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Outdoor fire ritual before a decorated shrine with a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at center holding a lit flame on a tray. Beside him a woman in orange garments holds a lamp; a bearded man in orange on the left presses his palms together. A seated man in orange kneels at lower left with a small flame, and a man in white sits at left. Pink drapes, flower garlands, brass lamps and kalasha vessels, pots of fruit and wood sticks for a homa fire surround the altar. A woman in orange and white at right joins her palms. Several people are visible, all dressed in saffron or white ritual clothes.

July 21 2010

Photograph of a temple shrine interior viewed down a red carpet aisle toward a deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, decorated with garlands and flower adornments, set in an ornate golden arch framed by orange and pink curtains. Several robed figures in saffron and white stand and sit before the shrine; a man in orange kneels near the altar with brass vessels and offerings, while devotees in white sit on the floor in rows along the carpet. Audience members in dark silhouette fill the right side. Open-sided hall with red and white striped canopy, tubular metal railings, and garden greenery visible beyond.

A covered outdoor shrine hall decorated with hanging green leaves and yellow star-shaped garlands during a festival. At the back, a decorated deity murti with a golden arch and flower garlands sits beneath blue drapes. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe walks down a red carpet toward the shrine while many seated devotees in saffron and white line both sides behind metal railings. On the left, a seated figure in orange holds a tall trident, and a gilded figure stands on a red-draped platform. Several white-clad attendants stand near the front, and a photographer in white is at the right edge. Oil lamps burn along the stone ledge in front of the shrine.

Outdoor temple shrine at dusk with a granite pavilion and maroon curtain. Two large deity murti figures stand on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. In front, a barefoot person in a long saffron-orange robe walks past the shrine, long dark hair falling loose. To the right, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls, and one holds a tall ceremonial staff. Small oil lamps and flower offerings line the front edge, with brass plates and vessels on the platform.

Night ritual photograph at a temple shrine lit by bright lamps. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl stands on the left holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp. Seated in front on a white chair is a figure in an orange saffron robe with hands pressed together in namaskar, with a red cloth hanging from the pillar above. Several men in white garments stand or sit behind, with a row of small oil lamps glowing along the platform. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a crown and a silver-trimmed ornament. A brass lamp stand and metal vessels rest on the stone platform.

December 02 2009

A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti decorated in gold and red garments, set in an arched stone niche with pink draped curtains. In front, two seated figures in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cushioned seats on a raised platform, while a devotee in white kneels before them. Nearby, white-clad attendants and devotees in white dhotis and saris stand and sit, some wearing yellow shawls. A red carpet runs along a metal railing toward the viewer. The scene includes a sign on the wall and a loudspeaker on a pillar with colourful painted designs.

July 21 2010

A photograph inside an open-sided temple pavilion with a tin roof, orange curtains and red-and-white railings. At the centre, a shrine holds deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers, with a kalasha-like offering and brass lamps before it. Two priests in orange robes stand at the shrine, one holding a lamp and one beside him. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the red carpeted floor in front, and more people sit on the right side. A raised seat with an orange cushion stands on the left. The scene shows an abhishekam-style puja and darshan at the shrine.

October 08 2008

Outdoor temple shrine with a dark stone facade, carved pillars and a gilded arched niche holding deity murti dressed in pink and blue cloth with flower garlands and gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps stand before the shrine. A bald priest in white dhoti with a gold border and red sash raises his arm toward the deities. Flanking him, several young people in white and orange-saffron clothing with gold-bordered garments stand in a row, along with an adult in orange sari at right. Tall painted pillars with floral patterns frame the scene, and a brass plate sits on the ground in front of metal stanchions.