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A large outdoor ritual gathering under a red and orange canopy with green and yellow trim, seated on red mats in front of a white temple structure with a signboard reading Chandeshwara Temple. Many devotees in white clothes sit in rows, several women in white saris and some in colourful sarees, a few men in white kurtas. In the foreground a bald man in white sits with his back to the camera. At the front, an orange-robed priest sits before a raised altar with flowers, a kalasha-like arrangement and an oil lamp, and a deity murti stands at the left near a loudspeaker. Drummers with drums sit to the left, and a standing woman in white at the right near the edge of the canopy. Palm trees and parked vehicles appear beyond the wall.

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Outdoor temple ceremony under a red and orange canopy with floral valances, in front of a white temple labelled Nandeshwara Temple. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes, many women in white sarees with orange and patterned borders, sit on red mats facing a raised altar with offerings and a kalasha. Drummers with dhol-style drums sit at the left edge. A standing figure in saffron robes stands near the altar, and a deity statue is visible beside the temple. Palm trees line the background. Some devotees bow and others fold their hands in prayer.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor festival scene under a large canopy with red, orange and green fabric valances supported by tall poles. Many devotees sit on red mats in white clothes, some in saffron or orange, with women in white saris and girls with braids in the front rows. On a raised stage at the back, several figures in white and saffron stand near a deity murti and a decorated platform, with a loudspeaker on the left and a sign reading Eshwara Temple above the stage. Palm trees and a white building frame the open ground in the background.2008-12-24Outdoor temple ceremony under a canopy of red, orange, yellow and green draped fabric. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on red mats in rows, many with hands pressed in anjali. On a raised red-and-white striped platform, a figure in orange robes sits before a puja arrangement of fruit and flowers, with a standing devotee in white nearby. Behind, a deity murti stands in an alcove decorated with garlands, and a sign reads Sri Aandeshwara Temple. The orange-robed figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so this is recorded as unsure.2008-12-24A photograph of an outdoor temple ceremony under a red and orange canopy hung with marigold garlands. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing, some in yellow, orange and pink saris, sit on red mats facing a raised striped platform. At the platform, a priest in orange robes sits beside a ritual table with brass vessels, flower offerings and oil lamps, while other white-clad attendants stand nearby. Painted deity murtis stand in shrines behind, decorated with orange cloth and garlands, and a signboard reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, with another sign reading Sri Chandeshwara Temple.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor temple ritual under a canopy of red, orange and yellow fabric with a red carpet covering the ground. Dozens of devotees, mostly in white clothes, sit cross-legged in rows watching a ritual at a raised altar draped in saffron. Two priests in saffron robes sit near the altar, one at a brass plate of offerings. A deity murti is visible on a decorated platform at the back, flanked by garlands, and a red-and-white striped temple structure stands behind. Several children in yellow and orange clothes sit among the adults.2008-12-24