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Photograph inside a temple hall of a richly decorated deity murti seated on a golden palanquin-style platform, garlanded with white and pink flowers, with a lit oil lamp held at left by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti. Standing at centre is a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with golden borders, hands raised in offering over the murti. To the right, a man in a saffron shawl with a gold necklace and red forehead band stands with palms joined, next to two more saffron-robed men with folded hands wearing beaded necklaces and gold trim. Behind them, a few devotees in white stand near red-and-gold canopy fabric and brass bells.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall during a procession-style ritual. A decorated palanquin-like golden platform carries a silver-clad deity murti garlanded with pink and red flowers beneath an ornate canopy. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand beside it; one in the center wears a red-brown shawl, rudraksha-style beads and a floral garland, another holds folded hands, and a bare-headed man in orange with a garland stands at the right. A white-clad priest and onlookers in white and cream clothing stand behind. Garlands drape the scene and a woman in a teal sari is at the lower right edge.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A photograph inside a temple hall showing a procession with a decorated palanquin carrying a seated deity murti draped in white and garlanded with red and pink flowers. Several men in orange and saffron robes with gold borders stand beside and behind the palanquin, some holding ritual staffs. The man in the centre wears a gold-trimmed orange shawl, gold necklaces and a headband, and holds a silver staff. A bearded man on the right in orange with rudraksha beads joins his palms in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shawls stand nearby, and a shirtless man at left holds his hands together. Ceremonial red and gold cloth hangs overhead and a bell is visible at top right. A figure at the centre wears saffron with gold necklaces and a crown-like headpiece, and appears to be carrying a silver staff; the appearance of this figure does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so identity is unsure.2012-06-05A temple ritual in a stone hall: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp before a deity image decorated with red and pink garlands, seated on a golden palanquin beneath a red and white canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand with palms joined or hands raised in reverence, including a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headband and ornate gold necklaces who is offering a gesture to the deity. Devotees in white stand behind them. Ornate gold and maroon fabric panels line the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesTemple scene with a decorated palanquin-like shrine draped in red and maroon cloth, garlanded with pink and red flowers, holding a golden figure. An elderly bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands at left, extending his hands toward the shrine. Beside the shrine, a man in orange-saffron robes with a gold-bordered wrap and gold garland raises his joined hands overhead in worship. Another man in saffron robes with a gold garland stands with folded hands. At far right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man with long hair in orange clothing stand near the shrine, with more devotees in the background and a stone pillar at left.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple ritual photograph in a stone-walled hall. A priest in white dhoti on the left holds a flaming lamp over a decorated palanquin draped in red and white, garlanded with red and pink flowers. In front, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl and a garland of flowers and beads, wearing a red and white headdress, raises hands in devotion. Beside him stand two saffron-robed sannyasis with garlands and bead malas, one with a long beard and another shaved-headed. Devotees in white stand behind. The scene suggests a palanquin procession ritual at a Hindu temple.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple scene in which a white-clad priest, bare-chested with a sacred thread and white dhoti with striped border, holds a brass lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated palanquin draped with flower garlands and an orange cloth. Behind it stands a golden palanquin bearing a deity murti. To the right, a shaved-headed elderly man in orange robes and rudraksha malas stands beside a younger man in orange with a long garland and bangles, both with hands folded or near the palanquin. Two more men in orange with gold-trimmed garments and beaded necklaces stand at right, along with men in white shirts. A tented canopy with red and white fringe and hanging flower strands frames the upper left.2012-06-05Photograph of a temple festival scene with a decorated palanquin draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and pink and red flowers, holding a metal deity murti. In the centre, a man with a bare upper body and a gold-coloured headband, wearing a dark orange saffron shawl, a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, raises his hand in a blessing gesture beside a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes with gold borders. To the right, two men in saffron and orange robes and gold-bordered shawls stand with hands folded, one holding a white cloth to his face. Ornate gold-trimmed red canopy fringes and a bell hang overhead in a stone hall. Roughly six to twenty people are visible in the crowd.2012-06-05 +1 copies