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Night photograph of a temple courtyard during an illuminated festival. In the foreground a long-haired figure in a leopard-print shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali, facing away from the camera toward a stone homa or fire pit with a blackened centre. Behind them, strings of red and orange lamps and fairy lights decorate the structures, and a deity murti sits garlanded with marigolds on the left beside a yellow cloth. A few onlookers stand at the right edge, and a wooden pole is visible on the right. a person (long swept-back hair, leopard-print shawl, gold necklace) shown in prayer during the lamp-lighting celebration.

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November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a dark sky. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print top and yellow skirt, stands barefoot on the sandy ground with her palms pressed together in namaste. Ahead of her, a man in white clothes with a garland bows low, prostrating, beside a tall copper flagstaff decorated with yellow and orange garlands and grass. A kolam with white floral designs and a brass lamp sit on a mat near the foreground. Orange brick platforms and a red metal stand are visible, along with a metal ladder.2010-12-20Night procession scene at an outdoor temple-like space. In the foreground, a long-haired person in a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a red velvet throne with gold trim. On the throne is a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes, labelled with the printed caption "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in the image. Behind, several people in white dhotis and cream sarees stand in a line; one holds a golden parasol-style canopy topped with a trident, and another carries a long staff with a decorated top. A man on the right wears a gold chain necklace over a white garment with a maroon border. Round flower garlands and an orange banner hang above, with the ring of a tall ratha or ceremonial arch visible. Lights and a Kannada signboard frame the scene.2010-11-20Night outdoor ceremony photographed in low light. In the centre, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, hands joined at chest level, appearing to face toward the lit area. a person: long swept-back hair, orange clothing and gold ceremonial necklace are visible cues. To the right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a long wooden staff and wears a sacred thread. To the left, a row of people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in an orange sari. A white-draped table sits at the left edge, and a hanging orange lamp appears at the top.2010-11-21November 20 20102010-11-20January 31 20182018-01-31Night procession at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and strings of small orange and red pennants. A decorated palanquin-style vehicle with a multicoloured striped canopy and a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers stands on a red-wheeled cart. A man in an orange cloth stands on the cart beside the deity, while a man in white dhoti and white shawl helps at the back. Several men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a leopard-print shawl and orange garment stands in the foreground. On the left a woman in white and orange holds a silver ceremonial staff, and a silver deity statue stands at the far left. A raised stone platform with a small lingam-like shrine sits at the right edge. Watermarked archive photo text is omitted.2010-11-20December 07 20162016-12-07Night outdoor scene on a sandy ground. A man with long dark hair and an orange dhoti with gold border, wearing a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder and a gold necklace, stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-fringed border and rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole supporting a red, yellow and green fringed canopy. Behind them other figures in white and red clothing stand near a notice board. A purple mat with the lettering NITHYANANDAPEETAM lies at lower left. a person appearance candidate: the man in orange with long hair, gold necklace and leopard shawl; appearance is consistent with the page but not sufficiently distinctive to confirm.2010-11-21