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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.

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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.2008-12-29Outdoor temple festival scene at Sri Nithyananda Eshwara Temple beneath an orange and saffron canopy. A woman in saffron robes and a gold necklace sits front-centre, holding a tall brass ceremonial staff, while another woman in white sits beside her with a braided plait. On the right, a man in saffron clothing and an ornate gold headpiece sits on a red-and-saffron cushioned seat. Behind them, many people in white and saffron stand or sit near a white building with orange pennants, a deity murti on a stand at left and a bilingual notice board. The scene reads as a festival procession gathering.2008-12-29December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesOutdoor festival stage under a bamboo and cloth canopy with orange and red banners overhead. On a raised platform with red and white striped base and a patterned rug, a man seated centrally wears an orange robe, a white turban, and a garland of white and orange flowers around his neck, with a rudraksha-style mala. Beside him, a second seated figure in orange robes sits with hands together. A multicoloured parasol and tall golden staffs stand behind the platform. Attendants in orange robes and white dhotis with orange shawls stand at the sides, some wearing beaded garlands, and a crowd of white-clad devotees fills the background.2008-12-29December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor 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.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 24 20082008-12-24December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29