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Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl and a red and white flower garland, holds a brass oil lamp with a visible flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, facing a golden deity murti. The murti sits in a silver-trimmed shrine framed with yellow and purple flower garlands and a red drape, set on a heap of red flowers. A second man in an orange robe stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar. White kolam designs are drawn on the ground and the floor is polished black stone.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor temple scene under a large spreading tree. A gilded murti of a deity seated on a golden pedestal sits beneath a silver arch draped with yellow, purple and green flower garlands, with a magenta cloth behind. In front, an orange-red painted rock mound and a small stone plaque sit on the ground with kolam designs. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold border and a red flower garland holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming brass lamp in the other, offering aarti. Behind him, a person in orange robes with a red-and-gold garland and another person in white stand with hands folded. Two people are visible; the one in white is a priest-like devotee performing aarti, and the figure in orange appears to be a devotee. Appearance cues for a person are not distinctive enough to confirm the candidate, so role terms are used.2010-01-01Outdoors under a large banyan tree, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white jasmine garland stands on a dark stone platform, ringing a brass bell and holding a brass handbell aloft toward a golden deity murti. He wears a cream dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a red flower garland. The murti is seated, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and set before a silver arch with a magenta backdrop; a bed of red flowers lies at its base, and white kolam designs are drawn on the ground. To the right, a bald man in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together, and another person in white stands behind him. Two physical people are in the scene next to the aarti at the murti.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 21 20102010-12-21March 02 20112011-03-02December 30 20082008-12-30December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man with long dark hair and a gold-bead necklace, wearing a white dhoti and shawl, stands barefoot on a black marble floor holding a silver bell and a silver lamp with a lit flame, performing aarti. Behind him, two men stand at right: one in white dhoti with gold border and a second in saffron/orange robe and gold necklace, both holding silver trays with flowers and offerings. In the background a black deity murti in a silver arched frame is draped with yellow, orange and red garland, with a mound of red offerings at its base and a lit lamp beside it. The a person cues are the long swept-back hair, gold necklace and white attire of the central figure performing the aarti.2010-12-21Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a shrine beneath a large banyan tree. A figure with long swept-back dark hair and gold necklaces, wearing a red-orange garment with a gold-edged shawl and gold armlet, stands holding a small metal bell-like vessel in one hand and a lit oil lamp on a tray in the other. Behind a metal railing, a golden deity murti is framed by garlands of yellow marigolds and colourful striped flower strings. Two men in orange and saffron clothing stand to the right, one holding a basket of yellow flowers, and a man in red near the shrine raises his hands in prayer. Green leaf garlands hang on the tree trunk.2016-01-03 +1 copiesDecember 21 20102010-12-21