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February 10 2020

Photograph at dusk of a line of devotees standing on a dark tiled courtyard outside a white building with a balcony. Most wear yellow and gold clothing: several women in yellow salwar kameez and a man in a yellow shirt with white dhoti. Others wear floral or pink outfits. They face the building's open entrance under a blue awning edged with red and yellow striped valances. A banner hangs on the left, and a plaque is mounted beside the doorway. Some participants carry small bags.

January 24 2024

A procession of devotees walks along a paved road in Maran, Pahang, during the Panguni Uttiram festival at Sri Marathandavar Bala Dhandayuthapani Alayam. Many people wear bright yellow-orange clothing and carry silver kavadi-style pots on their heads with both hands, some with orange cloth draped over them. A man in the foreground in a yellow shirt and yellow-orange dhoti holds a pot overhead, while a woman in a yellow kurta holds a white cup. Palm trees, a banana leaf and a utility wire frame the scene, and an elderly man in white with a purple suitcase stands at the right edge.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/23/2019

A photo inside a temple shrine where a shirtless priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra marks offers a metal tray to a black Shiva lingam decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A woman in a cream and green traditional sari with floral hair garland and jewellery stands at left with palms pressed in namaskar. Another woman in white sari and a man in an orange cloth stand nearby, and a man wearing an orange and white head wrap stands behind the lingam. Bananas, marigold garlands, a plastic-wrapped bundle and a tray of offerings sit on the altar, with yellow and teal temple decor and pink paper flags in the background.

February 10 2020

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Outdoor temple scene with a large ornate deity murti of a goddess, decorated with rhinestone-like embellishments, a crown, and garlands of yellow marigolds and pink and white flowers, set on a bright pink satin-draped platform with a golden cloth. In front, a devotee in orange-red robes prostrates fully on the ground while others in saffron and orange saris and dhotis stand nearby, some holding rudraksha malas. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the pavement. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti wears a headband, and a woman in a blue shawl stands at center. A brass trident and a decorated temple gateway with hanging garlands are visible behind.

January 24 2024

Devotees gather in an open-sided temple hall under a corrugated roof with ceiling fans and strings of lights. At the centre, a stone shrine with a golden arch and blue drapes frames a richly adorned deity murti decorated with garlands and red-and-gold cloth. In front, a priest in orange robes stands at a low platform holding an object, while a figure in yellow stands nearby. Men and women in orange, white and cream clothing with red-bordered sashes stand in lines along both sides, many with hands folded. A large brass kalasha stands on the floor before the shrine, and blue lamps and small lights hang around the hall.

Evening puja at a temple pavilion with gilded pillars. A golden seated statue of a figure with hands in anjali mudra, wearing a red and gold crown, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold ornaments, sits on the left beside a golden arch. In front, a tray holds lit oil lamps, flowers, fruit and brass vessels on an orange cloth. Several women in saris, one in orange, stand with palms joined in prayer and a young child stands among them. On the right a man in a yellow jacket with a red and white shawl and a girl seated on the floor face the offerings. No visible a person is identifiable.

A puja in a small shrine room decorated with pink and yellow walls and marigold garlands. Two standing deity murtis, one crowned and garlanded in gold and blue, stand behind a red-and-gold throne. On the left a man in orange robes with a white tilak and dark rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a green-and-gold sari holds an oil lamp near the murtis. A woman in a teal sari rings a bell, while a woman in blue sari and a man in lilac-blue dhoti kneel beside a tray of fruit, coconut halves, flowers and brass bowls on a striped mat. Around 7 people are visible.