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A night-time photograph of a deity murti decorated with marigold and red-pink flower garlands, set within tall banner-pillars with yellow, orange, blue and dark-green fabric panels and embroidered floral motifs. In the foreground, a shaved-headed figure in an orange-saffron robe stands with raised right arm, facing the decorated murti, with a brass vessel and small offerings in front. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge, partly visible. Oil lamps glow behind the decorations.

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Night-time outdoor scene at a shrine decorated with tall vertical banners in yellow, blue, red and green panels with floral motifs and dark circular emblems bearing a white bird. Behind them a deity murti is adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange and pink flowers and a red floral garland, set against a pale blue cloth backdrop under warm light. In the lower left foreground, the back of a bald man in an orange-red cloth is seen from behind, his hands raised near a brass lamp or offering vessel, as if performing puja or aarti. Brass items sit on the ground at the base of the shrine.2010-11-19 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a deity murti. The murti is dressed in a pale blue cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and a magenta garland. In the foreground at left, a partially visible person in white clothing is seen from behind, and a second person in an orange-brown garment is bending forward at the lower centre, possibly making an offering near a brass vessel. Warm lamplight glows around the altar.2010-11-19November 19 20102010-11-19 +1 copiesNight photograph of a colourful ceremonial shrine structure decorated with striped panels in red, blue, yellow and orange, with white dove motifs and floral patterns. Inside, a deity murti dressed in a sky-blue cloth is adorned with garlands of yellow and red marigolds, a gold crown and gold ornaments. A standing priest with a shaved head, wearing an orange robe and a gold chain, faces the shrine with his hand raised, making an offering or puja. A brass vessel with fruit and leaves sits in front, with another devotee partly visible at the edge.2010-11-19November 01 20112011-11-01Photograph of a night procession at a decorated ratha or palanquin. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a tall ornate crown and gold armlets, holds a brass vessel with a lamp or offering toward a gold-and-flower-garlanded deity murti. The canopy is draped in red and green cloth with yellow borders and floral motifs, with yellow marigold garlands hanging from the pillars. A kneeling man in white dhoti, bare-backed, sits at the base of the ratha, with flower petals and a brass pot on the ground.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05A 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.2010-11-19A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and draped cloth with gold borders and a rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame before a golden deity murti. The murti is heavily garlanded with red, white, yellow and green flower strands and sits on a blue silk cloth. Behind it stand tall panels with orange, red and blue floral and geometric patterns and a golden figure at the top. The setting is a temple shrine with a striped mat on the floor.2013-05-27November 01 20112011-11-01Night photograph of a decorated deity murti on a green wooden procession chariot. The murti is adorned with colourful flower garlands in red, yellow, pink and green, a gold crown and gold jewellery, and sits before an orange cloth backdrop. Colourful painted panels with elephant and bird motifs frame the deity. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth wrap, holds a lit flame toward the deity; brass vessels and a basket of fruit including pineapple and bananas sit on the chariot platform. A man in white clothing and glasses stands at the right edge, and a few other people in white are partly visible at the left.2005-12-22Night procession scene at a temple-like setting: a richly decorated palanquin or ratha with red, yellow and blue painted pillars, orange fringed canopy and a glowing deity murti garlanded with marigold flowers. A figure in orange robes stands at the shrine offering a ritual, with a white-clad attendant beside. Two people in white dhoti and kurta walk near a long pole carried under the canopy. A person in a leopard-print top stands in the foreground, and a figure in pink-white clothing appears at the right edge. Bright light flares from the upper right.2010-11-19