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A large outdoor temple ceremony under a canopy of orange, red and green draped fabric with orange triangular bunting. Behind a striped red-and-white stage, a sign reads Sri Nandeeswarar Temple. At the centre, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised seat beside a white altar decorated with flower garlands, and a man in white bends over it. Two standing deity statues flank the stage. Rows of seated devotees, many in white and some in orange, face the stage, with a few women in pink and yellow saris among them.

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Outdoor ceremony under a canopy of orange, yellow, green and maroon fabric with hanging orange pennants. Behind a striped red-and-white stage, a white temple facade reads Sri Arunadeshwara Temple. Two saffron-clad figures sit on a raised platform beside a central altar with a deity murti and flower garlands; a kalasha-like offering and oil lamps sit before them. Robed figures in orange and white stand near the altar, and a woman in white sits at the front of the stage. A large audience of mostly white-clad devotees and children in colourful dress fills the courtyard, seated on the ground. A speaker stands at the left edge of the stage.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ceremony under a canopy hung with orange, yellow and green cloth and small orange pennants. Behind a white shrine building with a red-lettered banner reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a deity murti adorned with garlands sits on a white dais. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on the platform, one at the front centre with a bare upper body, while a large crowd of devotees in white, yellow and orange clothes sits in rows on red-and-white striped matting. Smoke rises from a fire pit near the dais. Several people are seated on the left in white and orange, and figures in white stand near the shrine. Some attendees hold up palms in prayer, and a sound system stands at each side of the stage.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copies