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Outdoor temple scene with a large deity murti of a seated goddess draped in white and cream fabric, adorned with thick garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, gold ornaments and a golden hand-held staff. In front, a man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a red and white flower garland around his neck. To the left, a man in white dhoti and white top holds a silver tray with a flame, beside other devotees in orange and gold attire. A golden cart or palanquin and a golden arch stand behind, with red shipping containers and palm trees in the background.

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Outdoor temple-style ritual under a corrugated metal canopy. A standing priest in a maroon-brown dhoti and rust-coloured cloth, with a red and white garland, gestures toward a large deity murti seated on a golden cobra-hooded throne (naga peetha). The murti is adorned with heavy white and yellow flower garlands, red roses, gold jewellery and a crown, and holds a veena-like instrument. In the foreground a kneeling man in an orange cloth with white tilak is seated before the murti. To the left a priest in white dhoti with a lit oil lamp (aarti) stands beside a second priest holding a small vessel. Behind them a gold-painted palanquin or chariot base and red shipping containers are visible.2014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09Outdoor ritual scene on a paved courtyard beneath a metal-framed canopy, with a palm tree and stacked red shipping containers behind. A man with short hair, wearing a red-brown garment with gold stripes and a long red and white flower garland, holds a flaming lamp or camphor flame toward a large decorated deity murti on the right. The murti is draped in white and yellow flower garlands with red blossoms, adorned with gold jewellery and a golden crown, and holds a veena-like instrument. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala, and an attendant in red stripes, stand near a golden cart and a silver plate. Two people are visible in the scene.2014-09-09February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated metal canopy. A man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and red-and-white garland, stands with palms joined in prayer facing a large deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, a dense red, white and yellow flower garland, a blue silk cloth and a red drape, and stands on a gold pedestal. A blue-fringed umbrella stands nearby, and behind it a white-clad priest holds a red garland. Two more white-clothed attendants stand at the left edge, and a metal cart or palanquin sits in the background among palm trees.2014-08-20 +1 copiesOctober 05 20132013-10-05August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesApril 03 20162016-04-03Outdoors at dusk under a corrugated shelter, a bare-chested priest with a marigold garland and a white tripundra stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated deity murti. Behind him, a second priest in orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp and a brass vessel. The large deity figures wear heavy garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a golden draped platform with brass lamps sits in front. Trees and a red-roofed building frame the background.2016-10-03Outdoors at dusk, a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red-brown dhoti-style cloth and a garland of yellow and red flowers, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated deity murti. A second priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp near the murti. The murti is adorned with silver ornaments, a crown, and garlands of yellow and red marigolds, set on a golden-yellow draped palanquin-like platform with brass vessels in front. A red building and trees stand in the background. A third person in orange clothing is partly visible at left.2016-10-03