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Outdoor courtyard scene under coconut palms during a celebration, with a white-plinthed black stone deity murti garlanded with flower garlands at left and a tall brown kalasha-style pillar behind it. Many children and young people mill about in colourful clothes; one boy in orange and white stands prominently near the centre with shaved head, and others sit on the ground near a patterned cloth spread out in front. Some participants wear pink, orange and blue; a young man holds a long stick. Pale walls and a few balloons appear at the edges.

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Outdoor photo of a sandy open courtyard under palm trees and a cloudy sky, with a tall copper-coloured flagstaff or pillar rising beside a white platform. On the platform, a dark stone deity murti sits in front of a small shrine. Many people are gathered: some in white dhotis and shirts, a few in saffron or orange clothing, women in pink and green saris, and children playing on the ground. In the foreground, a man in a cream shirt with a rudraksha mala and a bald-headed man in a yellow shirt look toward the scene. Coloured balloons hang from a pole in the background, and a wall of concrete blocks runs along the left.2008-03-22Outdoor ashram courtyard with tall palm trees and a tall wooden flagpole topped with an orange flag, rising from a white square base decorated with a garland. Two monks in orange robes walk across the sandy ground toward a white raised platform with a dark statue. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand in a line on the right, and women in saris stand on the left near black stone sculptures. Round patterned markings are drawn on the sand, and a red-and-white striped border runs along the front of the frame.2010-07-01Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall copper-coloured flagstaff rising from a white base, surrounded by coconut palms. A group of about 15 people in white dhotis and white clothes with yellow shawls stands in a line to the right, while a figure in orange robes stands near the flagstaff and a few other orange-robed people are nearby. A white platform in the foreground has a red-and-white striped edge and a small red-roofed structure. Black stone deity sculptures line the left side, and a decorated yellow-and-gold palanquin or chariot with garlands sits at the far right under a small canopy. The ground has white chalk kolam designs.2010-02-12An outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered on a dusty courtyard beside a white-tiled raised platform with a red-and-white striped base and a red pyramid-shaped shrine cap. Many people in white clothes, some with white shawls and marigold garlands, stand and walk among palm trees. A white minibus with open doors stands at left, and a tall copper-coloured flagstaff rises at right near a wooden cart draped with a striped cloth. A few people in saffron-orange robes stand near the cart. A man in a white shirt in the foreground faces away from the camera.2009-06-01March 22 20082008-03-22A sandy open courtyard under a blue sky with palm trees and large shade trees behind white-painted structures. A tall wooden flagstaff or ritual pole stands at left beside a white platform. Several people sit on the ground in white and orange clothing: one in orange robes sits upright near the centre, others in white sit by the platform, and a woman in white sits at far left. Some people in white sit on a raised ledge at the right edge. Smoke or incense rises near a white-draped structure at centre. A small red-doored building lies to the right. Visible people number about ten.2010-07-10Outdoor temple grounds on a dirt path shaded by tall coconut palms. Many devotees in white dhotis and mundus, and white or pastel saris, walk or stand among grey stone statues of deities and a copper-clad temple pillar at right. Two women sit on the ground in the foreground, one in a blue-and-white sari with jasmine in her hair, the other in a yellow sari. A small child in yellow stands at right. Yellow-and-gold shrine structures and potted plants fill the background.2009-07-07Outdoor ashram scene under coconut palms where a group of devotees sits on woven mats on a sandy courtyard during a seated gathering. In the foreground, women in white, cream and orange shawls sit with their backs to the camera, one in a blue saree at right. Several small circular stone enclosures and a tall carved wooden pillar with yellow and red ribbons stand among white stone platforms and dark stone sculptures. A woman in an orange robe sits in the middle distance near a seated figure. Smoke rises at right beside small buildings with red-and-white painted walls. Around twenty-five people are visible, with many more seated in the background.2010-07-14January 20 20082008-01-20Outdoor temple courtyard at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam with coconut palms and a tall copper kalasha or flagstaff rising from a white pedestal. A bronze deity murti sits on a white platform in front of it. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron robes stand in a line facing the murti, some with folded hands, while a child in orange and a small child in red watch from the left. A white-robed man in a dhoti and grey shirt walks across the foreground. To the right, a yellow and gold decorated ratha/palanquin with flower garlands and a small truck with a canopy are parked. Colourful floor rangoli designs of deities and figures decorate the ground, and a red-roofed stand with offerings and flowers sits in the centre. Grey stone statues line the left background.2009-12-29January 20 20082008-01-20Outdoor ashram courtyard with a sandy ground and palm trees behind white single-storey buildings with corrugated roofs. A crowd of devotees stands and sits in a long line, many women in colourful saris in orange, pink and green and men and children in white kurtas. A white-clad woman stands near the centre, and a standing deity murti or figure with orange drapery stands on a red pedestal near the rear buildings. A low concrete platform sits at left with cloth spread on it, and a rope barrier runs across the courtyard.2008-03-22