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Night-time outdoor preparation at a temple-style pandal with a red-painted front and a banner reading "நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரணா" (Nithyananda Spurana) above, decorated with flower garlands, banana leaves and two multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas. Four men in white dhotis and shirts with ID lanyards stand around a white-draped table holding flowers and a small offering; one man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands center. Potted plants sit on the dusty ground and a pile of footwear lies at right.

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December 11 20072007-12-11Night outdoor scene at an event pavilion with a bare red-earth ground and a red carpet runner. Several people dressed in white ritual clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar near a white-draped table holding a small floral arrangement. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the foreground, one with hands folded, another in a white shirt carrying a long-handled colourful ceremonial umbrella with a tasselled canopy. A woman in a white sari stands near the carpet. Behind them an orange and red stage backdrop with floral garlands and a red draped cloth frames the entrance, and a tin-sheeted wall lies to the left. Ceremonial parasols with embroidered gold and blue canopies are held aloft.2007-12-11January 1st 2013Night outdoor stage event under a white canopy decorated with orange, green, pink and blue paper streamers and a pink bow hanging from the ceiling. A large backdrop behind the stage shows Tamil text and a portrait. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on a red-carpeted stage, while a man in orange robes stands near the centre. Other people in orange and white clothing gather around, and flower arrangements line the stage edge with a white rope barrier in front. A cameraman in orange stands at left.2010-01-22Night procession outdoors under dark trees with string lights at right. Two decorated parasol-style umbrellas with orange and red fabric, embroidered with flowers and a white bird emblem, are carried on tall poles. A smiling elderly man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold wrap, wearing two white pom-poms on his neck, walks centre. Beside him a man in a pink turban wears a long garland of flowers. At right a man in white dhoti with a gold border holds a leaf-decorated brass tray. At left, men in orange cloth and white sacred markings on the forehead press palms together and hold a decorated pot with leaves and a red cloth. Crowd members stand behind. A procession or ceremonial welcome.2016-03-06 +1 copiesApril 19 20082008-04-19July 16 20062006-07-16August 01 20082008-08-01Night procession at a temple in Bidadi, lit by string lights strung along a white pavilion. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles of a colourful multi-tasselled parasol. Beside them, men in saffron-orange robes walk with a brass tray of flowers and a drum, and a white-clad man carries a tall gold-tipped staff. The procession moves across dirt ground toward a lit shrine area. Five to twenty people are visible in the procession.2009-06-09August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor scene on bare reddish-brown earth at a temple-style grounds event. On the left, a tall red structure with a white figure-topped roof and a Tamil-script sign stands beside a corrugated metal wall and a green banana plant. Several colourful striped umbrellas shade a seated area in the middle. Many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris move around, some with hands clasped, and a woman in a patterned sari stands centre-right. A few men in dark trousers and a light green shirt are at the left edge. A red carpet runs across the ground near the crowd.2007-12-12