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A photograph of a ritual at a decorated shrine. In the foreground a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, with an ornate silver-and-embroidered cap, pours or offers from a small brass vessel toward two deity murtis decorated with garlands of yellow and magenta flowers. The murtis wear red and gold garments and crowns, standing before a golden arch and red drapery. Tall colourful cloth panels with dove and floral motifs frame the scene. At the lower right, a man in a white turban sits in the corner of the frame. The setting suggests an abhishekam or aarti-style puja during a procession-style display.

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A priest in an orange saffron robe and an ornate silver-embroidered conical headdress stands at left, extending an oil lamp toward a decorated shrine. The shrine is framed by red, yellow and multicoloured embroidered hangings with bird and floral motifs. Within it, deity murtis of Subramanya-style figures are dressed in heavy garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers, with a red velvet backdrop. The scene is an aarti before the deities at night. One priest is visible.2011-11-01December 05 20112011-12-05November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01At night, a priest in saffron-orange robes and a tall ornate cap stands at the left, reaching toward a richly decorated processional palanquin with a red and gold canopy and colourful painted panels. Inside, a deity murti with a golden crown and garlands of red, yellow and purple flowers is adorned, while a consecrated vessel is held in the priest's hand, indicating a puja or abhishekam during a procession.2011-11-01December 05 20112011-12-05November 01 20112011-11-01December 05 20112011-12-05Night photograph of a ritual at a garlanded deity murti decorated with layered marigold, rose and green leaf garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes and an ornate patterned cone-shaped crown sits on a white cloth, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a rudraksha-style mala necklace visible at his chest, lamp flame raised toward the deity. A brass plate sits in the foreground. A gold-carved ratha/palanquin frame with red and gold drapery surrounds the murti, with string lights and lamps lighting the scene.2010-11-23Photograph of a night procession at a decorated ratha or palanquin. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a tall ornate crown and gold armlets, holds a brass vessel with a lamp or offering toward a gold-and-flower-garlanded deity murti. The canopy is draped in red and green cloth with yellow borders and floral motifs, with yellow marigold garlands hanging from the pillars. A kneeling man in white dhoti, bare-backed, sits at the base of the ratha, with flower petals and a brass pot on the ground.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05March 03 20112011-03-03