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Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard during a procession. Several people in white kurtas with orange shawls stand under large colourful parasols painted with bird and floral motifs. In the foreground, a person in orange robes and a white garland leans over a white stepped platform, holding a rope or cord near a metal vessel and brass bells. Behind them, a person in orange robes bends toward an ornate pink-copper canopy column draped in marigold garlands. Devotees in white and orange crowd the scene, and a dark board labelled with a readable offering sign sits at the lower right.

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A photograph of a crowded outdoor ritual at a temple-like complex. In the foreground, a figure in a flowing orange robe bends over a white raised platform beside an ornate copper-coloured pillar draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Around them, many devotees wear white or orange clothing and orange shawls, and several hold brass puja vessels, flowers and bells. Colourful umbrellas with geometric patterns stand at left, and a cameraman in orange films the scene at bottom. A dark plaque on the platform bears gold-coloured lettering. The scene appears to be a ceremonial abhishekam or puja at a festival.2009-01-02A photograph of a crowded outdoor festival scene with devotees in saffron and orange robes and white clothing gathered around a white raised platform and a copper-coloured ornamental pillar. A man in orange robes kneels on the white platform pulling a rope, while others in orange and white hold the ropes and lean in. A large multicoloured parasol with fringed tassels and blue and gold motifs is held above the crowd. A woman in orange with a white flower garland stands in the middle, and a cameraman in the lower left films the scene. Small brass and clay items sit on a wooden table in the foreground, and marigold garlands hang at the top right.2009-01-02Outdoor temple festival scene during a Brahmotsavam-style event. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes stands atop a white platform beside a copper-coloured dhwajasthambha flagpole wrapped with marigold garlands and straw, pulling a rope. Around him, many devotees in orange and white clothes and orange shawls crowd close, several raising hands and holding brass bells and a small kalasha. Colourful painted umbrellas and yellow-orange canopy cloth overhead frame the scene. A sign in the lower right corner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and a dwajasthambha label. Many people are visible in the crowd.2009-01-02Outdoor temple festival scene under colourful parasols and yellow-and-orange canopies. Two young men in orange robes stand on a white raised platform, one pulling a thick rope wound around a large copper-toned ornamental pillar draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, while the other holds the rope with both hands. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many in orange and white clothing, sits and stands watching, including a woman in a white sari with a flower garland. A seated figure in white with a rudraksha mala is in the foreground near a brass kalasha and small brass vessels set on the platform. A black signboard at the lower right reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with the Dwajasthamba ceremony text, and a banner on the right shows a face and dates.2009-01-02A photograph of a crowded festival scene under colourful canopies with tasselled borders, one panel reading Nithyanandapeetham. A large copper vessel sits on a white stepped platform decorated with marigold garlands, and a copper kalasha-like pot is visible. Robed devotees in saffron and orange and others in white clothes press around, several raising hands toward the platform. A man in saffron with a long beard and a woman in saffron with a white garland are prominent near the platform, and a figure in a yellow shawl stands in the foreground. Brass lamps and flower petals lie on the platform.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple courtyard under bright sky with palm trees. A person in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands on a white raised platform beside a tall copper flagstaff draped with a white garland, facing away from the camera. Behind them is a golden-yellow shrouded object on the platform. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and green embroidered panels and blue dove emblems and tasseled fringe frame the scene. In the foreground, devotees in white and orange clothing, one holding a flower offering, watch the ritual. A large crowd of people in white dress stands in the background near a thatched structure and parked vehicles. Scattered petals lie on the white platform.2010-02-12Outdoor temple festival scene beneath tall palm trees at a white-plinthed shrine. In the foreground, two men in orange-saffron robes kneel and pull on thick white rope tied to a structure, while a man in orange robes at centre, with a white garland and a white forehead band, raises his arm and looks upward. Behind them, devotees in orange and white clothes crowd close, and a man in white at lower centre faces the scene. At right, orange-clad men hold multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes and decorative pennants on poles. Scattered flower petals lie on the white platform, and a copper-coloured lamp stand with yellow and orange marigold garlands is at left. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession or ratha pulling.2009-01-02Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram under palm trees. A young man in an orange dhoti with a white-and-red flower garland and white sandalwood markings on his forehead stands at a white-draped platform, scattering flower petals over a large pink-orange deity murti. Beside him, another young man in orange holds a brass vessel and a plate of yellow flowers. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange robes stands, including several men in saffron sannyasi clothing with rudraksha malas on the right. Ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels stand overhead, and a large orange-robed statue rises at the left edge. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja-style offering with flower petals.2009-01-02Outdoor temple ritual under palm trees beside a white-plastered stone platform with a large copper-coloured pillar base carved with floral motifs. A bare-chested sannyasi in saffron cloth, wearing a white flower garland and streaked with white ash, raises a long white-tipped pole or staff upward. Behind him a younger man in saffron robes kneels at the platform edge, while devotees in saffron shawls and white dhotis stand close, one holding a brass plate of yellow flowers and another holding a small brass lamp. Coiled white rope lies on the platform. Multiple saffron-clad devotees with folded hands watch from the crowd, and a decorated fringed canopy in pink, green and yellow hangs at the upper right.2009-01-02Outdoor ritual photo at a temple courtyard lined with palm trees. A man in an orange-saffron robe stands on a white raised platform beside a copper-coloured stone pillar, looking upward with a red bindi on his forehead. In the foreground, a man with a white tilak and a white flower garland holds a thick white rope pulled through a pulley-like setup. Other devotees in orange and white clothes surround the platform, some holding bowls, with a decorated canopy with tassels at right and marigold petals scattered on the white stone. Stone deity statues garlanded with flowers stand behind.2009-01-02Outdoor ritual scene under a red canopy with ornate multicolored umbrellas bearing peacock-style motifs. A man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and orange-saffron robes stands at centre, his face and upper body marked with white ash. Around him, men in orange robes and white dhotis and a shaven-headed man in orange work at a table, handling thick coiled white cloth ropes laid on a brass tray. A crowd of onlookers, many in white, watches from the left and back. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti on a cart beneath the umbrellas.2009-01-02