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Outdoor festival scene under an orange and yellow canopy with fringed tassels and pennants. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth with a gold headpiece and garlands sits on a raised platform beside another man in saffron. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground and right, with women in white saris and children in yellow. Behind them, a white wall displays Kannada printed banners and framed portraits, and a loudspeaker sits on the platform. Marigold petals lie on the red carpet.

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Outdoor ceremony under a red and gold canopy with tasselled edges and a decorative kalasha-style finial. A woman in orange robes and gold jewellery holds a ceremonial staff, while a seated figure in orange with a flower garland and a cream headdress sits on a low platform draped in red. Nearby seated people in white and orange clothes, some with flower garlands, listen; a row of devotees in white and orange sits on a red carpet in front. Behind them stands a whitewashed wall with banners, printed panels and a sign reading in Kannada script.2008-12-29December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange and yellow flags and fringed bunting, with palm trees behind. Many devotees in white sit on a red carpet facing a central dais where a figure in an orange robe with a garland sits on a raised seat. In the foreground, several people in saffron robes, orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads kneel with their hands together, and a large red umbrella with gold finial stands beside a gold staff with a trident-topped finial. Men in dark suits and kneeling devotees in the lower left are visible. A banner with a deity image hangs at the far left.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under a canopy beside a whitewashed temple façade with orange pennants and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar. A central seated figure with long dark hair, a flower garland, and an orange-and-gold robe sits on a red-and-white striped platform, flanked by people in white and orange garments, with a multicoloured parasol overhead. Seated figures in black suits sit nearby. Several women in white robes and orange-clad devotees sit or stand on a red carpet, and a crowd of onlookers in white and orange stands behind them.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under a large red and orange tent canopy hung with orange, yellow and green pennant fringes and small triangular flags. Beneath it, several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on a raised red-and-white striped platform, one wearing an orange shawl, with a ceremonial staff and ritual items nearby. A large crowd of devotees, many in white and yellow clothing, sits on a red carpet in front and stands along the right side. A white building with signage stands behind the tent under a clear blue sky.2008-12-29