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September 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21September 09 20162016-09-09Outdoor temple scene under a corrugated roof beside a palm tree. A woman in a red and blue sari with a red headwrap holds a lit flame or lamp toward a tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar (dhwaja or deepa stambham) draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a mango leaf bundle. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange-and-gold border kneels with his back to the camera. Behind him another man in white holds a tray. At right, a deity murti under a cobra hood is decorated with red and yellow garlands. Several onlookers in white and orange stand at the left edge.2011-09-09September 21 20162016-09-21October 05 20132013-10-05September 21 20162016-09-21December 23 20082008-12-23September 09 20162016-09-09Outdoor photo at a temple shrine. A large ornate copper-toned kalasha or shrine base stands at left, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red and pink flower garlands, with a palm frond and a bundle of mango leaves at its base. A man stands at centre-right with a swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a leopard-print top, layered gold necklaces, rudraksha beads and a long pink and white flower garland, with a saffron-orange cloth at his waist. He holds a small dish or bowl while another person's hand offers a tray at the right edge. A second man at far right wears a white headband and saffron cloth with beaded necklaces.2013-03-10A photograph of a ritual at a richly decorated peetha-style altar with a golden crown-shaped top and carved lion figures at its base. A man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange dhoti with a gold border stands at left, his back partly to the camera, wearing a beaded necklace and touching the lower tier with his hand. The altar is draped in red and pink flower garlands, with leaves, a small kalasha-like urn and seated figures on the sides. Saffron and orange ceremonial flags frame the scene, and oil lamps stand at the left edge.2015-10-12July 16 20152015-07-16