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December 14 20102010-12-14Outdoor photograph of a granite shrine with carved pillars and a red canopy frame. Inside the arch sit two painted murti figures: the left one in a Kathakali-style green face, red and white costume and tall headdress, holding a ritual object, and a figure in white and yellow skirts beside it. A golden kalasha-style pedestal with a garland of yellow and red flowers stands in front, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. Red cloth hangs from the frame. At right, a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands near the shrine, with another person partly visible behind him. The shrine is decorated with stone carvings and small figures on the roof.2009-07-19A figure with long dark hair wearing a red garment stands from behind in the foreground, facing an ornate temple shrine. The shrine holds gilded deity murtis draped in colourful garlands with yellow, red, green and pink flowers, with a seated form in orange cloth and a small figure before it. Oil lamps stand on both sides of the shrine, and a standing murti in a red garment sits to the right. The stone pillars and carved arch frame the scene, with trees and a red-and-white barrier behind.2012-04-30July 11 20142014-07-11Two priests perform puja at a stone shrine with golden arches and garlanded deity murtis. On the left, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and gold necklace sits holding a brass plate, while a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala sits beside him, burning incense on a red tray. Behind them stand two colourfully dressed deity figures under orange drapery, with a small figure in a red garment at right. Brass oil lamps flank the central golden kalasha-like shrine, which is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. Red-and-white striped pillars and a purple cloth mat complete the temple scene.2011-11-01December 18 20132013-12-18November 12 20102010-11-12November 01 20112011-11-01July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone-pillared canopy and orange curtains. Two deity murtis stand in the back, one with a green-and-red turban and crown, the other in red with a gold crown and garland. In front, a golden arch frames smaller murtis in yellow cloth. A single person in orange-saffron robes stands at left, facing the shrine and holding a ritual item toward the deities, appearing to perform puja. The floor is wet and a brass lamp stands at left. The face and features of the robed person are not identifiable and the scene shows no ceremonial dignitary.2011-11-01A photograph of an illuminated temple shrine at night, decorated with string lights and a painted arch showing a deity with bulls above. Inside the shrine, a deity murti pair in gold and red garments sits on a throne, garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower strands. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left, waving a white fan or chamara over the deities. Brass oil lamps stand before them, and orange curtains and striped decorative pillars frame the shrine. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2009-12-30Inside a temple shrine, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a ritual item and facing a golden statue of a standing saint with hands raised in greeting, mounted on a gilded rectangular pedestal decorated with floral scrollwork. Behind the statue, a large deity murti pair in an arched gilded niche is garlanded with yellow and purple flower strings, with a seated figure in orange and a bronze lamp stand at right. The walls are carved stone with red drapery.2010-12-19