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A dense crowd of men carries a palanquin through an indoor temple corridor hung with orange marigold garlands. The palanquin has a red and gold embroidered canopy and a deity image on its front panel, with a green cloth draped over its side. Men in vests, white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shirt and one in a maroon shirt, push and reach toward the palanquin. Stone pillars painted with blue and yellow flower motifs line the hall, and tube lights hang overhead.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple procession inside a pillared hall hung with colourful striped and orange fabric drapes and banana plants. A large deity murti sits on a palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands and a purple cloth, carried on wooden poles by a dense crowd of men in white shirts, red shirts and dhotis. A bare-chested man in the lower right raises his arms. A videographer with a camera stands at left. The crowd presses closely around the palanquin, and a bald priest in white is visible among the devotees.2012-04-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesCrowded temple-hall scene at a palanquin procession inside a decorated pavilion with striped pillars, hanging garlands and orange and green streamers. A bare-chested man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands near a red-draped palanquin, while men in white dhotis and shirts and bare-chested priests in yellow veshti crowd around it. Women in saris stand at the right edge. A small golden deity murti sits at the left. The ritual appears to be a palanquin procession with devotees gathered around the decorated seat.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with black stone pillars and painted ceiling. At the centre, a deity murti is dressed in a garland of white, yellow and red flowers and stands under a colourful embroidered canopy with red, green and yellow floral and figure motifs. A crowd of devotees presses forward toward the murti; several men in white dhotis and shirts and a bare-chested man in front are visible, along with a person in pink holding up a phone to take a picture. Oil lamps glow near the shrine entrance. The scene suggests a temple procession or darshan, with the murti carried or displayed under the canopy.2012-04-05Night photograph inside a crowded temple corridor, showing devotees pressing around a gilded processional deity vehicle (ratha or palanquin) with silver-toned horse figures, a deity murti with a crown, and strings of lights and tasselled decorations above. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with white vibhuti on his forehead and a white moustache reaches toward the vehicle. In the foreground, a woman wears an orange-red shawl and a white headband, facing the vehicle. Another woman with a white jasmine flower in her hair stands in a dark patterned sari. Men in cream and yellow shirts and white dhotis push forward, and a bare-chested man in a yellow cloth raises his hands in prayer at the left. A camera operator's monitor is visible at the right edge.2009-07-13Devotees carry a golden palanquin through a narrow temple corridor lined with blue metal gates. The palanquin holds a deity murti of a standing saint figure in orange and green robes, framed by a red cloth canopy with blue motifs, garlands of marigolds and a kalasha-topped crown. In the foreground a bald man with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, while several men in white shirts, cream and white dhotis and an orange-bordered lungi push and steady the palanquin. Walls are patterned with green and red decorations.2012-06-05A temple sanctum entrance with a deity murti heavily decorated with red, yellow and white garlands, framed by carved stone pillars and painted ceiling beams. Devotees, several bare-chested in white dhotis and others in shirts, press forward toward the garlanded deity, some with hands raised. No individual in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person. The setting suggests darshan or puja at a South Indian temple.2012-04-05A photograph of a crowded temple procession inside a pillared hall decorated with orange marigold garlands. At the centre, a palanquin draped in red, gold and black embroidered cloth carries a framed deity image, with a bright red and gold cloth hanging below it. Devotees press around it: a bald man in a white dhoti with gold necklaces and a shaven head, a man in a yellow t-shirt, a bearded man with bare chest and tilak, a woman with a rudraksha-bead hair ornament and a red and orange flower garland, and men in white shirts and dhotis. A cameraman with a shoulder camera films from the right, and a sadhu on the far right holds a small metal vessel. The scene suggests a palanquin procession. Other people are visible in the background, and several hands are raised.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall of a decorated golden palanquin carrying a small metal deity murti garlanded with white jasmine and red flower garlands, with a red and gold canopy overhead. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti stands at left with hands folded. At right, a bare-shouldered man in orange robes with gold necklaces and bangles stands with palms pressed together, while a man in a white shirt watches beside him. An elderly person's bald head is in the foreground at lower left. Stone pillars frame the scene and petals lie on the floor.2012-06-05April 05 20122012-04-05Photo inside a temple hall during a procession ritual. A golden palanquin decorated with red and pink flower garlands carries a deity murti, under a red and gold canopy. A bare-torso priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at left with his back to the camera. Beside the palanquin, three men in saffron and orange robes stand: one bald man with a shawl and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headpiece and gold beaded garlands wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder, and a bearded man with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange shawl with gold border at right. Other devotees in white stand in the background.2012-06-05 +1 copies