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October 07 20122012-10-07October 07 20122012-10-07October 07 20122012-10-07October 07 20122012-10-07 +1 copiesOctober 07 20122012-10-07Outdoor photograph of a devotional gathering at a stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars and a golden arch, hung with saffron-orange flags bearing a dark circular emblem. Two deity murtis stand on a white pedestal, adorned with garlands of flowers, while a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and white sacred thread stands near them, gesturing toward the idols. A pink cloth hangs beside the pavilion. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing, many with hands folded in namaskar, face the shrine; a small girl in an orange outfit is held by a woman at right. Trees and a loudspeaker frame the scene.2006-12-29October 07 20122012-10-07Devotees in white clothes stand with their backs to the camera, facing a temple shrine at dusk on an ashram. Inside the carved stone shrine stand deity murtis of Shiva and Devi, the one on the right with a crown and ornaments, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red cloth draped at the back. Brass oil lamps sit before the shrine. A man in orange robes stands at the right side holding a microphone, near a black stone Nandi-like figure with garlands. Several participants wear rudraksha or colourful beaded necklaces, and one woman has blonde dreadlocks tied up. Trees and red poles frame the scene.2016-03-14 +1 copiesOutdoors under a dense canopy of large trees, a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white stands facing a white arched gateway draped with an orange and red garland. Behind the arch, a figure in orange robes stands among flower garlands, near a deity murti or devotional figure. Several men in the foreground wear white kurtas with orange or yellow shoulder scarves and carry cloth bags; one man in the front-left wears a yellow sash. Some people hold cameras or stand on raised ground. The scene suggests a morning procession or darshan gathering.2009-06-17A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion draped with red cloth. Garlanded deity murti, with a decorated figure in green and orange silk, sit behind an altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels. A man in an orange robe stands at left tending the lamps, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at center with hands raised in worship. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a dark top with a blue hair clip watch from the foreground, their backs to the camera. Stone carvings and red-and-white railings surround the shrine, with green trees behind.2009-10-15Crowded interior of a temple-style hall with gold-framed shrine arches and deity murtis, including a Ganesha murti with a red-and-gold cloth and garlands in the lower right. Devotees in white and saffron-red clothing stand close together while a bald man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands near the center-right shrine. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at center, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands near the middle. Vertical striped fabric banners hang from pillars, and a camera operator is visible at the far left. Roughly twenty or more people are visible.2016-03-04A photograph of an outdoor shrine with several black stone deity murti in golden arched niches, garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands. A man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl, stands with his back to the camera facing the central shrine, which holds a figure in orange and white draped garments. Green trees and potted plants surround the open-air shrine courtyard. A black plaque with Tamil script sits at the base of the central shrine, and a red and white painted pedestal frames the platform.2011-12-09