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Outdoor Pongal festival ceremony in a open ground with banana plants and small trees decorated with colourful balloons in pink, purple, orange and yellow. Several people in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow shawls, stand and sit on a raised white and red platform near a shrine-like setup. A saffron-robed figure stands at the platform, and a standing man in white with a yellow shawl is at the left edge. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on a large cream cloth on bare ground, with a crowd of seated people further back under trees.

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January 15 20112011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15July 23 20102010-07-23A seated congregation faces a shrine inside a bright hall with a golden lion-headed figure and a trident at left. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand at the altar area performing a ritual, while devotees in white dhotis and white saris sit on mats, some with brass plates and red trays before them. Colourful paper lanterns and green leaf garlands hang from the ceiling. A woman in an orange-bordered white sari stands at the right edge. a person is not clearly identifiable among the altar figures, so no candidate is named here.2008-12-26Outdoor Pongal festival scene in a sandy courtyard beneath open sky and palm trees. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a green leaf garland sits on a leopard-print cushion in the foreground, facing a small clay pot brick hearth where two earthen pots sit beside a fire of wood and ash. Around the hearth, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts with white ritual threads sit cross-legged on the ground, with others standing nearby; a man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right and a man in glasses and white attire sits at right. A young banana tree decorated with yellow and white balloons stands in the centre, and blue plastic chairs line the back. Women in pink and blue saris sit at the right edge.2011-01-15December 18 20102010-12-18An outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal shed with steel trusses, decorated with banana leaves and draped cloth in cream and red. At the centre a sacred fire pit with burning flames and a small orange shrine with a deity murti stands before a figure in a white robe and yellow shawl who performs the rite. Rows of devotees sit on mats in white clothing, with women in saris of pink, yellow and light blue, several with long braids. Offerings, flower bowls, kalasha-style pots and a small fire pit are arranged on the ground in front. A speaker stands at the left edge and a multi-storey building appears in the background.2010-07-24July 11 20062006-07-11January 15 20112011-01-15An outdoor satsang on a sandy ground beneath a corrugated metal roof strung with red pennants and cloth banners. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis sits cross-legged on mats facing a raised dais at the far end, where a figure in orange clothing sits in front of a red-painted structure with a tall decorated pillar and a trident. A flower garland hangs on a pole in the foreground beside a red pedestal. Palm trees and a building with a red facade with a Nithyanandeshwara-style sign frame the scene. Many people are visible, numbering roughly twenty to one hundred, with a seated devotee in red-orange clothing in the lower left and a few men in checked shirts among the crowd. A sign reads "Sri Nithyananda" on the building.2010-10-21Outdoor photo of a large seated crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many with yellow sacred threads, facing a raised red-brick platform in a temple-like courtyard under a canopy. Near the platform a figure in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged, and a standing figure in white stands in front of a painted banner. A stone deity murti and carved stone figures stand beside the platform, with tall striped kalasha-style pillars topped with orange finials, a red stone pedestal with a decorative lamp, and palm trees behind. Some attendees wear orange and yellow garments. A prominent seated figure on a red pedestal is adorned with a flower garland and gold-trimmed shawl. A board with diagrams stands to the left.2010-10-21December 26 20082008-12-26