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A photograph of a devotee in an orange saffron wrap with long dark wavy hair, seen from behind, standing with palms pressed together in namaste before a decorated palanquin-style ratha. The deity murti on the platform wears a blue cloth backdrop and is heavily garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower garlands; the colourful festival hangings on the poles are blue, yellow, red and green with floral motifs. Beside it stand a black stone Nandi bull with a garland and a copper-coloured tall lamp post or dhwaja, with palm trees behind.

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November 18 20102010-11-18A photograph of an outdoor temple scene with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron wrap stands with hands folded in prayer, facing a decorated ratha-style palanquin. The palanquin has colourful striped hangings in red, yellow, green and blue with floral patterns, and is draped in garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. Inside stands a deity murti decorated with a crown and silver ornaments before a blue cloth. To the left sits a black stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal, adorned with a marigold garland, with other statues beyond it. The scene suggests a padapuja procession.2010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial procession cart outdoors among palm trees. A devotee in an orange saffron wrap sits with their back to the camera, facing a deity murti in a decorated shrine on the cart. The murti is adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and a crown, set against a blue cloth backdrop, with colourful embroidered hangings in red, yellow, green and blue framing it. A stone Nandi bull with a garland sits on a red pedestal to the left, and a tall copper-coloured pole stands behind. Only one physical person is visible.2010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-procession scene at a decorated ratha chariot draped with colourful painted cloth in red, yellow, blue and orange. A deity murti is garlanded with marigolds and green leaves inside the chariot shrine. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sari holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine, her back to the camera. A shaven-headed man in orange robes stands at right beside a brass vessel with pink flowers. Stone sculptures, palm trees and a striped flag line are visible behind, under a bright sky.2010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesA person in orange saffron robes with long dark hair and a golden headband stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrine. The shrine holds richly decorated deity murtis draped with garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers, with orange and purple cloth backdrops, a brass oil lamp and a silver kalasha with flowers on the stone ledge. The figure's back is turned to the camera, and another person in white stands in the background behind a red railing among stone temple pillars. The person's identity is an appearance-based judgement from long swept hair, saffron clothing and a golden headband: a person is shown in prayer, but this is uncertain from the back view.2010-12-27A photograph of a temple shrine with a large stone platform in the foreground. A person in orange robes with long dark hair, shown from behind, stands facing a deity murti. The murti is adorned with thick garlands of orange, red, and purple flowers and sits under an ornate golden arch. Two orange-clad figures are seated or standing in front of the murti. A brass oil lamp, a metal kalasha-style pot and flower offerings sit on the platform. Behind the shrine, drummers in white dhotis play drums, and an orange flag hangs on a pole at left. Carved stone pillars frame the scene.2010-12-27A photograph of a temple-style shrine decorated with tall ornamental cloth panels in blue, yellow, red and green with floral and dove motifs and gold-fringed orange bases. At the centre sits a deity murti dressed in red and draped with thick garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers, set against a turquoise cloth. In front, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead mark and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged with his hands on a brass vessel, with a brass bowl, fruit and betel leaves on the platform. Women with dark hair and a few other people sit at the edges of the frame, with hands joined in devotion at the lower left. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam scene at the shrine.2010-11-19