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Outdoor temple procession in front of an orange-walled building with a signboard reading Sri Arunadeshwara Temple. Women in cream and orange saris and orange shawls walk in the foreground. The woman at the centre, in a cream blouse and orange sari, carries a brass kalasha with a green leaf and yellow flowers. Two young men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and gold necklaces stand at right, one holding a folded device. Drummers and a horn player in traditional dress stand behind them, and ornate colourful umbrellas and ratha-style standards decorate the scene. A signboard at right reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Several people in white attire stand in the background.

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December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A procession of devotees walks along a sandy path in front of a red-brick building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and gold necklaces carries a silver kalasha-style vessel with green leaves on a tray, leading the group. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with orange-and-gold border and gold chain walks with hands in anjali, followed by women in white and orange saris and a woman in yellow. Decorative saffron and gold canopies with colourful emblems hang from a roofed structure. A cameraman films the procession on the right.2010-12-27Outdoor procession at an ashram under a multicoloured canopy with the word Dhyanapeetam printed on its valance and fringed tassels. A woman in an orange sari carries a brass pot with a garland of yellow flowers and marigolds on her head. Behind her, men in white dhoti and shawls with gold borders hold the canopy poles, and several people in white saris with orange shawls walk alongside. Some hold hands together in folded-palm greeting. Bunting hangs overhead and a building with orange walls stands in the background. People are visible in the crowd at the edges.2010-12-28A procession outdoors near a temple on a dirt path, with a woman in the foreground wearing an orange sari and a white forehead mark, carrying a silver kalasha decorated with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Behind her, a man in white dhoti with red border and gold necklace walks, and a man in a white kurta holds a tall gold staff with a saffron-and-yellow banner. Other devotees in orange saris, white clothes and yellow sashes follow. Behind them an orange temple building with a painted sign reading Anandeshwara Devasthana and a framed portrait on the wall; orange and yellow canopy fabric and strings of pennants hang overhead.2010-12-28A photograph of a procession on a dirt courtyard in front of orange-brick temple buildings. Several women in cream and white saris with orange shawls walk in front; the woman in the centre with arms folded wears a cream sari with an orange-bordered shawl, and the woman in pink-orange sari carries a large silver kalasha vessel with green leaves on top. Behind them men in white dhotis and cream shirts hold ceremonial items, one bearing a gold necklace and another playing a drum. Ornate umbrellas and decorated poles stand in the background beneath strings of bunting. A signboard reads Sri Aadhideshwara Devasthana, and a shrine is labelled Sri Aadhideshwara Temple. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a temple procession outside the Sri Anandeshwara Temple with an orange-brick facade. A woman in an orange sari with a maroon border carries a metal vessel holding flowers and a garland of yellow and orange blooms. Behind her, men in white dhotis with maroon borders and white upper cloths walk with a long wooden staff, and a man beside them has a bare chest with white and yellow cloth. A red umbrella with tasselled edging shelters the procession. On the right, a sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Several people in white and maroon ritual dress and sacred threads stand along the path, with a yellow bus and palm trees behind them.2010-12-28December 22 20102010-12-22December 26 20102010-12-26A procession moves along a dirt path beside a white building with a red-pillared veranda. In the foreground a young man in a pale peach silk kurta and white dhoti stands with a folded cloth. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border carries a silver vessel and a tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with maroon border walks, and devotees in white and orange robes follow. On the right a man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace holds a tall golden staff, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella with fringed edges rises above the group, with an ornate palanquin visible behind. Several people walk in the background, some in white and some in saffron.2008-12-27A procession at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and red metal beams. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a garland and a bare chest carries a small object wrapped in a cloth, beside a woman in white holding a large tray of red flowers. Several women in orange saris and white garments walk alongside, some with hands joined in prayer, and an orange-clad attendant carries a colourful umbrella-style canopy with yellow fringe. Children in white and a girl in a striped dress stand at the left edge. Some figures wear vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads and rudraksha malas.2016-03-01