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An outdoor temple courtyard with pale sand ground and tall palms. A white square shrine base holds a black Shiva lingam wrapped in yellow and orange garlands, with a tall tiered kalasha-style pillar rising behind it. Rangoli designs in coloured powder lie at its foot. Around the shrine, several people in white dhotis and saris walk and stand with hands folded in devotion. On the right, drummers in red and maroon dhotis play dhol drums beside a decorated vehicle with banners. Stone sculptures of deities stand in the background, beyond a low wall.

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Outdoor photo at an ashram grounds with coconut palms and stone deity sculptures. A tall copper-coloured pillar with a kalasha-style top stands on a white stepped plinth decorated with marigold garlands, beside a black Nandi-style stone figure. Colourful rangoli floor designs are at the base. Several people in white and off-white traditional dress move around, while drummers in dhoti-style lower garments and white shirts play a large drum and other percussion. A yellow vehicle with decorated framed images and garlands stands at right. The scene resembles a ceremonial procession or puja setup.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped in cloth, rising from a white stepped base decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. In front sits a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, with a coloured floral rangoli design on the ground. Palm trees and grey stone deity sculptures stand in the background. Several people in white clothes and white saris walk around the site carrying brass vessels on their heads, while a drummer in a dark shirt and maroon dhoti plays cymbals in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and yellow shawl walks nearby. The scene looks like a ritual procession around a sacred pillar.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 23 20082008-12-23December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor temple courtyard at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam with coconut palms and a tall copper kalasha or flagstaff rising from a white pedestal. A bronze deity murti sits on a white platform in front of it. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron robes stand in a line facing the murti, some with folded hands, while a child in orange and a small child in red watch from the left. A white-robed man in a dhoti and grey shirt walks across the foreground. To the right, a yellow and gold decorated ratha/palanquin with flower garlands and a small truck with a canopy are parked. Colourful floor rangoli designs of deities and figures decorate the ground, and a red-roofed stand with offerings and flowers sits in the centre. Grey stone statues line the left background.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor temple-ground scene under palm trees at a festival flag-hoisting area. A tall copper-coloured flagstaff stands on a white plinth with garlands, and a seated figure wearing a dark garment and a large floral garland sits on a white platform in front. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand around the flagstaff, one holding a decorated umbrella and others carrying orange and red flags. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some women in white sarees and others in orange and pink saris, stands in a semicircle with hands folded in reverence. A drummer and a figure holding a ceremonial instrument are visible at the left. Orange banners hang at the upper right.2008-12-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and thatched-roof huts. Four musicians walk in a line playing traditional instruments: a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) in the foreground, a second man in white plays a shorter pipe, a drummer in white with a red cloth beats a barrel drum, and a woman in an orange sari walks among them. Behind them, a man in white clothes walks through the courtyard past stone sculptures. A golden kalasha-like finial with floral garlands in red and yellow stands at right, and a rangoli-style floor design sits on the pavement. Several people in white clothing are visible in the background.2009-12-21December 23 20082008-12-23A large outdoor temple courtyard at an ashram with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar behind a white stepped platform holding a black stone statue. A long line of people in white clothes stands along both sides, many women in white saris with gold borders, some in orange and pink. In the foreground a barefoot man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala walks past a flat white platform with a red-topped square base. Behind, a yellow and gold palanquin with a decorated canopy and a ratha-style float stand near a red-and-white temple structure. Several children in white also appear in the procession.2009-12-28