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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.

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A 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 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.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 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.2009-01-02A crowd of devotees gathers around a white stone platform at an outdoor festival, many in orange or saffron robes and white kurtas. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged on the raised white platform, holding a rope with white flowers and gripping ropes with his hands, apparently helping pull a ratha-style structure. Behind him stands a large copper kalasha-shaped vessel with yellow and orange garlands, and a colourful striped canopy with fringes overhangs the left side. Brass bowls and a small brass lamp sit on a wooden table in the foreground. Several people hold up mobile phones and a video camera toward the scene.2009-01-02December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession scene under colourful canopies. A man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands on a white raised platform at right, raising one arm toward a crowd. Around him many devotees in orange and white clothing press forward, several holding up hands in prayer or reaching toward the platform. Multicoloured parasols with blue bird motifs and yellow-orange fringed awnings shade the area. A cameraman with a video camera films from the left. Marigold garlands hang near the platform, and a brass vessel sits on the lower right. Behind, a temple facade with painted pillars and strings of flowers is visible.2009-01-02Outdoor 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 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.2009-01-02