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Outdoor ritual stage under an orange and red canopy with saffron pennants, with a large crowd seated on the ground in front. On the raised platform, a woman in orange robes sits on a cushioned seat beside a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, while several monastics in saffron robes sit nearby. A man in a white dhoti and sleeveless top kneels at a low platform with a brass ritual vessel, and a man in white attends the puja. Other saffron-clad figures stand at the right beside a kalasha-like decorated pillar. Behind the stage are banners and a parked silver car. Ritual offerings and flowers are arranged on the platform.

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Outdoor ritual gathering under a red and yellow canopy strung with saffron pennants. In the foreground, a shirtless man in white dhoti kneels at a raised red-and-white tiered platform, working at ritual items and offerings. Seated on the platform, a woman in orange sari and a monk in saffron robes face the crowd; a standing monk in orange sits to the right, and a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers stands in the background. A large audience of devotees in white and orange sits on the red mat facing the stage, including a person in an orange cap. A wall banner reads partly in view, and a loudspeaker sits on a stand.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A large open-air outdoor gathering under a red and orange canopy hung with orange and red triangular pennants and yellow fabric swags. Hundreds of mostly white-clad devotees sit cross-legged on the ground in dense rows facing a raised stage with red-and-white steps. On the stage, seated figures in saffron-orange robes are gathered around a central seated figure in orange, with attendants nearby; a small ornate deity murti and decorative lamps stand at the left side of the stage. A parked silver SUV and palm trees appear beyond the canopy, and a building with the partial sign reading Nithyanandeshwara is behind the stage.2008-12-28Outdoor ceremony under a large canopy hung with orange, red and green cloth, orange pennants and tall decorated poles. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes fill the red-carpeted floor in rows. On a raised platform with red and white striped edges, a seated woman in orange robes sits near a central figure in orange robes, with a priest in orange holding a long staff nearby and another orange-robed attendant to the left. Floral garlands and a decorated altar with flowers appear at the left edge, and palm trees and a thatched shelter stand behind. The scene reads as a festival gathering with a priestly ceremony.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA large outdoor pandal with red and orange canopy cloth, hanging orange and multicolored banners and palm trees behind, hosting a ceremony. On a raised red-and-white striped platform, several saffron-robed monastics sit, one in the centre wearing a saffron robe with a carried staff-like object, and a woman in orange sits to the side. Left of the stage a woman in white sits with offerings and a floral arrangement. Rows of seated devotees in white and cream clothes, some in orange, face the stage in a crowded congregation.2008-12-28 +1 copies