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A photograph of a temple outdoor ritual. In the foreground on the left, a man holds up a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti. The murti is draped in a large garland of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flowers and has an ornate silver face and crown with a gold-and-white silk cloth below. To the right, a second decorated murti wears yellow and orange flower garlands. Two men in white dhotis, one with a yellow shawl, stand on the left; a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth folds his hands in prayer. A cloth-covered platform and wooden stools sit in front of the deity, under a corrugated roof.

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January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated awning during a ritual. A deity murti is richly adorned with a large garland of red, purple, yellow and white flowers and gold-embroidered vestments, standing on a cloth-draped platform with brass lamps. To the left, an elderly man in white dhoti holds a brass vessel and a plate while a priest in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded in prayer. Other attendants in white and saffron-coloured garments stand nearby, and a small ornate shrine with a yellow fringed canopy is visible to the right, with a garlanded deity figure at the edge of the frame.2017-01-11Outdoor temple courtyard under a thatched canopy during a puja. A priest on the left raises a silver lamp toward a deity murti heavily adorned with multicolored flower garlands in red, purple, yellow and white, and a jewelled gold-toned crown and ornaments. A white-clothed elderly man with a yellow cloth bag and white shawl stands beside the deity, with another man in a white dhoti and orange-trimmed garment behind him. A gold-draped wooden palanquin or platform holds the decorated murti in the foreground, with white and yellow cloths and flower strands spread on it. Other decorated figures and a golden canopy are visible in the background.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A morning procession outside a temple shrine with a decorated deity murti garlanded in red, orange, yellow and purple flowers. Several shaven-headed and long-haired men in orange and white dhotis carry the murti and walk beside it, one holding a lit oil lamp aloft. A man in a white cloth wrap with a bare chest stands at left, and a golden parasol-like umbrella and gold drapes frame the shrine. A young woman in orange at right holds a garland-fringed flower offering. Several people in orange and white are visible, and the scene is bright daylight with fencing and trees behind.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A procession under a covered canopy carries a deity murti decorated with a large garland of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flowers. A large ornate umbrella with multicoloured stripes and a golden fringe shades the murti. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shoulder cloths, many bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, carry the palanquin, one holding a green leaf offering. A man in white dhoti stands at the centre, and a woman in orange at the right has her hands joined. Behind the murti a golden-hued shrine interior is visible, and a small fenced area with a sign stands at the left. A smaller deity murti with a yellow flower garland is also carried at the front.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor temple procession under a yellow-fringed canopy. A large deity murti is dressed in silver ornaments and wrapped in a dense arch of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, lift and carry the palanquin. One devotee in the foreground holds a brass kalasha-style vessel aloft while smoke rises from incense. A woman in white stands at right beside brass lamp stands, and a woman in orange watches from the edge. Ritual puja procession in progress.2017-01-11