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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.

February 23 2009

2009-02-23 +1 copies

Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard under an overcast sky. A tall copper-coloured dhwajasthamba flagstaff rises from a white square base beside a second white plinth, with palm trees and leafy trees behind. Near the centre, a dark stone linga or yoni-shaped object sits on a grey pedestal. A group of about ten people in white and cream clothes stand and bow in a semicircle; a woman in a white sari kneels before the pedestal. One man in an orange robe stands at the left, and a figure in a red-orange sari stands at the right edge beside a low building. A white plastic chair sits at the right with a small flower garland on the plinth. A small watermarked caption appears in the lower right corner.

Outdoor 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.

Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees gathered in a sunlit open courtyard beneath tall palm trees at an ashram-style site. Many people wear white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris, with some in red and yellow saris. In the centre stands a tall tapering flagstaff or kodimaram with a red and orange flag, its base surrounded by a dark stone statue and a ceremonial garland. A figure in orange clothing stands near the pole. To the right, a decorated temple-style ratha or chariot shows painted deity figures under a canopy, beside umbrellas and a banner. Many participants raise hands or stand in reverent poses, watching the flagstaff.

Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground under a cloudy sky, tall palm and leafy trees behind. A large black stone Nandi bull sits on a white plinth at center, with a tall copper-coloured pillar on a white base to the left. Several people in white clothes stand in a line along the right, and two people in white kneel low on the black base beside the bull, one pouring water as a pot sits nearby. A monk in orange robes stands near the bull's head. A white plastic chair sits in the foreground, and a small white building with a tiled roof stands at the back right.

February 23 2009

2009-02-23 +1 copies

Outdoor temple courtyard under overcast sky with palm and tree canopy. A tall tapering copper-coloured dhvaja flagstaff with a decorated top rises from a white plinth at left. Beside it, a large black Nandi bull sculpture sits on a white pedestal. Several people in white dhoti and shirt stand in a line near the shrine, some holding offering vessels; one man in white bends low at a black stone lingam platform, and a figure in an orange robe stands nearby. Small white-walled buildings with tiled roofs stand behind, and a white plastic chair sits in the foreground.

A 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.

A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony in an open ashram courtyard under an overcast sky, with tall coconut palms around. A very tall wooden flagstaff, painted in orange and red bands and topped with a ceremonial finial, rises at right. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow shawls, stand in a group around the base. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands among them, and a few women in white and yellow saris stand at left near a red-and-white striped barrier and a small decorated altar. Low thatched structures and a white building with signboards are visible behind. The ground is bare earth with circular stone-lined pits.

December 23 2006

Outdoor photo of a tall ornate copper dhvaja stambha (flagpole) rising from a white stepped plinth in a sandy courtyard, with a red flag fluttering at its top and coconut palms behind. At its base sits a dark stone Nandi-style figure garlanded with red and white flowers, before a dark stone peetha with an offering. Around the base, about six people in white dhoti and shirt clothing stand and kneel in devotion, one man in dark trousers and a white shirt with a bag among them. A green bin sits at left and a figure is partly visible at the lower right edge. The image is faded and washed out.