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Outdoor temple ritual beneath tall coconut palms. A large black stone Nandi bull with marigold garlands and a white forehead mark sits in the foreground, facing a red-painted raised platform with a tall red and copper-coloured kalasha or flagstaff rising behind it. A standing figure in a red garment with a flower garland and a long beaded mala stands at the platform, flanked by a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body holding a cloth, and a second person in white. Devotees in orange and saffron robes stand to the right, one holding a plate, and women in white saris with orange shawls line the left side. A white-shirted man operates a tablet near the platform. A black LIVE sign is visible at right and camera rigging frames the upper edge.

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April 10 20162016-04-10Outdoor temple courtyard under overcast sky with tall palms. Centre: a large black Shivalinga on a red-brown stepped pedestal, draped with white and orange garlands, with a tall copper-coloured flagstaff and a cloth-draped structure behind it. Left: a long line of standing devotees, several in white and cream clothing, others in green and blue saris. Right: a group of women and men in saffron-orange robes, some holding hands together in a ceremonial stance, with a figure in orange near the flagstaff. Paved brick ground, a small signboard on the right with a red LIVE badge in the corner area.2016-08-27Outdoor temple scene under a covered pavilion with a tall copper-coloured flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising from a dark stone base carved with a nandi-style bull figure and garlands. Two figures in saffron robes stand beside the pole. Along the left, a long line of people in white dhotis and kurtas and women in colourful saris stands on paved ground, with a child in white near the front. On the right, several people in orange and saffron robes stand near a wooden platform, one holding a fan or ceremonial object. Coconut palms and overcast sky frame the scene, and a small green Live sign is visible at the upper right.2016-08-27Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard under palm trees: a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with white and orange flowers sits on a red stone base before a tall kalasha-topped pillar wrapped in gold and garlands. A man in a red dhoti and shawl stands atop the red platform near a standing figure holding a tall orange and white umbrella. Bare-chested men in orange-brown and white dhotis attend the offering, while a crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing, some with red bags, watches from both sides. A decorated red and gold palanquin-style canopy is visible at right, and a 'LIVE' sign stands near the crowd.2016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01August 27 20162016-08-27March 01 20162016-03-01Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees under an overcast sky. In the centre, a tall copper-coloured flagstaff stands on a red stepped base beside a dark stone nandi bull wrapped with white and red flower garlands. Two priests in orange dhotis work at the flagstaff, one climbing a ladder, while a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands along the paved walkway on both sides, some holding cymbals or drums. Two people in dark clothing stand near the front left, and an orange-clad row fills the right side. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2016-08-27Outdoor temple ceremony at a flagpole-like copper pillar topped with a kalasha and tied with orange cloth, beside a black stone nandi bull garlanded with marigolds, in a palm-lined courtyard. Two people in saffron-orange robes and one in white dhoti pull on the cord to raise the pole, while a shaven-headed monk in orange stands at right. Devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis stand with palms joined at left, and a crowd of onlookers in white and dark clothing watches at right. A stone deity murti stands in the background.2011-07-15Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall orange-painted ceremonial pillar rising from a red stepped plinth, with coconut palms behind. A dark stone Nandi bull statue sits on a red pedestal draped with a garland of marigolds, while a figure in red and white garlands stands on the plinth beside the pillar. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes stand in a line at left with hands folded in prayer, and men in white and grey shirts stand at right. A kolam of coloured powder decorates the paved floor at the bottom edge.2016-04-10August 27 20162016-08-27December 23 20082008-12-23