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Night photo of a crowd reaching up with raised arms toward a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and shawl, wearing a beaded necklace, standing on a raised platform in a covered open-sided hall. Behind him a sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple above a doorway, with striped cloth and decorative hanging poles and orange triangular bunting overhead. A man in a teal t-shirt with a lanyard badge grips the central figure's arm to steady him, while people in white shirts and a woman with a white forehead mark stretch up to touch him. Appearance cues are limited to the bare chest, beaded necklace and white dhoti, so identity is uncertain.

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November 12 20102010-11-12Evening puja in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, hung with decorative tassels, and a red-orange wall strung with lights. A sign above the entrance reads Sri Gowri Sankareswara Temple. Central stage has a large white floral halo behind a deity murti, a kalasha and offering plates. A figure in orange robes and a pale-clad priest stand near the altar, and a seated man in orange sits on an ornate throne. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested, fill the floor, with a few foreign visitors in casual clothing. A cameraman in a green shirt films from the right.2011-10-05December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesCrowded indoor scene in a yellow-walled hall at a temple or ashram event. In the foreground, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with red shawls, press forward toward a doorway. On the left, several saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand near a red curtain and a silver-foil covered object. Further back, saffron-clad figures and women in colourful saris gather around an ornate golden-trimmed doorway, with a person in an orange robe and red turban near the centre. Some attendees hold hands out in offering. Ornate gold-accented pillars frame the entrance.2014-06-29 +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22December 17 20102010-12-17A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold turban stands with his back to the camera on a whitewashed stepped platform, holding a lit oil lamp flame before a red curtain. A second man in white clothes stands at right beside the curtain. Dark statues in orange-trimmed white garments flank the steps, and a sign above reads Sri Nityananda Eshwara Temple. The setting is an orange-walled temple courtyard with a yellow-and-red hanging banner at left.2010-12-17June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA crowd of devotees under a decorated tent with a corrugated roof and strings of colourful tassels reaches upward toward red objects being tossed. In the foreground a bare-chested older man in white dhoti with gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads smiles. Next to him a man in a light-green t-shirt and a woman in a red and yellow sari reach up. On the right a man in an orange-red kurta with a red shawl and a priest in white dhoti with garlands stand among the crowd on a red carpet, with lights and red canopies overhead.2016-04-24January 31 20162016-01-31Night procession in an open-sided courtyard with a corrugated roof and red steel posts. A line of men in white dhotis and shirts plays instruments: a drummer at left, a nadaswaram-style wind player, and a drummer at centre. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a brass vessel, with another white-clad man beside him holding a similar vessel. Beyond them is an orange-walled building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A few onlookers stand in the background, and a woman in a red sari with a child stands to the left. Bare gravel ground lies in the foreground.2011-11-06December 05 20162016-12-05