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A photograph of a Navaratri celebration at an open-sided hall. In the foreground, a person with hair tied up, wearing a white dhoti-style garment and an orange shawl, stands barefoot with a cane, facing a raised stepped platform painted white with red blocks. Beyond, a decorated deity murti draped in red fabric is set in a shrine area under a tent roof. Standing on the right, a girl in an orange-and-green outfit presses her palms together, and a boy in white holds a red-and-multicolour umbrella marked with Dhyanapeetha lettering. Others in white and orange stand along the left side. A white kolam floral pattern decorates the ground, and a small bowl sits in the lower right corner.

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October 12 20072007-10-12A white-washed temple building with a dark doorway framed by green leaf garland stands behind a red-and-white striped stepped platform. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at the top of the steps; one holds a small tray or offering in front of him. Another person in an orange robe and rudraksha beads stands at the foot of the steps. Crowds of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls line both sides of the courtyard, and several children in colourful dresses stand to the right. A colourful striped umbrella shades the left side, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands in the right foreground facing the steps.2007-07-28October 12 20072007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12December 07 20072007-12-07October 12 20072007-10-12A procession outside a temple with orange-washed walls and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandira. Ahead, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a long wooden pole topped with a decorated saffron-and-red canopy with yellow fringe. Women in white saris with yellow and green borders and dark rudraksha-style malas stand in a line, one in an orange sari with a small bag. Men in white clothes and yellow shawls carry umbrellas and a second decorated canopy. Figures in white stand on the temple steps and a framed poster is visible at the right edge.2010-10-05A photograph of a procession climbing a staircase with red-and-blue painted steps under a corrugated metal roof, flanked by trees and large rocks. Two ceremonial standards with ornate gold-and-red teardrop-shaped canopies, each bearing a blue emblem, are carried by men in white. In front, a man in white dhoti and bare feet walks ahead, and a man in white shirt and grey trousers holds a pole. Further up the steps, figures in white and saffron-orange clothing move beside a saffron umbrella-like canopy. Along the sides, devotees including women in blue, yellow, and orange saris and a man in a blue shirt watch and stand close to the path.2010-09-04March 01 20162016-03-01Outdoor scene on a stepped concrete platform under a corrugated metal roof, with whitewashed walls striped in red. A man in saffron robes with a long white beard and rudraksha mala kneels at the bottom step, drawing a design on the ground. A second saffron-robed man in a rudraksha mala walks up the steps, and a third saffron-robed man stands at the right edge. Behind them, figures in white and saffron ride along the steps, and several ornate umbrellas with red, green and blue fringed canopies are held aloft. A small girl in a white dress stands at the right. A man in white robes with a white cloth on his shoulder stands on an upper platform at left, near a blue-and-white structure. Further people in white and saffron stand in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple procession at a shrine courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. Several saffron-robed monks in orange clothing walk across a stone platform, one holding a silver-coloured vessel. A central figure in a red-orange robe wears a long floral garland and rudraksha-style beads, while behind him a white-robed devotee holds a folded orange shawl. Colourful multi-panelled umbrellas shade the procession. Women in saris and a man in white dhoti-style clothing stand along the edges with hands folded in namaste, and a bald man in white stands at the right edge. A small white shrine structure sits in the courtyard behind the group.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15