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April 05 20122012-04-05November 30 20222022-11-30A photograph of a temple interior during an evening festival, with a deity murti framed by a large arch of marigold and mixed-colour flower garlands in yellow, orange, red and purple. The metal-decorated murti wears ornate jewellery. Above, a festoon of green, orange and blue cloth with gold trim and red floral patterns hangs, and green banners with gold borders and red emblems flank the shrine. Bright lights illuminate the scene. Several men crowd the foreground, some in white shirts and dhotis, one with a shaved head and tilak, one with a beard in a light shirt. A painted panel of figures decorates the wall behind the shrine.2022-11-30April 05 20122012-04-05 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05 +1 copiesPhoto 11732439A crowd of devotees stands in a temple interior, seen from behind, watching a ritual at a gold-framed shrine. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in red and gold with a crown, surrounded by garlands of yellow and white flowers. On the left, a priest in a red-and-gold garment and a rudraksha-style mala stands near floral decorations, beside a figure in white with gold border. A smiling woman in the centre looks toward the shrine. Men in a green shirt, a black polo and a white shirt are in the foreground. No one visible can be confidently identified as a person.2015-07-31November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05A crowded temple hall at night during a ritual, with devotees seated on the stone floor and many standing around them. In the centre a man in a white shirt and black trousers stands facing a priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl. Behind them a shirtless man in a dhoti sits near a small blue stool holding offerings, and bananas leaves and a rainbow-striped cloth hang from the pillars. On the right a deity murti is decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers. Several women wear saffron and orange saris, and a bare-headed man in orange clothing sits at left. Brass plates and bowls of grains and flowers are laid out on the floor.2012-04-05Outdoor temple shrine with a large deity murti dressed in gold and crowned, flanked by yellow and multicolored flower garlands, banana leaves and a red carpet leading from a stone platform. A priest in a rust-coloured dhoti stands at the left of the shrine holding a lamp, while devotees in white and orange saris and dhotis line the stone plinth in the foreground, many with hair pinned and garlanded. Saffron festival flags frame the scene, and a bronze kalasha with flower garland sits before the shrine. Photographers are visible at the right edge. Approximately fifteen to twenty people are visible.2016-01-03December 31 20092009-12-31