Night photograph of a large crowd gathered outdoors in front of a brightly illuminated ornate ratha/chariot-style structure covered in strings of coloured lights, with a golden tiered spire and deity figures on its platform. Dozens of people stand close together, many in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris and salwar, and a few with garlands. At lower left a bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth wears a long beaded garland and stands beside a tall metal pipe-like instrument. Red flags and tent canopies frame the scene, and a signboard at right reads about the Nithyananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar. Red and white banners hang on poles across the grounds.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a dense crowd gathered outdoors at a festival procession. A richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha with a tiered spire is lit by strings of multicoloured lights on a building behind it. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread stands beside a metal lamp stand, gesturing toward the crowd. Women wear sarees in white, orange, and blue, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A banner on the right reads Sri Nithyananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar. Red flags line the path.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A night-time outdoor crowd gathers in a courtyard strung with coloured lights and saffron flags, facing toward an unseen focal point. Many devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and some raise hands in prayer. A man in a white dhoti with a shawl and a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala and white cloth stand at the front right, while women in yellow, green, orange and pink saris and lehenga-style dress stand among them. A bright spotlight shines above the crowd. Behind them a sign reads Sri Nithyananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar, World's Tallest Medicinal Shiva Lingam. Tall potted plants and a light-lined structure frame the scene. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this image.2016-12-23February 24 20172017-02-24December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a religious procession at an ashram road, lit with colourful string lights. A tall, illuminated ornate chariot with a tiered golden canopy and kalasha-style top moves forward, followed by a smaller decorated palanquin-like platform with a deity murti and lamps. Many devotees in white dhotis and shawls, several in saffron and red garments, walk along both sides of the road. Two-storey buildings with lit facades stand to the right, and a white-clad figure in the foreground carries a lamp near the front. a person is not clearly identifiable in this crowd.2016-01-03Night procession at an ashram with a large crowd of women and girls walking along a lit road. Many wear white, saffron-bordered or colourful saris and salwar, with some holding flowers and wearing garlands. In the centre, an illuminated palanquin-like float with a canopy and a decorated figure group moves forward. On the right, a bald bearded man in a saffron robe with an orange head cloth walks among the crowd beside a multi-storey orange building strung with coloured lights. Garlands of coloured lights decorate the trees and grounds behind. Strings of lights and lamps line the path into the darkness.2015-11-21February 24 20172017-02-24January 03 20162016-01-03December 31 20152015-12-31 +1 copiesNovember 21 20152015-11-21