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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard framed by a doorway. Two young male attendants in maroon or red robes with gold bands stand on either side, the left one raising a long curved horn-like instrument and the right one blowing a long brass horn. Between them, a deity murti or image of a divine couple is displayed inside a golden arched frame with a red curtain, with a red-draped platform and a red armchair in front. To the right, a tall brass lamp stand and a seated figure draped in a red cloth sit near palm trees, and several grey stone statues stand in the background.

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A photo of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine with a gold-framed arched niche holding two deity murtis with garlands, one in red and one in green-draped setting. In front, a shaved-headed attendant in red dhoti blows a long brass horn, while a man in orange and gold-bordered dhoti with a gold necklace and gold armlets stands with hand raised to his forehead. A shaven-headed priest in orange sits on the platform near a brass kalasha and oil lamps. A partially visible person stands at the right edge. A red cloth hangs on the left and red pillars frame the scene.2013-07-21July 12 20132013-07-12June 16 20142014-06-16July 21 20132013-07-21A photo of a temple courtyard under a corrugated roof, with a stone shrine at the centre holding a deity murti group of several figures in red and green, decorated with garlands and a gold-framed niche. In front, a priest in an orange-brown dhoti stands on a red carpet near the shrine, wearing a garland. On the left and right foreground, two musicians in red and orange clothing raise long brass horns, and in the background more robed attendants in orange stand beside a drum. Red pillars, a red cloth hanging and green trees frame the scene.2013-07-11July 09 20132013-07-09July 17 20132013-07-17July 17 20132013-07-17A photograph inside a temple courtyard with a gilded arched shrine behind a stone platform. Two deity murtis stand at the back, one holding a trident-like staff and the other in a red skirt. A central man in orange-saffron robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads walks barefoot toward the viewer, his arms relaxed at his sides. Two young boys in red robes raise long brass horns on the left, and a boy in orange at right holds a cymbal. Other figures in orange cloth stand near the shrine. Red railings and a green curtain frame the scene.2013-07-09July 12 20132013-07-12 +1 copiesJuly 17 20132013-07-17Two young boys in saffron-orange robes play curved brass horns, one on each side of a red carpet laid across a pale concrete courtyard at dusk. Behind them, two drummers in orange with drums slung across their bodies stand near a shrine lit with red and gold decorations holding a deity murti under a roofed canopy. Palm trees and dense trees frame the scene, and a few spectators in lighter clothing stand at the right edge. The boys stand facing the carpet as a ceremonial welcome.2014-06-16