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Outdoor temple ritual under a stone-pillared pavilion with a grey tiled roof topped by white bull figures and a painted deity panel. Two tall blue velvet cloths hang from a red-wrapped pole in the centre foreground. Several people in saffron or orange robes and white clothes stand around a raised platform with brass vessels, a small wooden table, orange marigold garlands and coconut bunches on the pillars. A man in orange robes stands at right holding a brass vessel near a white-clad attendant, while a woman in white sits in the lower right corner. A purple logo appears at upper left.

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A photograph of an open-sided temple canopy shrine with a grey stone pillared structure and a tiled roof. Blue velvet curtains hang from red poles at the front and sides, and orange and yellow marigold garlands and clusters of golden fruit decorate the pillars. Two monks in saffron-orange robes stand near the shrine, one with a shaved head, while two attendants in white clothing and red shawls stand nearby. Small offering tables hold brass vessels, and a carved deity figure appears in a painted panel above. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the lower right edge. Greenery and trees frame the background.2009-06-15Night outdoor ritual photo. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace, stands on the left holding a lit flame toward a deity murti on a golden peetha. The murti is draped in a leopard-print cloth, adorned with garlands of white and orange flowers and a jeweled crown. Above it hangs a large umbrella-like canopy of yellow, red, green and purple fabric with fringe. A man in white clothes with a pink-striped cloth stands beside the canopy holding its pole. On the right, shaved-headed devotees in white and saffron sit with hands folded in namaskar, and a couple of standing attendants in white stand behind. Stone snake-form pillars sit in the background. Shows a pratyaksha paada pooja and procession setting.2010-11-20Outdoor photo of a copper flagpole being raised beside a carved stone and copper shrine base with a golden seated figure and a yellow-and-purple garland. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala raises ropes while looking upward. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders pulls the rope, holding a silver tray with an orange cloth. A figure in white kneels at the bottom edge beside a brass offering vessel with lamps. Palm trees and a bright sky are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, performing the flag hoisting.2010-09-13 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony beneath green trees at an ashram, showing a dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting rite at a tall white flagpole. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland holds rose petals in his hands and offers them at the pole's base. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a white tray of pink petals. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass puja vessel, and a multicoloured fringed parasol shades the central figure. Petals and flowers lie scattered on brick-edged ground, with about a dozen white-clad devotees standing behind. A man in orange robes holding the tray is visibly present; the central figure in turban and garland has appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though the match is uncertain.2008-07-27October 24 20082008-10-24Outdoor photo on a rooftop-type platform during a kumbhabhishekam-style ritual. A golden kalasha with a pointed finial and white flower garlands stands at left, with a yellow-clad attendant's hand reaching toward it. A saffron-robed elderly man with a shaved head and a hooded orange wrap holds a small brass dish, while a younger man in an orange robe with a long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala holds a ritual dish beside him, smiling. To their right, a man in a pink shawl and white dhoti stands with palms joined, and another older man in white at the edge also joins his hands. Wooden poles and a bamboo frame, an orange flag, and a city street with vehicles are visible behind them.2010-11-22Outdoor photo at a flagpole. A man in an orange saffron wrap and orange dhoti stands barefoot on an orange stone platform, pulling a rope that runs up a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with a black band and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. He has long swept-back hair and wears a dark rudraksha mala. Behind him stand tall coconut palms. At the base, a brass plate holds orange and white cloth. To the right, a second man in a white dhoti with a maroon border, bare-chested and barefoot, bends over near a metal railing beside a brass vessel.2010-09-02December 29 20102010-12-29A temple abhishekam scene in a stone-pillared hall. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands bent over a grey stone shivalinga on a lotus-shaped pitha, pouring liquid over it. Beside him, a younger man with long hair, also in orange cloth, stands barefoot on the wet floor. A third man in orange kneels at the right of the lingam, and a golden deity murti in a teal and magenta silk garment stands at the right edge. Brass vessels sit near seated saffron-clad figures at the far left.2007-02-23June 19 20142014-06-19 +2 copiesJuly 27 20082008-07-27July 26 20102010-07-26