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Outdoor photo of a ceremonial procession at a temple-like setting. In the foreground, a bald young man in orange cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings, while a long-haired person in a pink-red wrap stands facing him. Behind them, a richly decorated palanquin or ratha with a colourful canopy of red, yellow and blue cloth sits on a wooden cart. Several white-clad devotees stand near a white table holding a green fruit and offerings. A signboard reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana, a red brick building and palm trees frame the scene, and a silver car is parked at right.

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A photograph outdoors beside a decorated palanquin with colourful striped and tasselled draping under a golden finial, set in a dirt courtyard with palm trees and a silver van behind. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a white-and-gold garland, stands barefoot holding a silver tray with a pink cloth-covered kalasha, a flower garland and a pink flower. Facing him is a long-haired person in a pink sari-style wrap with a pink blouse and a beaded necklace, gesturing with an open hand. Behind them a man in white ritual dress with a gold necklace stands near a white-draped table. A brick wall with a signboard is visible at left.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside tall coconut palms. A man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with a pink-covered kalasha or pot decorated with flowers. Facing him, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a pink saree-style wrap, gold necklaces and gold bangles, and gestures with an open hand. Behind them a bare-chested man in white dhoti and gold necklace walks near a silver car, and a decorated ornate chariot with colourful pillars, red and gold canopy and a red seat stands at left. A white van with a signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram is visible at right.2010-12-26A festival procession photographed from behind, with a shaven-headed man in plain orange robes and a gold cord in the foreground at left. A woman in a bright pink sari with a white jasmine garland stands on a decorated vehicle, her back to the camera. Beside her is a tall pillar draped in colourful striped fabric with floral and bird motifs and orange, with marigold garlands on a gilded carriage. Two ceremonial standards with embroidered yellow borders and blue and red panels stand at right. A white-clad man in an orange sash and rudraksha mala walks at right, with palm trees and a thatched hut behind.2010-12-26A photograph of a temple procession outdoors beside a red-walled shrine labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A large ornate ratha or palanquin with multicoloured painted pillars, orange tassels, banana-leaf decorations and a deity murti inside is being carried forward along a dirt path. In front, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-orange shawl walks with an open-palmed gesture, while a woman in a pink sari with a white flower garland pulls a red-draped pole attached to the chariot. Behind, men in white kurtas and dhotis carry tall decorated flag poles with blue and orange emblems, and a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Palm trees and a signboard appear in the background. A visible rudraksha-wearing saffron-clad figure and other devotees are present, but no one is clearly identified as a person.2010-12-26A daytime outdoor scene at an ashram-style compound under a clear pale sky. A richly decorated wheeled cart or palanquin dominates the centre, its canopy draped in orange, red and yellow fabric banners with white and blue trim, tiered with a finial on top and fringed with orange tassels. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand and walk nearby, one in the right foreground holding a brass plate. A woman in white sari stands to the left near a long roofed corrugated shelter hung with orange and yellow streamers. Palm fronds appear at the right edge and a red-brick building with a signboard stands behind the cart.2010-12-26Outdoor procession on a decorated wooden cart beneath a canopy festooned with pink, green, yellow and white garlands. A large framed portrait of a man with long dark hair in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style garland is mounted on the canopy. Below, a deity murti draped in white cloth and yellow-orange flower garlands sits on the cart, with an oil lamp burning before it. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes with a maroon sash holds an arati lamp toward the deity. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron robes with a flower garland stands with palms joined, while white-clad devotees with yellow shawls and folded hands stand behind the cart. An orange parasol and a low building with a corrugated roof complete the scene, with fresh leaves and flowers scattered on the cart.2008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26December 15 20112011-12-15November 18 20102010-11-18 +2 copiesA festival procession outdoors at dusk moves past an orange-walled building with a signboard reading Sri Arunachaleswara Temple. At the centre, a richly decorated ratha/palanquin with a tiered, multicoloured canopy and painted pillars is carried forward, with a seated figure visible within it. Men in white dhotis and white shirts pull a long red rope or cloth leading the ratha. Women in white saris with orange or red borders walk alongside. Banana leaves and a colourful parasol with a painted umbrella stand nearby, and palm trees line the background.2010-12-26A photo of an outdoor arrival at a roadside spot with palm trees and a decorated ratha-style float with colourful pillars at left. A man in a pink dhoti-style garment and gold necklace, long dark hair swept back, smiles and reaches toward a silver SUV whose door is open; a decal on the roof rack and a small flower garland on the door are visible. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron cloth with a beaded mala holds a silver tray with a pink-covered pot, flowers and petals. A third man in white dhoti with orange border, bare-chested, sandalwood/vibhuti marks on his forehead, stands between them. Coconut palms and a thatched structure appear in the background.2010-12-26