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A temple shrine decorated with flower garlands and a golden canopy frames a central deity murti dressed in red and gold cloth with a garland of white and orange flowers. A priest with a bare torso and white dhoti stands at the left, while devotees in white, saffron and blue clothing stand in a crowd at the foreground, with some folded hands and a child in a red outfit. A large marigold garland hangs above the shrine, with black and white animal motifs. Side murtis and a framed portrait appear on the right. The scene shows darshan at the shrine.2020-01-30Photograph of a temple shrine during Navaratri with a deity murti seated on a throne within a gold arch, adorned with multicolour flower garlands and a crown, lit by string lights above. A priest in orange robes and a rudraksha-like mala sits at the base of the shrine tending offerings and puja items. Devotees stand in front of the shrine: a woman in a white sari, a woman in a peach top with a flower-garlanded braid, a woman in a dark kurta, several children including a boy in a turquoise shirt and a child in yellow, and a man in a white shirt bending forward. A brass kalasha with a red cloth stands in the foreground, and a multi-tiered brass oil lamp sits at the bottom edge. The scene shows darshan and puja at the shrine.2008-10-03December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA crowd of devotees stands in a temple interior, seen from behind, watching a ritual at a gold-framed shrine. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in red and gold with a crown, surrounded by garlands of yellow and white flowers. On the left, a priest in a red-and-gold garment and a rudraksha-style mala stands near floral decorations, beside a figure in white with gold border. A smiling woman in the centre looks toward the shrine. Men in a green shirt, a black polo and a white shirt are in the foreground. No one visible can be confidently identified as a person.2015-07-31Night photograph of devotees gathered at a temple shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and green leaf festoons. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and mundus, several with orange-red shawls, stand with palms pressed together or raised in worship before a deity murti dressed in bright garlands at the centre of the shrine. A lit oil lamp stands at the right side of the shrine. Cameras and a camera operator are visible at the right and lower left edges. Hanging yellow tassels and a painted banner frame the top of the scene.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesMarch 02 20112011-03-02A festive outdoor puja set up under an orange-draped canopy decorated with banana stalks and green leaves. Two gilded deity murti figures, one red-faced with a crown and one golden, sit on a raised platform garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds. In front, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold-and-red chair draped in garlands. Devotees in white clothes sit on the ground facing the altar, one man wearing an orange shawl; trays of offerings with brass lamps and food stand on a white-covered table at right. Brass lamps line the platform.2010-01-01A temple sanctum scene with a deity murti decorated with thick garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers, flanked by smaller murtis also draped in flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange and green cloth stands at left, reaching toward the murtis, while a seated devotee in orange clothing sits in front. A man in a white shirt stands at left and a shirtless devotee stands at right near the front of the crowd of seated devotees. Ornate red and gold pillars, gold-tipped decorative finials and hanging lamps frame the shrine.2012-04-05July 19 20092009-07-19March 27 20162016-03-27April 05 20122012-04-05