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A large outdoor photograph of a Sri Nithyananda temple courtyard at dusk. Rows of red wooden boxes filled with firewood sit on the ground, each with banana leaf plates of offerings, fruit, and coconut, laid on woven mats. Devotees in white and cream clothes stand with folded hands along the rows. In the foreground, several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in procession; one tall man in front wears a rudraksha mala and orange robe. Behind them, a white temple building with a decorated entrance displays a deity murti and garlands, and a banner reading Sri Nithyananda Temple. A large banner at right reads Sadhukkal Sangam with a portrait of a woman. A black stone statue of a seated figure with flower garlands is at left.

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Outdoor homa ceremony in a courtyard before a white temple building with a banner reading Sri Ananda Temple. Rows of red wooden fire-pit boxes sit on mats with offerings of wood, fruit and bowls on banana leaves. Devotees in white kurtas and saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded or raised in prayer. Ritual participants in white and orange robes stand near the pits, and a large kalasha-like decoration and a decorated palanquin appear near the temple. A pink banner beside the temple reads Aanandotsava-2010 with portrait photos, and a Kannada-language sign reads Sadhukkal Sangam. Roughly 40 people are visible.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor temple ritual in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A long-haired man in orange robes with a flower garland stands at a square white fire pit, holding a silver plate of offerings over it, while an attendant in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a plate of flowers. A large red and yellow umbrella shelters the scene. A white-clad crowd of devotees stands on steps behind, with orange flags and a white altar draped in orange holding garlands, fruit and brass vessels. Several people in white and orange hold their hands in prayer.2008-12-23Outdoor ritual scene at a tent-covered ceremonial site under a pink and orange canopy with purple bunting overhead. In the centre, a barefoot man in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, with a long white and red flower garland around his neck and long hair falling past his shoulders, stands facing left beside a row of clay lamps set on a mat. Behind him, people in white dhotis and orange shawls stand around white brick fire-pit enclosures, and several devotees in white saris and dhotis hold up offerings. On the right, a table holds fruit (bananas, apples), flower-strewn offerings, a steel vessel and a large decorated rectangular box covered in marigolds. Colourful umbrellas with fringed edges are held up in the background, and a carved wooden seat stands at right. a person candidate appearance is uncertain from this view, so the figure is described by role only.2006-12-29Outdoor homa ceremony at an open-air ritual site under a metal frame with strings of purple and white bunting. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands centrally, wearing a white garland, facing a square fire pit bordered with marigold and flower garlands, with fruit, brass pots and bowls of flowers on a mat in front. Around him, men in white dress and orange shawls stand with hands folded, and women in white saris with orange and red borders stand behind a low brick fire-altar row. Pink and orange draped fabric and large ornate umbrellas frame the scene, with a palm tree at left.2006-12-29December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor temple procession in a festival setting under a open pavilion with purple and orange pennant flags strung overhead. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a large white and red flower garland, walking barefoot on sandy ground. Behind him people in white dhotis and saris, several with orange shawls, carry trays and offerings. A tall decorated parasol with red fringe and multicolored umbrellas stand to the right. In the foreground are rows of small oil lamps on the ground, a row of white ritual blocks, a silver bowl, and a table holding fruit, flowers and a metal plate. Devotees with folded hands line the procession.2006-12-29Overhead view of an outdoor ritual yard shaded by palm fronds, with a row of red-rimmed square fire pits or homa trays on a white-tiled ground. Many people stand and move among them: men in white dhotis and shirts, several bare-chested men in white dhotis, and saffron-clad men in orange robes, plus women in saris and a girl in pink. Small bundles of sticks are set in the trays, and a red-and-yellow decorated umbrella stands at left beside red plastic chairs. Paper banners and green leaf garlands hang on the blue-white wall behind.2009-01-12Outdoor ceremony under a tin-roofed pavilion decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, orange triangular pennants and banana plants. On the right, a seated figure with long dark hair wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in a red-curtained shrine above a flower-garlanded platform with fruit offerings; the figure's appearance is uncertain and is marked accordingly. In front, rows of devotees in orange and white clothes sit and stand with hands folded, while a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, and a row of white-clad men in front of the platform stand in prayer. Many steel plates with offerings are laid across the ground in the foreground.2007-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copies