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Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard area with a grey stone pillar and carved stone structure on the left, and a partly built wooden framework with gold-patterned panels beside a row of large black water tanks. Several men stand near the framework: one in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, one in a checked shirt, and a man in an orange garment with a white flower garland at the right edge. Two people in white and red sit on the stone platform at left. Tall trees and a white balustrade appear in the background under an overcast sky.

September 19 2006

September 19 2006

Outdoor photograph of a temple chariot being inspected at an ornately carved green-painted wooden ratha or chariot body, its panels decorated with carved floral and mythical motifs. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a garland stands at the right, looking at the carvings, beside a man in a checked shirt and dark trousers. Behind them a white-clad man holds a camera, and women in pink and red saris stand further back near a stone temple pillar. Black water tanks and a wooden framework are visible on the right under leafy trees.

A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a large granite slab in the foreground. A group of about eight men stand together: several in white dhotis and white shirts, one bare-chested man in a white dhoti, and a central man in saffron/orange robes wearing a long garland of orange and white flowers and holding his hands together near his face, joined by other men in orange clothing. A uniformed attendant stands at right near a bright wall lamp. Ornate carved stone brackets and pillars frame the scene, with dark passage beyond.

Outdoor photo of a granite pavilion with carved pillars and red velvet drapes. A bald man in white dhoti with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on the platform, facing away, while two men in white kurtas sit beside him with palms pressed together in prayer. A carved stone figure with orange and red garments stands at the left edge, and a stone wall and palm trees fill the background. A metal lamp base sits at the bottom left.

September 18 2006

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 inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars featuring rearing animal figures. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and a sacred thread stands at left, facing away. Centre, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe holds his hands in anjali. Beside him, another man in an orange robe walks with hands clasped. A man in a white shirt and jeans walks in the foreground at right, while devotees in white and a woman in a yellow sari stand or sit along the pillars. Stone floor, dim interior light.

September 18 2006

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Outdoor photograph of a pillared granite shrine under a metal-frame canopy with red velvet drapes. Several men in white dhoti and white shirts sit on the raised granite platform performing a puja; one bald man at centre-left holds a lamp while others sit with hands joined in prayer. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with red cloth and garlands. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes sits with hands folded, and a row of seated audience members in silhouette fills the bottom edge. A grey block wall and bare trees form the background, with a yellow-wrapped container and brass vessels near the steps.