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Outdoor temple courtyard at Nithyananda Peetham Thiruvannamalai with a red-and-white striped stepped platform. Two young ascetics in saffron-orange cloths stand at the stone-and-brass setup: a standing figure on the left with long dreadlocks and a red mala, and a second devotee on the right with a bare upper body, white ash markings on the chest and arms, and a red sacred thread, pouring water from a brass vessel with a long spout. A cobra-hooded brass ornament sits on a dark stone base, flanked by trishul staves, kalasha-style pots and red-and-gold umbrellas. A white-clad person kneels on a mat in the background, and a hillside rises behind the compound.

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March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor temple courtyard with red-and-white striped steps and walls, a dry hillside behind it. A priest in orange dhoti with white body markings stands at right, raising a tall brass multi-tiered lamp (aarti) toward a golden hooded cobra canopy over a stone shivalingam-style platform. Golden trishul-topped staffs and ornate colourful umbrellas with yellow fringes frame the shrine. Several seated and standing attendees in white sit in the background, and a white van is parked at right. Brass pots and a small offering plate lie on the steps.2017-03-11A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple tank with red-painted steps and a row of small stone shrines in the background. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his arms and chest holds a small silver vessel toward a gold-coloured standing statue of a child figure with a red tilak. To the right, another shirtless person in an orange dhoti and a green-bordered cloth stands with palms joined in prayer beside a large dark stone basin. Brass vessels sit on the wet stone ledge in the foreground.2016-11-22March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a hazy hill behind it. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands on a striped red-and-white stepped platform, head bowed, with a shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a second man in orange robes stands at the left edge. To the left, a large black oil lamp stand (deepam) sits on a white pillar. On the platform behind, a decorated white-and-orange altar holds padukas or a small deity murti with a garland and flowers. Rows of black lamps fill the courtyard, with two stone deity sculptures at right and a white pillar in the centre. A white kolam design is on the ground at lower right.2011-12-19