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Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof during a ritual. On the right, a saffron-robed figure in a dark wide-brimmed cap and a red and white flower garland holds a silver bell and a silver vessel with a spout, facing left. Rangoli of concentric coloured petals in orange, green, yellow, and purple covers the brick floor. On the left, a richly decorated deity murti with a golden crown and flower garlands sits on a red-and-gold pedestal. Behind, rows of people in white and cream clothes stand with hands folded in prayer, and women hold a white-robed ritual stance near orange and red umbrellas and banners. a person cues include the saffron robe, floral garland and ceremonial bell, but the cap obscures hair and the face is not clearly seen.

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January 15 20162016-01-15A Pongal harvest festival ritual under an open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. A woman in a white sari kneels at the right, tending a fire among clay pots with a sugarcane stalk standing beside it. A standing crowd of about 40 people, mostly in orange and saffron robes and some in white, faces the ritual area on a striped mat. Ceremonial parasols and a golden throne with a seated figure in red and gold attire stand at the left. A colourful rangoli floral design decorates the floor in the foreground.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15March 01 20162016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesOutdoors under large banyan-like trees, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair stands barefoot on a dark polished slab set with a small red-and-white mat. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti, a red and white flower garland, a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads, and holds a silver handbell. Behind him stands a crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes, some in saffron and red saris, with hands folded in anjali. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a garland holds a silver tray with offerings, and another man in white holds a tray of fruit or sweets. This appears to be a pratyaksha pada puja at Bidadi Ashram. Swamiji (probable): the man in the centre shows long hair, saffron dhoti, garland and gold chain.2013-01-01Outdoor temple courtyard with a brick-paved floor and a colourful rangoli floor design in the foreground, featuring orange, green and purple patterns. Many people in saffron and orange robes stand and move around a black stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal. Monks in orange and women in white and red saris gather in groups. To the right, a deity murti in a golden arched shrine is decorated with a floral garland, and two people in orange sit before a small brass puja setup with lamps and plates. A few devotees in white sit on mats in the lower right. Palm trees, a red compound wall and a canopy with bunting frame the scene.2016-01-15