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September 08 20152015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ceremony outdoors under a open-sided canopy. In the foreground a golden Nandi-shaped vahana or stand is draped with a yellow cloth and garlanded with red, orange and white flower garlands, holding a silver-decorated deity murti. A flower-patterned kolam decorates the ground. Red-carpeted steps lead up to a shrine, where several people in saffron, orange and white garments stand. A man in a dark red-and-gold dhoti holds a small orange bag, and another man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby. Fire pit with ash sits at the lower right corner. Trees and palms surround the site.2015-09-08A golden ceremonial vehicle stands outdoors among tall coconut palms and a white sky. A golden lion-headed mount or vahana supports a dark-faced deity murti seated on a silver-grey cushioned throne, wearing a layered white and gold necklace, a green draped cloth and red-and-green garland swags. A multicoloured fringed canopy with a golden finial shelters the figure. Peripheral details include a red-trimmed structure and a small shrine figure at the lower right. No physical people are visible.2016-12-05September 08 20152015-09-08A gilded deity murti is seated on a golden vahana, a bull-like mount, under an ornate gold arch-shaped canopy. The murti and mount are heavily draped in long garlands of red, pink, yellow and green flowers. Beneath the canopy sits a yellow-draped platform. In the foreground, a man in dark clothing is seen from behind, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge near a white cloth, with a metal frame above. Smoke or incense haze drifts in the night setting, with leafy branches and a painted pillar at left.2015-02-03 +1 copiesOctober 05 20132013-10-05Outdoor temple-style festival scene under a corrugated metal roof. Centre-left, a large golden deity murti or vahana figure, its head crowned and wrapped in a multicoloured flower garland with a bead necklace, stands on a red cloth-covered platform beside a gold-edged fire pit with ash. Several drummers in white and saffron robes play drums and cymbals nearby, while a child in orange clothes stands among them. In the right foreground a woman in a red sari with a red-and-white flower garland, gold necklace and gold bangles smiles and walks forward. A man in orange robes stands at the far right edge. A camera operator on a tripod and a few onlookers in white appear in the background, with palm trees and a decorated ceremonial banner hanging at the right.2015-01-04January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20132013-09-09January 03 20152015-01-03