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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like courtyard with red-and-white striped steps and walls. A young priest on the right, shirtless with white ash markings on his chest and arms, wears an orange dhoti and red rudraksha mala, and holds a small brass ritual object in both hands while facing a ceremonial setup. Nearby stand brass pots, oil lamps, a golden cobra hood, a trident, and two decorative ceremonial umbrellas in red, green and yellow. Flower garlands and a pink cloth lie on the steps. A few devotees in white and orange clothing stand behind, and a white van is parked at the right edge.

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Outdoor temple courtyard with red and white striped steps and a red boundary wall. On the right, a man with bare upper body and orange dhoti and shawl, marked with white body paint, raises a brass lamp with flame in his right hand while holding a bell. Behind him, several people sit and stand in white and colourful clothes; a drummer sits to the right near drums and an ornate red-and-gold kalasha-style offering. On the left stand a golden cobra hood, a golden trident, and two decorated umbrellas, one red and one yellow, near a black stone pedestal with a small oil lamp. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the steps, with marigold garlands, a folded grey mat and a small plate in the foreground. A white bus is parked at the right edge, and a few vehicles are visible beyond the wall. No a person candidate with sufficient visible cues is identifiable.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +2 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard at Nithyananda Peetham Thiruvannamalai with a red-and-white striped stepped platform. Two young ascetics in saffron-orange cloths stand at the stone-and-brass setup: a standing figure on the left with long dreadlocks and a red mala, and a second devotee on the right with a bare upper body, white ash markings on the chest and arms, and a red sacred thread, pouring water from a brass vessel with a long spout. A cobra-hooded brass ornament sits on a dark stone base, flanked by trishul staves, kalasha-style pots and red-and-gold umbrellas. A white-clad person kneels on a mat in the background, and a hillside rises behind the compound.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor temple courtyard with red-and-white striped steps and walls, a dry hillside behind it. A priest in orange dhoti with white body markings stands at right, raising a tall brass multi-tiered lamp (aarti) toward a golden hooded cobra canopy over a stone shivalingam-style platform. Golden trishul-topped staffs and ornate colourful umbrellas with yellow fringes frame the shrine. Several seated and standing attendees in white sit in the background, and a white van is parked at right. Brass pots and a small offering plate lie on the steps.2017-03-11A priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a mat at an outdoor ritual site, holding a ceremonial bell and small brass vessels, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and tilak marks on his forehead. Beside him a sacred fire burns in a square pit surrounded by brass pots and kalasha vessels. Behind him a tall, multi-tiered decorated pedestal with lotus-shaped tiers, lion figures and a coiled serpent base stands on a teal platform, topped with pots and garlands, flanked by steps painted in red and white. Several people in orange and white clothing are visible in the background among trees.2016-04-03April 03 20162016-04-03December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram-style site. In the left foreground a man with hair tied up in a bun, rudraksha malas and arm bands, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands on a mat holding a bell and ritual vessel. In front of him a fire burns in a sunken fire pit with brass pots and offerings. Behind it rises a tiered, brightly painted pedestal with lion figures, a cobra motif and two decorated kalasha pots on top, under a canopy. Several saffron-clad devotees and a figure in white stand on red-and-white striped steps among trees, and a banner at left shows a map and partial website text.2016-04-03December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copies