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December 30 2018

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A photograph inside a dimly lit open hall with a corrugated metal roof. On the left, a golden arched frame surrounds a deity murti with a red-garmented figure and a standing figure beside it, behind a gold curtain. In the foreground, a line of devotees stands with hands together, mostly women in white clothes with orange scarves and lanyards, plus a few men in white on the right. A striped woven mat lies on the orange floor, and a small wooden stand with a book is at right. Some people wear saffron or orange sarees and shawls.2013-03-18October 03 20082008-10-03A long covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a central red carpet runway flanked by metal railings. Dozens of people stand in two rows facing inward with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the left, many women wear orange and red saris and men wear orange and cream clothing. On the right, men wear white dhotis and cream or pink shawls, with some in white. Strings of yellow and green leaves hang from the ceiling, and framed photographs line the side walls. A lit corridor extends into the distance. No individual can be confidently identified as the swami from appearance alone.2011-11-29September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard under a corrugated roof, with string lights and a bright floodlight above. On the left, a seated figure in saffron/orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl and flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne, hands folded. In the centre, a standing person in an orange robe with a pink-striped border gestures with both arms toward a line of people in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing red-and-saffron sashes, who stand with hands folded in prayer. A young child in white holds a brass oil lamp with a flame, and a framed deity murti or painting stands in the background among palm fronds. Devotees in white and saffron line the courtyard, with smoke or incense rising near the lamp.2016-03-06 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession moving through a temple precinct lit with strings of lights and decorated with marigold garlands and orange-yellow fabric canopies. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a rust-red dhoti and a bead necklace, walking beside a companion in a cream dhoti with an orange shawl. Around them, men in cream and saffron clothing and a man in a white shirt follow along metal barriers, while a gopuram tower glows with lights at left. A man in a white shirt in the foreground gestures. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2006-12-04Dim interior of a long open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, filled with a large seated audience in white and light clothing, seen from behind. At the far end, a brightly decorated shrine stage glows with flower garlands and pink drapes around an elaborately adorned deity murti. Several figures in white and saffron-toned clothing stand and move around the stage, possibly performing puja, while a dark figure in red stands to one side. Speakers hang from the walls and a garlanded arrangement hangs at the left.2008-12-28May 08 20162016-05-08December 14 20062006-12-14Night-time outdoor temple festival under a tent canopy strung with coloured lanterns, banana plants and paper garlands. Many devotees stand in a loose crowd on a paved floor, several barefoot on green leaf mats. Men wear white dhotis and shawls, women wear white saris, and a few figures wear saffron or orange cloth. A gilded throne-like canopy and decorated pillars with tiered lights stand at the back, and a large screen shows a projected image. A bare-headed child in a white shirt stands in the foreground. Several people are seen from behind, facing the shrine during the ritual.2016-12-12 +1 copiesA crowd of devotees mingles under a dark tent with a blue metal support pole and a bright hanging lamp, at what the page describes as an evening event. Most men wear white kurta-style clothes, many with rudraksha or bead malas, and a few women wear green and white saris. In the foreground a smiling man with glasses, a red bindi and a blue lanyard sits facing the camera. At the right edge, a man in white with a large brown rudraksha mala stands partly cropped. Grey silk drapes hang at the back of the tent. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person by appearance, so no candidate is marked.2007-01-01March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies