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Outdoor festival stage under a canopy of orange and multicoloured pennants with a tall trident-topped pole. A figure in saffron-orange robes, a white headband and a long garland of red and white flowers sits on an orange cushioned seat atop a red-and-white striped platform, with a microphone before them. Around the platform stand and sit many people: men in saffron and cream kurta-style clothing and orange shawls, men in dark suits, and women and children in white saris and white outfits. A large crowd of devotees in white and orange fills the background, and a red carpet covers the ground in front. Red and orange banners hang above.

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Outdoor festival stage under a striped canopy and colourful umbrella with a trident-topped staff. A central figure sits on an orange-cushioned seat wearing an orange robe, a white garland, a crown-like headwrap and a long beaded necklace, with a flower garland around the neck. A man in a saffron robe with a long beard sits at left on the platform, and women in white garments with orange shawls sit nearby. Seated men in dark suits and ties sit to the right. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand and sit behind, with orange pennants strung on the white building behind them. A deity murti sits on a small altar near the seated figure. a person: the central seated figure has a crown-like headwrap, garland and orange robe, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2008-12-29Outdoor festival stage under a multicolored parasol at a Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration. A bearded man with long dark hair wears saffron robes and a gold necklace, seated among other saffron-clad sannyasis. A person in saffron robes with a crown-like headdress and red garlands sits on a raised red-and-white platform, while women in white garments sit on the platform and floor. Large crowds of seated devotees, many in white, fill the foreground, with saffron triangular flags, a red carpet and stone deity statues around the stage.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival pandal decorated with red, yellow and green draped fabric and saffron pennants, with a stone Nandi bull statue at left. A large crowd sits on red carpet, many women in white saris and men in white dhotis. In the centre a man in saffron robes stands with his back to the camera before a raised platform. Seated on the platform to the right are men in dark suits and a woman in a white sari with a grey jacket holding papers and a microphone. A devotee in saffron stands at the platform edge.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 with a seated man in saffron-orange robes, long dark hair and a golden crown-like headpiece, wearing red and white flower garlands and a gold armband, seated on a raised dais with striped red and white edging. Beside him, two young women in white with orange borders sit with garlands, and a man in a dark suit with a white flower garland sits to the right. A standing man in orange robes bows with folded hands at the right edge. Behind them, a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on a raised platform under a multicoloured ceremonial canopy with tassels. At the right, a dark deity murti stands decorated with an orange cloth and a garland of white and pink flowers.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under a canopy of red, yellow and green draped fabric strung with orange triangular pennants. A man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged on a white and red platform, holding a book and gesturing while speaking. Around him, a crowd sits on red mats; many women and men wear white ritual garments, and a monk-like figure in orange robes with a white turban stands near the platform. In the foreground, men in dark suits and ties sit on the platform edge, one wearing a white garland, while a woman in a grey jacket and white sari holds a small pad. A man in a white dhoti and shawl sits at the right edge. A stone deity murti with flower garlands sits at left, and a red and yellow decorated umbrella stands among the poles.2008-12-29Outdoor gathering on a red carpet under a canopy strung with orange and yellow pennants. A figure in orange robes stands at center, speaking to a large seated crowd. Many seated women and girls wear white with orange borders, and some wear yellow. Men in dark suits and a man in white kurta sit on a raised red-and-white platform along the right. A black stone bull statue with garlands sits at left near a white pillar, beside a row of tents and palm trees.2008-12-29Outdoor ceremony under a canopy of orange, red, yellow and green cloth hung with saffron pennants. A man in an orange robe with a long orange shawl and a garland of orange-and-white flowers stands at the centre on a red carpet, facing a seated group. Behind him sits a row of men in dark suits and a woman in a grey sari. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, several with orange shawls, sits cross-legged on the red carpet. Another man in white sits on a red-and-white striped platform. Nearby a black stone murti is decorated with flower garlands, and white buildings and palm trees fill the background.2008-12-29A large outdoor gathering under a canopy of red, yellow and green fabric hung with orange triangular pennants. Hundreds of people, mostly in white clothing, sit on a red carpet facing a raised platform with red and white steps. A man in saffron-orange robes stands on the platform addressing the crowd, while men in white dhotis and dark suits and women in white saris sit on the platform edge nearby. A stone Nandi bull sculpture and a painted deity statue stand beside the pavilion, and palm trees and white buildings form the background.2008-12-29December 24 20082008-12-24