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Outdoor temple scene in bright daylight at a white-walled complex lined with palm trees. A red Mahindra tractor on the left, driven by a man in white, pulls a green trailer carrying a decorated palanquin with a pink-and-white floral arch and a deity murti under a small canopy. Several people in white dhotis and a saffron-robed person walk alongside. Beside them stands a black Nandi bull statue on a white plinth, and on the right a tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar rises. Striped banners hang from poles near the white hall entrance, where a figure in white stands in the doorway.

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August 29 20072007-08-29A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road. A red tractor with a green canopy pulls an ornate decorated cart (ratha) topped with a multicoloured kalasha-style dome, colourful fabric hangings and garlands, with a deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees walk alongside: a woman in an orange sari with a shawl, a woman in white with a yellow shawl, men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in a white kurta holding a red-and-yellow pennant on a pole near the tractor. Some wear orange shawls. An orange gateway with finials stands at right and a concrete wall at left.2011-08-31A red Mahindra tractor with a decorated green flatbed trailer leads a procession outdoors under a bright, hazy sky. On the trailer, a small canopy with a white fringed umbrella and colourful striped side poles frames a seated figure and a raised area draped in cloth. Two men in white dhotis and shirts drive the tractor, and several men in white stand near the trailer and along the white-walled building and palm trees behind. A tall tapering pole rises at right. Red-and-white painted steps and a low wall lie at left.2007-08-29August 29 20072007-08-29December 18 20132013-12-18A procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees and red-painted low walls. At the centre, a tractor pulls a decorated ratha-style chariot with a gold canopy and a gilded deity murti or peetha under a red-and-blue cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, with two people holding blue and green umbrellas over the procession. A young boy in white walks in front, and an assistant carries a red bag. Parked blue trailers stand on the right beside red fencing.2016-12-17Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and thatched huts. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a mat inside a circular marked ground ring. Behind, a decorated wooden cart with a golden canopy and blue and orange drape stands near a red tractor. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls move around. At right, a large black Nandi bull statue with a garland of marigolds and white cloth sits on a white pedestal. A signboard map of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Kidadi Ashram hangs on the right wall.2010-07-24Outdoor procession on dry grass in front of a red compound wall. A golden palanquin-style deity murti under a canopy with red and gold drapery sits on a green-and-red tractor trailer. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and white-clad men and women walk alongside, several men in orange holding ceremonial horns and drums. Two people in white ritual dress stand near a small red building on the left, and a white-clad man is seated on the trailer near the murti.2015-11-16Outdoor photograph of a courtyard with a white-paved platform beside tall coconut palms. A large black stone Nandi bull statue wrapped in a teal cloth and draped with marigold garland sits on a white base near a tall red-and-white ornate stone pillar on the right. Several people in white dhotis and mundus move around, and a few in saffron or orange robes stand near the statue, including figures in orange and white at the right. A brass pot and a small wooden stool sit in the foreground. Colourful balloons and flags hang from a pole, and a parked car and low wall appear at the left.2008-03-22July 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoors at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a thatched shed behind. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a circular stone-and-sand ritual area. Behind, a red Mahindra tractor pulls a gold-and-white decorated palanquin or ratha with a blue canopy and a golden carved swan-like finial. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby; one man in a striped shirt sits on the tractor. A white car is parked by a large signboard with a map titled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram.2010-07-24December 17 20162016-12-17