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Outdoor temple scene at a gopuram-flanked entrance with a golden palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a deity murti behind it. A long-haired person in a sleeveless orange-red garment with a white tilak on the forehead stands center-right, hands extended toward a brass tray of bananas, green leaves and coconut offered by a man in white shirt. Around them, men in white shirts and orange shawls, one bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man with red tilak stand in a crowd of onlookers. The scene suggests a temple offering or procession.

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Outdoor temple scene in front of a gopuram-style temple entrance. In the upper left, a golden palanquin decorated with red and white flower garlands carries a deity murti. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and beard holds a brass tray of bananas and green leaves while a man in a red-orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, and a man in an orange shawl, stand beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris watch around them. Stone pillars with carvings frame the background.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Photograph of a temple-side ritual outside a gopuram. A long-haired man on the right, bare-shouldered in an orange-red garment with a sacred thread and a white forehead mark, reaches toward a brass tray of ripe bananas and green leaves held by a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white forehead mark. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shawl, stand around them. Behind them a gilded palanquin or ratha is draped with white and pink flower garlands. The carved stone wall and tall temple tower are visible in the background.2009-08-06Outdoor temple scene with a crowd gathered around a bare-chested man with a yellow tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas, seated and receiving offerings. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange garment with gold necklaces and a white forehead mark stands at right, holding a red and white flower garland and a leaf-wrapped offering. A bare-chested assistant at left wears a white-striped forehead mark and beaded necklaces, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby. A yellow packet and white flowers are in the foreground, with temple gopuram carvings and a colourful deity shrine visible behind.2009-08-06Outdoor temple scene with a gilded processional structure draped in red and white flower garlands behind. In the foreground, a young man with long wavy black hair and a white forehead band wears a sleeveless orange-red top and holds his hands over a flame held by a man in white shirt and dhoti. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and yellow tilak stands near the flame with a red and white garland. Two older men in white shirts, one with a red tilak, stand nearby, one wearing a gold watch and extending his hands toward the fire. Behind them stands a carved gopuram-style stone pillar and a deity figure, possibly Nandi, with flower decoration. Devotees stand in the background. The visible activity is a fire-lamp offering at a temple procession.2009-08-06Outdoor temple-festival scene with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with gold chain ornaments stands with his back to the camera, and a bare-chested man with long dark hair and gold necklaces faces left with hands raised toward an altar. Nearby, a man in an orange robe holds a brass plate of bananas and offerings. Behind them a decorated deity murti is garlanded with yellow and white flowers, and a table holds plates of offerings and a lamp. A large floral garland hangs on the right, and a green truck and tall structures are in the background. Several dozen people are visible in the crowd.2008-12-23Outdoor ritual at a festival ground during a temple-style ceremony. A young man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a red-and-gold sash and a large gold ceremonial necklace, holding a brass tray of bananas and flowers. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together. On the right, an attendant in orange robes and a white shirt holds a brass oil lamp beside a decorated deity murti draped in marigold garlands and a colourful decorated cloth. A green bus and construction structures appear in the background.2008-12-23January 12 20072007-01-12January 16 20182018-01-16