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Night photograph at an outdoor ashram courtyard beside a white temple building with a Kannada signboard. A tall ornate copper-gold lamp or kalasha-style column with red cloth tied around its top stands on a white plinth, and a garland hangs from its base. Two young monastic men in orange robes stand in front, one holding a brass plate and one holding a small lamp or offering. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing stand with folded hands in a puja or aarti. A framed portrait is mounted on the wall to the right, and a dark-lit night sky sits above. Two people in orange are visible in front, with several more in the background, so the count is in the 6-20 range.

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March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Night-time outdoor scene at a temple. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp or ritual flame in his hand. Behind him, a person in a red-orange garment raises an arm and tosses petals or flower confetti into the air. To the right stands a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar wrapped with a red cloth, with embossed decorative panels and a white stone base. Behind is a white building with a sign reading Nandeshwara Temple and a Kannada sign, with other devotees in white and orange clothing at left.2008-03-26Night photograph of a temple courtyard with a tall copper-and-gold ritual pillar wrapped in white cord at right. A figure in a long orange robe with a red-and-saffron shawl and beaded necklace stands at the pillar's upper base, raising a lamp, while several saffron-robed attendants in orange shawls kneel or stand on a white stone platform. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand in rows at left, some with folded hands, one holding a long golden staff; a colourful fringed parasol is at far left. White-walled buildings with signboards frame the background under a dark sky.2008-01-03Night photograph of a large bronze lamp stand, a deepam, with carved panels and a tall tiered column, set on an orange-painted platform strewn with flower petals. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with gold borders holds a brass tray or vessel toward the lamp, while a second person in orange robes and a leopard-print shawl stands with palms pressed together beside him. At the right edge, a young man in a white dhoti with maroon borders kneels and reaches toward the lamp. The scene is lit by the lamp's glow against a dark background.2010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20082008-01-03March 26 20082008-03-26Night photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at an outdoor courtyard. A tall copper-and-gold flagpole with a red cloth wrapped around its upper section stands on a white rectangular plinth. Several people in white robes and orange or saffron garments are gathered around it; one man in white stands on the plinth at the pole's base while a man in an orange robe with a red shoulder cloth stands beside him. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left near a black stone bull (Nandi) decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. A man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl and another in orange stand at right, with white-draped tables visible beyond. Dark palm trees and a low wall form the background.2008-03-26Night photograph of a tall copper flagstaff on a white pedestal at an outdoor ashram site, with a red cloth ribbon wound around the pole. A figure in orange robes stands on the pedestal, reaching up to tie or adjust the red flag cloth. In the foreground a bald man in white with an orange shawl holds a red cloth, and other people in white and orange robes pull on the red streamers at the base. A small shrine and a plaque reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam are visible at the bottom right, and a tiled building stands behind. The scene matches a flag hoisting ceremony.2008-03-26