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A group of devotees walks through an open-sided shrine hall toward a white stone temple shrine decorated with a deity murti garlanded with marigolds and flanked by red curtains. Most people wear white kurtas and dhotis; several wear yellow shawls, and one man in the centre wears an orange shawl and white dhoti. A young girl in a blue and green dress stands in the middle of the procession. A woman in white with a black bag stands at right, and a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers stands at the front right. A ceiling fan and orange cloth hang overhead.

A wide photograph of a covered open-sided hall where a large seated crowd, mostly in white clothing, faces a raised shrine platform. On the platform, several figures in orange and saffron robes perform a ritual before a deity murti with ornate decorations and red curtains. Two attendants in white dhotis with red shawls stand at the platform's front edge, and hanging cloth banners with patterns and orange tassels frame the pillars. Trees are visible outside the open sides of the hall.

February 24 2007

February 25 2007

Outdoor photograph of a stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars and red drapes, housing a pair of deity murtis richly dressed in orange and red cloth with a silver kalasha-style vessel and lamps in front. Several people stand in an open courtyard before the shrine: a woman in an orange sari at the left foreground, a group in white clothes including men in white dhotis and women in white saris, and an older woman in a green sari with hands folded in prayer. Trays with oil lamps and offerings sit on a cloth at the lower left. A rough concrete block wall and bare trees surround the courtyard.

January 05 2010

Outdoor photograph of a grey stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars, topped by white animal figures, under a metal-framed canopy. Inside the shrine stand two painted deity murtis, one in orange and one in red garments with gold crowns. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a shaved head stands at the base beside a brass lamp, while white-clad devotees in white dhotis and saris, some carrying bags, gather around the platform and walk past. Red cloth drapes hang from the shrine columns and tall trees and a grey wall frame the scene.

A barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe walks down a covered, railed walkway toward a decorated temple shrine. Behind him stands an ornate deity murti framed by marigold garlands and a golden arch, flanked by pink cloth drapes. Devotees in white clothes line both sides with palms pressed together in anjali, and a woman in a dark sari with a shoulder bag joins them. Other saffron-robed attendants stand near the shrine, and a brass lamp and ritual items are visible on the floor. Appearance-based label: a person, walking at the center of the procession in saffron cloth, bare-chested with a wrap and no crown or ornate adornments visible.

Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a grey stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars. A red cloth is being drawn off a stone structure, revealing a deity murti dressed in orange and purple garments on the right. Several people in saffron, orange and white robes stand in a group; one bare-chested man in a white dhoti with coloured border raises a hand toward the shrine. A saffron-robed man kneels or bows at the right edge beside the stone platform. Corrugated roof sheets and white walls frame the open space.

A photograph of an ornate grey stone temple structure with carved pillars and a red cloth draped across an opening. Several people stand in front of the shrine: a group in saffron and orange robes gathers near a white-draped table, with a man in white dhoti and shirt at center holding offerings. A man in a light shirt stands at left on the open concrete floor, with other people in white and orange clothes nearby. Red and orange banners hang from a white-walled hall behind them. The scene appears to be a ritual or ceremonial gathering at a temple, with a visible person in orange robes possibly seated near the stone platform. a person appearance is uncertain.

A photograph of a temple courtyard with a covered white pillared structure. On the right, a white stone platform holds a seated deity murti draped in white cloth with garlands and a decorated figure beside it, and a robed priest in orange stands near brass vessels. In the centre, several people in orange and white clothing sit or stand on the ground near rows of flower petals and marigold garlands. A red cloth hangs from a pillar, and a black metal stand sits in the foreground.

February 24 2007