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December 11 20162016-12-11December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a festival procession on a raised platform. A large flower-decorated float carries a deity murti with a crown-like headdress, its body covered in garlands of white, yellow, orange and purple blossoms. On a metal platform beside it, a woman in a dark top with orange and red garlands sits, and a man in an orange dhoti stands with his back to the camera at the rear railing. A red flag is visible on the left. Strings of warm white lights line a pale wall behind them.2016-12-09A photograph of a temple ritual beside a large lingam decorated with marigold garlands in orange, yellow, purple and white. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads holds a brass pot in front of a small silver-toned statue draped in marigold garlands. To the right, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a white sacred marking on his forehead stands beside rows of large brass vessels. Crowds of devotees sit on tiered steps in the background.2016-12-16December 18 20162016-12-18Two seated priests in saffron-orange clothing and orange turbans perform worship before a decorated shrine hung with red, purple, yellow and white flower garlands. The priest on the left, bare-chested with a shawl and beaded necklaces, holds a microphone. The priest on the right, in orange with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bracelets, sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Before them stand a brass lamp with a flame, a kalasha decorated with pink flowers, stacked jaggery-like offerings, bananas, apples, oranges and coconut. Behind them a deity murti in green and pink silk, adorned with white garlands and gold necklaces, stands in the shrine. The scene reflects puja worship. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2018-04-27 +1 copiesDecember 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22April 20 20132013-04-20 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07