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Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk beside a granite pillar and corrugated metal roof, with orange and red pennant flags strung overhead. A man with short dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and an orange shawl, sits cross-legged before a puja arrangement with bananas, mango and other fruit on silver plates, a silver kalasha, brass lamps and a silver oil lamp stand. To the right, a large deity murti draped in a white cloth and wreathed in yellow, orange and magenta garlands stands beside the offerings. Two other men in orange shawls sit nearby, and a decorated ratha-style panel and trident are visible at left. The scene suggests a vilakku pooja with lamps and fruit offerings.

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December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor ritual under a tent canopy hung with colourful garlands and festoons. At the centre, a long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes with a white flower garland sits cross-legged behind a low altar. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands holding a microphone, and several white-clad and saffron-clad attendants work around the altar. The altar holds a bowl of fruit, a steel bowl of turmeric powder, small brass cups of marigold petals, a silver urn with pink flowers and a silver lamp stand. To the right, a large deity murti is dressed with marigold garlands and a red cloth. Several people stand in the background.2006-12-26December 31 20062006-12-31November 12 20102010-11-12Outdoor ceremony under a tin-roofed pavilion decorated with colourful striped arches and marigold garlands. Two deity murtis dressed in blue and red sit on a white-draped platform at right, garlanded and framed by the arches. In front, a seated man in saffron robes and a long garland sits cross-legged behind a low table set with silver bowls, fruit, bananas, and small dishes of marigold petals and yellow powder. Beside him a man in white kurta holds a microphone, and attendants in white and saffron stand and kneel nearby, with more people in white visible in the background.2006-12-26December 31 20062006-12-31December 26 20082008-12-26A decorated outdoor temple pavilion during a ritual celebration. A large brass oil lamp stands in the foreground beside silver plates of fruit and offerings. On the right, a richly garlanded seated figure wears a white and red-bordered cloth and a gold-trimmed headdress hung with marigold and rose garlands, positioned on a throne. Behind, a figure in orange and red clothing sits near a brass pedestal and kalasha-like vessel. Walls are draped in yellow, orange and magenta flower garlands, and strings of orange flags and leaves hang across the tented ceiling. Several people in white and orange clothing sit in rows at the lower left among offering trays with bananas and mangoes.2007-01-01November 12 20102010-11-12October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12