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Outdoor temple courtyard with a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white clothes, facing a black Nandi bull statue draped in a yellow marigold garland and a black shivalinga with gold-streaked surface. A gilded stepped pyramid-shaped structure stands at left, and a cameraman on a tripod films the gathering. A man in white at centre gestures toward the statues, and drummers with a drum in the right foreground play. Some men wear orange shawls and a laptop sits on a stool among the group.

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October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01A large, densely packed crowd of seated devotees fills a tent-like hall, many women and young people in saffron, green, red and white clothing. A trumpeter in orange garments plays a brass horn at left beside a stone-carved figure, and a golden cow and gilded ornamental statues stand in the background. Plastic water bottles and steel cups sit on a table at left. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated audience faces the front of the hall.2016-04-16September 26 20162016-09-26September 21 20162016-09-21Devotees in white clothing sit on striped woven mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden canopied shrine with a deity murti at centre. Many wear green and white lanyard-style garlands. In the foreground a bald man in white with an orange-gold sash sits with his back partly to camera, and a brass trident stands at left beside a small brass lamp stand at right. A seated figure in saffron-red robes is visible at far right near a stone pillar, and an older woman in white sits in the background among other attendees. Banana and palm trees frame the open-air setting.2016-01-01September 29 20062006-09-29A seated group of devotees in white clothes sits on colourful striped mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden palanquin-style shrine canopy. A large brass trident stands upright on the left, and a brass lamp stands nearby. Several men wear rudraksha malas and orange-and-gold shawls, while women in white saris with blue-green beads sit among them. A brass plate of offerings sits on the mat at right. A cameraman with a camera stands at the left edge. The setting is an ashram temple with red walls and green gates behind. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-01-01May 05 20152015-05-05September 26 20162016-09-26November 29 20112011-11-29December 24 20082008-12-24