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A night scene at a small shrine beside a stone wall under a large spreading tree. A caged niche holds a framed picture of a deity and a small figure stands on a pink lotus base in front of it. A colourfully painted guardian statue in yellow and red holds a stick. A group of people walks past in a line on the paved ground. Two men in saffron robes lead, one holding a garland and some wearing white or cream shirts and dhotis. A woman in a yellow sari and another in a white sari walk near the group. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers faces the shrine with hands folded, and a man at the right holds a bouquet of pink flowers.

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Night photograph of a group walking past a shrine with a barred iron gate set into a stone wall, flanked by two painted guardian statues in yellow, green and red, one holding a mace. In the foreground a man in a white shirt, dark trousers and bare feet carries a small object in his hand. Behind him several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk barefoot, while a few figures in white clothing follow, one holding a pink flower bunch. The scene suggests a padayatra, a pilgrimage walk.2009-01-29December 12 20072007-12-12December 20 20062006-12-20April 04 20082008-04-04A night-time photograph of an outdoor ritual at the base of a dark stone deity murti of Dakshinamoorthy, seated in meditative pose on a pedestal, with a rounded mound of stones beneath. A bare-chested priest with white forehead markings, a gold-coloured necklace and an orange cloth around his waist walks toward the murti. Beside him a figure in an orange robe with long dark hair stands facing away. Around them, several people in white clothes hold brass vessels and flower garlands with red and yellow blossoms. A spectator figure stands at the right edge. Dark trees and a metal pole frame the scene.2004-12-31A night photograph inside a stone temple corridor. In the centre, a man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, wearing a red-and-white forehead mark, smiles while walking beside a woman in a dark maroon sari with a blue border. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes walk, one carrying a tall trident-topped staff garlanded with white, yellow, orange and pink flowers. On the left, a man in a white shirt stands with a white forehead mark. A dark stone deity murti draped with a white cloth and a flower garland stands to the right against a carved pillar, and a brass railing lies beyond.2009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with a low ceiling and a white metal gate on the left. A bald man in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl stands in the foreground, facing left, with a small tray or plate in his hands. Beside him, a shirtless priest with a white dhoti and a sacred thread holds a brass dish, with a white tilak mark on his forehead. Another man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala stands in the middle, and a man in a white dhoti stands near the gate. Several children and a woman in a red and orange sari stand along the right side, watching. A small oil lamp glows on the far right. Visible text reads a and the Nithyanandapedia source2011-10-07Night photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti raises a lit aarti lamp toward a seated figure wearing a tall golden crown and white garments, who sits on a red stone platform before a dark stone deity murti on the right. Around them about a dozen men stand with palms pressed together in namaste, several in white dhotis and orange shawls, one in an orange turban and orange robe, another in a maroon shirt. A tall metal flagstaff stands at left with strands of white cloth hanging from its top. Offerings and a brass kalasha sit on the ground.2006-12-20May 21 20122012-05-21December 20 20062006-12-20November 20 20102010-11-20A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a large granite slab in the foreground. A group of about eight men stand together: several in white dhotis and white shirts, one bare-chested man in a white dhoti, and a central man in saffron/orange robes wearing a long garland of orange and white flowers and holding his hands together near his face, joined by other men in orange clothing. A uniformed attendant stands at right near a bright wall lamp. Ornate carved stone brackets and pillars frame the scene, with dark passage beyond.2008-08-02