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December 15 2011

Night photograph at an outdoor temple entrance. A silver SUV with its rear door open sits at the right. In the centre, a bald man in orange robes with a white garland bows and holds out a silver kalasha topped with green leaves toward a smiling man in orange robes leaning from the car door. A third man in orange with a red-and-gold shawl reaches toward the vehicle. At the left, several people in white dhotis and a pink kurta stand with palms joined in greeting. Behind them stands an orange building with a signboard in Kannada reading 'ಆನಂದೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ' and a lit lamp on a pole.

A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls. A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a beaded necklace of bright flower garlands, walks across a red carpet with his palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees stand with hands folded in namaskar, the women in white and cream saris with red or orange borders and the men in white dhotis. A young girl in a white dress stands with folded hands at the front. On the right a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holds a silver vessel with a leafy mango-style sprig, while on the left a brass oil lamp stands on an orange-draped table beside framed photographs and red flowers. Smoke drifts across the floor.

December 31 2011

Night procession outdoors at a temple complex. A young attendant in orange dhoti and bare chest holds a large multicolored fringed umbrella with a gold finial above the group. An older man in a beige shirt and trousers stands beside a white car. A man in a saffron robe with a white-sashed devotee look and bare feet walks at centre-left, hands raised. Behind him, a man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with vibhuti and rudraksha malas carries a silver tray with a white cloth-wrapped bundle and green leaves. Another attendant in orange dhoti and gold-bordered cloth follows. A boy in white dhoti plays a drum on the left. Men in white dhotis stand to the right. Decorated shrine domes and lights glow in the background.

Night procession outside a temple courtyard with a red-painted building and a signboard reading Nithyanandeshwara Temple. A shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes with gold border and beaded necklaces carries a brass kalasha with leaves on a tray, walking in front of several young men in white dhotis and shawls. A drummer in white stands at left beside a red cloth, and a dim lamp lights the open pavilion with red pillars and hanging tassels.

Night-time photo at an outdoor ashram setting with a red wall and a banner. A bald young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at left, holding a brass kalasha topped with green leaves. In the centre, a person in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with long hair pulled back holds a tray of green leaves and white and purple flowers, extending it toward an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti at right, who receives it. Behind them stand other men in white, and at far right a man holds a tray with dried grass and white cloth. A bright light flares at upper right. Ritual offering scene.

December 23 2016

A photograph of a festival procession at an outdoor pavilion with yellow canopy and red carpet, lined with banana trunks and orange pennants. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk along the carpet; one in the foreground wears a saffron turban and another with a shaved head wears an orange robe. A man in a yellow-orange robe and rudraksha mala carries a silver kalasha on a tray, with a coconut and flowers, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside him with hands folded. Men in white dhotis, shirts and dark suits, a woman in a blue sari, and cars are visible in the background. A tenta

March 03 2011

Night outdoor ritual on a covered open-sided platform. A bare-footed man in saffron-orange robes, with a wrap draped over his shoulders, stands in front of a red upholstered throne with gold trim. Beside him, a man with shaved head in orange dhoti and sacred thread holds a brass tray of red flower petals, and at the right edge another attendant in orange holds a second tray of red petals. A third man in a blue dhoti with gold border stands behind near the throne. A brass vessel and an oil lamp sit at lower right, and a shallow water basin is in the foreground. Red circular hoops and dried banana leaves hang from the roof beams. A sign on the wall reads in Kannada with a 'MEET the Master' poster and 'Satsang' text.

Night-time procession outside a building with a Kannada signboard. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala necklaces and gold armbands, with long dark hair, walks barefoot ahead of a palanquin-like deity murti draped in yellow and garlanded with yellow, pink and red flowers. Behind him, attendants in orange dhotis and bare-chested priests carry ritual objects, and a man in a green shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with bird motifs shelters the procession.