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A photograph inside a simple thatched shrine with palm-leaf walls and a white-washed floor. Three standing men pose before a decorated deity murti (goddess form) draped in garlands of pink and white flowers under a golden arched canopy. The man on the left is bare-chested in a maroon dhoti with an orange shawl and a red rudraksha-style bead necklace. The middle man, bare-chested, wears a maroon dhoti with a dark belt. The man on the right wears a yellow dhoti and a beaded necklace. A bundle wrapped in white cloth with silver foil and flower garland sits on a blue pedestal in front. Steel vessels, a small table and an oil lamp stand at the left, and a decorated figure with flowers sits on a blue pedestal at the right. Leafy garlands hang from the thatched ceiling.

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Three bare-chested men in a thatched-roof temple shrine stand before a deity murti dressed with pink and white flower garlands under a gilded arch. The man in the centre wears a red rudraksha mala and orange dhoti cloth; the man on the right wears a yellow dhoti and beaded necklace and gestures toward the murti. The man on the left wears a red dhoti with gold border. A blue-and-gold decorated stone altar stands on the right, a wrapped silver-covered object with flower garland sits in the foreground, and steel vessels sit on a table at left. Green leaf and flower garlands hang from the thatched roof.2014-06-24 +1 copiesThree men stand in a thatched shrine room during a puja. The man on the left, shirtless with a white sacred thread, wears a maroon dhoti with orange border. The man in the centre wears a maroon dhoti with orange border, an orange shawl and a red rudraksha mala, and is bare-chested. The man on the right wears a yellow dhoti and yellow border, and reaches toward a brass plate placed before a golden-framed deity murti garlanded with pink flowers. A second deity murti in blue and gold garments sits on a blue pedestal at right, and a covered offering in silver foil and pink flowers sits in front. Brass vessels stand on a table at left.2014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24Interior of a small shrine with a thatched palm-leaf roof and white-washed walls. A bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti stands at left beside a steel vessel table. At centre, a deity murti in a gilded arched frame is draped in red and pink flower garlands. A silver-covered lingam with a white cloth and pink flower garland sits in front on a blue-grey base, and a second decorated deity with a blue and gold cloth stands at right. A large dark stone vessel is in the foreground.2014-06-24February 07 20172017-02-07May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07June 05 20122012-06-05A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar before a small thatched shrine with bare concrete floor and whitewashed walls. The shrine holds a gilded arched frame behind a deity murti draped in pink and red flower garlands, with a larger deity figure in blue and gold garments and garlands on a separate pedestal at right. A silver-covered figure in a white cloth with pink garland sits in front, and brass vessels and a small table stand at left. Green leaf strings hang from the thatch roof.2014-06-24Interior of a thatched-roof shrine with a bare concrete floor and whitewashed walls. Centre rear, a golden arch frames a deity murti garlanded with red and white flower strands, set on a grey plinth. To the right, a second figure in blue and gold cloth with a pink flower garland sits on its own grey pedestal. In the foreground, a white-clad figure with a silver crown-like covering and a pink garland rests on a grey base beside a dark metal vessel with a small offering. A bare-chested man in a red-and-gold dhoti stands at left beside steel vessels and a side table. Green leaf strands hang from the thatch overhead.2014-06-24Photograph inside a temple hall during a procession-style ritual. A decorated palanquin-like golden platform carries a silver-clad deity murti garlanded with pink and red flowers beneath an ornate canopy. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand beside it; one in the center wears a red-brown shawl, rudraksha-style beads and a floral garland, another holds folded hands, and a bare-headed man in orange with a garland stands at the right. A white-clad priest and onlookers in white and cream clothing stand behind. Garlands drape the scene and a woman in a teal sari is at the lower right edge.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05