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December 23 2016

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A night-time outdoor crowd gathers in a courtyard strung with coloured lights and saffron flags, facing toward an unseen focal point. Many devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and some raise hands in prayer. A man in a white dhoti with a shawl and a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala and white cloth stand at the front right, while women in yellow, green, orange and pink saris and lehenga-style dress stand among them. A bright spotlight shines above the crowd. Behind them a sign reads Sri Nithyananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar, World's Tallest Medicinal Shiva Lingam. Tall potted plants and a light-lined structure frame the scene. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this image.2016-12-23A night-time photograph of a large crowd of devotees standing in a long row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing a raised white stone platform with a dark stone slab in the foreground. Women in saris, including a woman in a light blue sari with a purple shawl and a woman in orange and white, lead the line, with men and children in white dhotis, shirts and kurtas behind them. Hanging decorative cloth tassels in red, blue and yellow and tall pillars stand in the dim background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-11-12Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees queued behind a bamboo barrier at an outdoor evening gathering. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and women wear sarees in blue, green, orange and red. Several people are elderly. Red plastic chairs and blue plastic chairs are arranged along the barrier, and a tall banner with Tamil text hangs on a pole at the top left. Strings of coloured lights and a lit structure appear at the top right, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible among the trees behind the crowd.2010-01-20Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd of devotees standing and kneeling on a paved open ground, many in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders. Several women in front press palms together in namaskar, and some sit cross-legged. A girl in a red-and-black checked top sits on a woman's lap, and a woman in an orange-and-white sari stands nearby. Dark trees and small lights surround the scene. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this crowd view.2012-11-27March 02 20182018-03-02Night photograph of a large crowd gathered outdoors in front of a brightly illuminated ornate ratha/chariot-style structure covered in strings of coloured lights, with a golden tiered spire and deity figures on its platform. Dozens of people stand close together, many in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris and salwar, and a few with garlands. At lower left a bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth wears a long beaded garland and stands beside a tall metal pipe-like instrument. Red flags and tent canopies frame the scene, and a signboard at right reads about the Nithyananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar. Red and white banners hang on poles across the grounds.2016-12-23November 21 20152015-11-21December 12 20162016-12-12April 17 20112011-04-17December 23 20162016-12-23A dense crowd of devotees gathered at dusk in front of a temple, with warm lamplight glowing in the background. Many people press forward with palms joined in anjali. Several men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis, with sacred ash and tilak smeared across their foreheads and chests. A shirtless man in the centre has rudraksha-style beads around his neck and his hands folded at his chest, and a man beside him wears a white shirt and a white cloth tied around his head. Women wear saris in red, orange, pink and green, with flowers in their hair and gold jewellery. Children stand among the adults, and a pale blue temple pillar and a green-painted wall frame the scene. This appears to be a temple procession or darshan. A blue dove logo appears in the top left corner.2006-10-25Night photograph of a dense crowd gathered outdoors at a festival procession. A richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha with a tiered spire is lit by strings of multicoloured lights on a building behind it. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread stands beside a metal lamp stand, gesturing toward the crowd. Women wear sarees in white, orange, and blue, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A banner on the right reads Sri Nithyananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar. Red flags line the path.2016-12-23