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An outdoor ritual space under a canopy hung with orange and yellow pennants and banana-leaf decorations, with a red carpet on the ground. In the foreground, a large deity murti dressed in green and red garments with a white floral garland stands on a raised platform, surrounded by rows of metal plates heaped with food offerings and small bowls. Behind the platform, a few dozen people in white dhotis and white saris sit on the carpet or stand, some with their hands folded. A red and white striped cloth covers the platform's base. On the far right edge, a woman in a white sari with a purple border stands near the table.

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31An outdoor temple-style ritual area under an orange and yellow pennant canopy strung with banana plants and palms. Several people in white and cream clothing and orange-trimmed saris work around a tiered white altar with brass plates of offerings. Along the front, many metal plates hold grain, sweets and white cloth bundles arranged in rows beside a red-and-white striped border. On the left, a garlanded deity murti draped in orange cloth stands near a standing attendant in white. A seated woman in white with an orange-bordered shawl leans over the plates on the right. Red carpet covers the ground behind the altar.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor temple celebration under a tin-roofed pavilion decorated with orange and saffron pennants, banana leaves and coconut bunches. In the foreground a row of brass plates or lids covers the ground. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands at left, and many devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on the ground. Several men in white kurtas stand among them. At right, a figure in orange robes with a garland sits on a raised dais with a red curtain, surrounded by marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, fruit offerings and a brass vessel, consistent with an abhishekam-style puja. A water tank stands on a tower in the background.2007-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a tin-roofed pavilion decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, orange triangular pennants and banana plants. On the right, a seated figure with long dark hair wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in a red-curtained shrine above a flower-garlanded platform with fruit offerings; the figure's appearance is uncertain and is marked accordingly. In front, rows of devotees in orange and white clothes sit and stand with hands folded, while a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, and a row of white-clad men in front of the platform stand in prayer. Many steel plates with offerings are laid across the ground in the foreground.2007-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31December 29 20082008-12-29December 24 20082008-12-24