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Outdoor street-side Pongal celebration at a shrine. A woman in a rust-red sari and gold bangles holds a small lamp or offering toward a seated golden deity murti with a cobra hood and a red head covering, draped in garlands. In front is an orange cloth table piled with green bananas, vegetables, sugarcane stalks, and a plate of coconut and produce. Black pots with rice are on the ground, and banana bunches and garlands hang overhead. A man in a light blue shirt stands with palms joined behind, and a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari prays with folded hands at right. A person in orange robes is partly visible at left.

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A group photo at a Pongal/Makara Sankranti celebration outside a temple entrance. Seven people stand and kneel around an orange-draped table laden with fresh produce: green beans, a pumpkin, a green squash, bananas, carrots, sugarcane stalk, and a banana leaf with rice. A seated central figure in a red turban, garlanded with pink and yellow flowers, wears gold jewellery and a saffron-orange garment, with a golden cobra-hood backdrop behind. Around them, women in orange and white saris and men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas press palms together in namaskar. A woman in front holds a small brass bell and a kalasha stands at the bottom. A red sign reads Annadhanam with an arrow reading Way to Dhyanapeetham. a person cues are not clearly visible, so the seated figure is described by role only.2024-01-15January 15 20242024-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 14 20172017-01-14July 12 20142014-07-12Outdoor Pongal celebration under a red-framed open-sided pavilion. In the foreground a man in white dhoti kneels at a fire pit beside clay pots and sugarcane stalks, while a woman in white sari bends to a brass vessel. A standing group of devotees in orange and saffron robes, several women in orange saris, and a woman in a white sari with gold border face the scene. Behind them stands a golden throne with a figure seated in ornate dress, and a deity murti sits to the left. Colourful umbrellas and a red canopy frame the area, with banana leaves and offerings on the ground.2016-01-15A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a throne decorated with a large floral garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers arranged in a tall arch behind him. A long multicoloured flower garland hangs at his chest. Several devotees in white attire stand around him: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl at left, another man in white at left-centre, and a woman in a white sari offering a lit oil lamp with a brass plate toward the seated figure. Another woman in a white sari stands at right beside a gold-ornate throne armrest. A person in white kneels in the foreground beside the throne. The setting is a gilded ceremonial stage with white draping. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and turban with a flower garland, consistent with the page's reference to Paramahamsa Nithyananda.2015-01-13A golden-pillared open pavilion with trees visible beyond the windows. Four women in red and pink sarees sit on a rug around a low table laden with offerings, flowers and small brass vessels. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred marking sits facing a large golden-coloured seated deity murti adorned with white and orange garlands, a red and gold cloth and a red turban-like crown. Tall brass oil lamps stand beside the table and a potted plant sits at right.2022-01-30July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor Makara Sankranti celebration at a Kailasa Sripuram setting decorated with colourful paper kites, streamers and a gold throne-style seat. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth pours or sprinkles from a brass vessel over a figure seated below, while another man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a golden throne. A seated man in a yellow dhoti with a garland and a bundled ceremonial pot or cloth bundle on his head sits before a brass lamp stand. A woman in a red-brown silk sari with a flower garland holds a large plate of offerings, and women in blue and yellow saris play drums on the right. A man in a pink headcloth and white garland sits in the lower left, and a man in white with a microphone claps at the left edge. Palm trees and a yellow building appear behind.2023-01-15A temple-style shrine tableau with a golden-yellow canopy and draped cloth. Central deity murti in red and green garments stands before a row of smaller figures, backed by a large arch decorated with rainbow-coloured ribbons and white flower garlands. In front, a rectangular homa fire pit lined with yellow paste holds burnt logs and ash, with a brass vessel beside it. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a small oil lamp. On the right, a seated figure in a red turban and a bright multicolour garland of white, yellow, green and red flowers sits on a carved golden throne with a red cushion, beside a palm-leaf screen and decorated pillars.Outdoor street puja beneath a decorated pandal hung with green banana bunches, mango leaves and marigold garlands. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with a red and gold turban and pink, yellow and purple flower garland kneels with palms joined, facing an offering table. The table is laden with pumpkin, watermelon, bananas, grapes, leafy greens and a brass vessel. Around it, about a dozen devotees in orange, red, green and white saris and dhotis stand with hands folded in prayer. A red banner with a sign is visible, and a brass kalasha sits to the right on a white-covered table. Shopfronts and overhead wires line the street behind.2024-01-15