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November 02 20132013-11-02July 25 20142014-07-25A photograph of a temple shrine draped with a deep red velvet curtain covering the central opening, framed by vertical garlands of orange marigolds and white jasmine. Above it, a festoon of pink, yellow and purple flower garlands hangs beneath a banner with large painted letters. In the foreground at right, a man in an orange shawl stands in profile, and at left a woman in orange garments is partially visible. Further back, men in white dhotis and a figure in orange move near the shrine, and a small decorated canopy with a red and blue top sits at right among trees.2007-01-01February 14 20162016-02-14September 30 20142014-09-30A festival stage inside a white tented pavilion with a red-and-gold carpeted runner and a deep blue backdrop. On the raised platform, costumed performers stand in a tableau: a figure in a red and gold costume with a trident, a woman in a red sari and another in yellow, and a figure in a decorated crown and ornate garments. To the right, a man in white dhoti and a person in a saffron-orange robe stand beside a seated person in white. A figure in white dhoti stands at the left edge of the stage with a staff. Speakers flank the stage, and stage lights hang from the tent ceiling.2008-12-29August 14 20142014-08-14September 13 20132013-09-13July 30 20132013-07-30June 20 20152015-06-20Outdoor photo of a white stone shrine canopy with carved pillars, a stone Nandi bull on the roof and red curtains at the sides, set among trees on a bright day. Inside the open pavilion, a man in a white shirt and light trousers with a lanyard stands beside a bronze deity murti draped with garlands. A man in a dark shirt and a man in an orange cloth pour liquid from a metal pot over a shivalinga-style abhishekam setup with brass vessels and marigold garlands. Devotees in white and orange stand around the base and at the front, with a banana bunch and plates of offerings nearby. Some devotees hold small brass vessels. Orange and yellow festoons hang on the left.2006-12-31Outdoor temple ceremony under a canopy decorated with marigold garlands, mango leaves and draped red and yellow cloth. A large sign reads NITHYANANDAM above a raised dais. On the dais sits a figure in orange robes with a deity murti behind, adorned with a flower garland, and brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels set before it. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl on the left waves a fan or chamara. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground and right side, and the ground before the dais is covered with rows of small oil lamps arranged in a circle.2007-01-01