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November 24 2017

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A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A man with bare upper body and a white dhoti with gold border holds a flame lamp near a richly garlanded deity murti, its frame covered in red, yellow and white flower garlands and green leaves, under a red canopy with gold trim. A saffron-robed attendant and bearded men sit on the left, and a man in a purple shawl stands at the lower right. Bundles of marigold garlands lie in the foreground. Yellow umbrellas and a teal fabric backdrop are visible behind.2018-04-14A photograph of a festival procession at a temple, showing two shirtless priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and dark sashes, guiding a decorated palanquin or chariot beneath a large colourful canopy with fringed red, orange, green and blue panels. Garlands of pink, yellow, red and white flowers hang from the vehicle, and a golden ornamental frame and deity murti area are visible on the left. Spectators' heads appear at the bottom edge, and a stone temple pillar stands in the background.2012-04-05January 11 20172017-01-11January 08 20172017-01-08May 07 20172017-05-07November 30 20222022-11-30A photograph of a temple interior during an evening festival, with a deity murti framed by a large arch of marigold and mixed-colour flower garlands in yellow, orange, red and purple. The metal-decorated murti wears ornate jewellery. Above, a festoon of green, orange and blue cloth with gold trim and red floral patterns hangs, and green banners with gold borders and red emblems flank the shrine. Bright lights illuminate the scene. Several men crowd the foreground, some in white shirts and dhotis, one with a shaved head and tilak, one with a beard in a light shirt. A painted panel of figures decorates the wall behind the shrine.2022-11-30April 14 20182018-04-14March 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesA festival procession with a decorated wooden ratha bearing a deity murti garlanded with thick bands of yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, flower-covered and lit by oil lamps. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the ratha steps, reaching down toward a brass vessel. Another shirtless man in white dhoti stands on the platform holding a red pillar. Surrounding devotees in saffron and orange robes, some women in orange and yellow saris, and a uniformed police officer stand at the chariot's edge. Fruit, a kalasha-style pot and offerings sit on the ratha base beneath the car's red and blue frame.2021-01-16 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12Inside a temple hall with pillars decorated with colourful striped cloth, a bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow dhoti holds a green umbrella and reaches up to adjust a long garland of red roses and purple flowers. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands with a long garland of white and purple flowers, while another man in white clothes with a white-and-gold-bordered shawl and beaded necklaces stands behind a heap of fresh flowers and garlands. Several other attendants in white and orange clothes stand nearby and a deity murti is partly visible at left, with offering trays and a kalasha-style set-up in the foreground. The scene appears to be a temple ritual with garlanding and flower offerings. a person candidacy is uncertain; no clear cues identify a specific person.2018-04-14 +1 copies