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Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees gathered around a white-plinthed Shiva linga with a tall copper-coloured pillar behind it, decorated with a garland, at a pradosha puja. Palm trees and a low block wall stand in the background. Many people in white and pastel saris, salwar kameez and white shirts crowd the dirt path; a young girl in white stands in front, and a woman holds a child on her hip at right. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at the front of the group, and another in a white dhoti with a saffron-yellow shawl stands among them. No single figure can be clearly identified as a person, so no identification is made.

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March 05 20082008-03-05Outdoor photo at an open courtyard with palm trees and a copper-clad flagstaff or dhwajastambha rising from a white pedestal. A black stone Nandi bull sits on a square base at the front, with a shivalinga-style shrine area beside it. Devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris stand in a loose line around the shrine; a woman in a green sari and white blouse bends toward the stone bull, and a man in white holds a brass vessel near the shrine. Several onlookers stand to the sides, including a small boy in a patterned shirt at the right edge. Some women wear orange-trimmed shawls. Blue sky and coconut palms fill the background. The scene appears to be a Shiva temple puja or abhishekam at an outdoor shrine.2007-08-26Outdoor photograph of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting event beside a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped with white cloth and a garland of yellow marigolds at its base. A figure in an orange-saffron robe stands on a raised white platform near the top of the frame, hands folded in namaskar; the figure has long dark hair, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity. Around the pole, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing presses forward with palms joined in prayer; a woman in a beige shawl and a woman in a white sari with a braid are in front, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby. Tall coconut palms and a bare tree form the backdrop under a pale sky.2006-12-23Outdoor photo beside a tall dhwajasthamba-style pillar in a palm-grove setting. A large black stone Nandi bull statue sits in front of the pillar on a white pedestal, with a black lotus-shaped base in the foreground. Several devotees stand in a line on the left wearing white dhoti and white kurta or saree clothing; a child in a blue outfit is near the Nandi. On the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near a brass vessel, and one man in orange wears a shawl. Offerings such as flowers and lamps are placed at the Nandi. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people.2007-08-26December 29 20092009-12-29August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a tall copper flagstaff-like pillar rising among tall coconut palms under a partly cloudy sky. A large stone Nandi bull statue sits on a white pedestal in front of a dark round stone base. Around twenty people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris stand in a rough line on sandy ground, several with orange or saffron shawls, and some women wear red and green saris. One man in a white dhoti bends toward the bull statue, apparently performing puja. Other devotees stand watching, some with grey hair and bare feet. The page indicates a Pradosha puja event, but the visible scene shows a Nandi statue and devotees.2007-08-26 +1 copiesOutdoors among palm trees, a tall tapering flagstaff rises beside a white-based shrine platform decorated with a yellow-and-orange garland. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on the platform near the pole's base, apparently raising or tending the flag. A crowd of devotees stands around in white and cream clothing, several with hands pressed together in namaskar; one man on the right wears a white shirt and dhoti, and women wear saris in cream, peach and pink. Sunlight haze washes over the scene and a small orange pennant is visible on the left.2006-12-23August 26 20072007-08-26December 23 20082008-12-23July 07 20092009-07-07