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Outdoor ritual photo with a crowd of devotees pressing close. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a white flower garland holds a lit torch-like flame, the fire rising from a tall black cylinder labelled with Agarbatti and Cycle Pure text, while a bearded man in orange with gold necklaces stands beside him. Other orange-robed attendants and a white-clad man with a garland hold a plate of offerings and incense sticks. A red and multicolour umbrella and a trident stand at the left, with palm trees behind in misty light. Several people raise hands in devotion. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with a white flower garland, performing the flame offering.

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A photograph of a large outdoor crowd gathered around a central figure in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold-tipped staff, holding a lit torch or flame toward a dark cylinder. Several people in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, raise their hands and cheer. A golden ceremonial staff stands in the foreground beside another figure in orange, and a red banner with a blue lotus design hangs behind. Smoke or mist drifts through the scene, and a few devotees wear orange sashes.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession at a temple entrance with a large sign reading Nithyanandeshwara Temple (Anandeshwara) and WELCOME signs in the background. A man with a long dark hair and a thick beard wears saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace, facing right. A central figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a white flower garland holds a black cylindrical stand with a burning flame at its top, next to a silver trident. Several saffron-robed men surround them, one in gold jewellery, and devotees crowd behind. Ornate red, yellow and orange parasols with tasselled fringes rise overhead, and a videographer with a camera stands at the right.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered around a tall black pillar labelled Agarbathi, with a flame burning on top, under a misty sky with palm trees. Several saffron-clad men in the foreground hold ceremonial items; a ceremonial silver trident-like staff stands at left beside red and orange fringed parasols. A man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands centre; others in white and orange dhotis, many with rudraksha malas, raise hands in devotion. A young child sits on a man's shoulders at right. Dense devotees fill the frame, typical of a temple procession or puja.2008-01-01Outdoor ceremony with a tall black cylindrical agarbathi (incense stick) pillar topped by a lit flame, labelled with repeated 'Agarbathies' and 'Pure Agarbathi' text. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white-and-red flower garland over an orange robe stands beside it, smiling. Around him, men in orange robes wear gold-bead necklaces, and a devotee in cream clothing holds a tray of papers. Ornate umbrellas with coloured tassels, one red and one multicoloured, stand overhead, with a crowd and banana leaves behind.2008-01-01Outdoor procession on dusty ground with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a white and pink flower garland, an orange robe with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and dances with arms outstretched. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis clap, one holding a trident-topped staff, and devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand among ornate umbrellas with fringed tassels and a red-domed building in the background.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor festival procession scene. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth, a white and red flower garland, a gold ceremonial pendant necklace, and a red bindi, holds a lit torch or flame stick aloft beside a black cylindrical pillar. Beside him a bearded man in saffron robes and gold necklaces stands near ornate rainbow-fringed ceremonial umbrellas and silver trident staffs. Behind them orange flags and decorated tent structures bear Kannada script and banners. A large crowd is visible in the background. a person: the smiling central figure with long hair, saffron clothing, floral garland and gold pendant is a candidate for a person.2008-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02