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Outdoor ritual scene with a man in a white shirt and dark trousers raising a clay pot wrapped with orange marigold garlands on a long pole, water splashing down. Around him many young men in white kurtas, white dhotis and yellow sashes stand beside blue plastic drums filled with water, some pouring water from buckets and cans. Behind them colourful striped and patterned umbrellas, a red and green festooned canopy and draped cloth tents shade a gathering. A deep blue signboard stands at right. Bright dry field and clear sky.

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Outdoor photograph of a festival-style water ritual on sandy ground. A tall red metal frame holds a hanging clay pot with a red garland, and a man in a light blue shirt and jeans, mid-stride, throws water from a bucket. Beside him a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl pours water from a bucket, and several large blue plastic drums hold water. Striped and fringed ceremonial parasols and a pink-and-white canopy stand behind. A crowd of people in white and yellow clothes, some in saffron, watch and help, with a video camera on a tripod at left. A blue sign reads Amruta Linga and Vidya Sarovar, and a banner at left shows a portrait photo. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2009-12-25Outdoor ritual scene on dusty ground: a clay pot suspended on a rope between two red-painted poles is being struck and sprayed with water by men in white kurtas and dhotis, water splashing in mid-air. Several blue plastic drums stand in a row. Behind them, a canopy shelter with colourful striped umbrellas and a banner shelter hosts people in white and saffron-coloured garments, including a woman in orange. A crowd of spectators in white, saffron and everyday clothes watches, and a bus is parked at right. Red balloons and a blue signboard with Kannada/English text are visible. A bald man in a white t-shirt at right holds a bucket of water.2009-12-25Outdoor photo of a festival event on bare ground with two tall red poles and a rope pulley, from which a clay pot wrapped in flowers hangs. A person in white shirt and shorts climbs one pole near the top. Beneath the pole, several people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow sashes and orange cloth, stand around large blue plastic drums and clay pots. Two colourful striped umbrellas shade a seated woman in orange and a white-clad group. A pink-and-white banner and a blue signboard with Kannada text stand behind. Men and women in white and yellow sashes watch and help.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25A photograph of an outdoor festival scene on dry ground. A young man in white clothes hangs from a horizontal metal bar of a tall red frame, gripping it with both hands while a clay pot hangs from a rope above him. Below, a man in a light blue shirt and jeans stands near the frame's base, holding a rope and looking up. A crowd of volunteers in white kurtas and white shirts stands around blue barrels and clay pots. Several colourful striped umbrellas and a red-and-pink canopy shelter the area, with a white van and a blue signboard in the background. Some people in the foreground wear orange and yellow garments. The scene appears to be a public demonstration or contest.2009-12-25Outdoor festival scene on bare sandy ground. A man in a white t-shirt and jeans stands in the centre, mid-jump, with water splashing around him as a pot hangs from a rope between two tall red poles; another man in white with a yellow sash swings a stick and sprays water from a blue bucket toward him. Several blue plastic drums sit in a row in front, and a crowd of onlookers in white, yellow and blue clothing stands behind. Colourful striped umbrellas and a pink-and-maroon canopy stand in the background, with a Nithyananda Youth Foundation banner at left and a white bus labelled Nithyanandam at right.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor festival scene at a dusty ground with blue plastic drums lined up in the foreground. Several men in white T-shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow sashes and orange cloths, stand around a tall wooden pole with a hanging clay pot above, apparently at a pot-breaking style game. A man in a white T-shirt with a stick raises his arm toward the pot. Two large ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with fringe and a red-and-orange canopy shade the area, and a banner with a pink-and-white backdrop stands behind. Spectators in white and blue shirts watch closely. A signboard at right lists Anand Linga and other items in English and Kannada.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor ritual on sandy ground at a festival site. A man in white clothes pulls a rope on a red metal frame, swinging a pot strung overhead, while a boy in white and yellow clothing reaches up beside him. Blue plastic barrels line the sandy area, and several devotees in white garments, some with yellow and blue trims, stand nearby. Colourful striped umbrellas, pink-and-white draped tents, and orange flags frame the scene. A blue sign and a white bus with a Nithyanandapedia logo sit to the right, with a banner showing a portrait of a woman. Water splashes from the pot in a playful game-like ritual.2009-12-25