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Photograph inside a temple hall during a procession ceremony. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti raises a lamp and bell toward a silver palanquin decorated with garlands and a deity murti. Center, a man in saffron robes and a garland of gold beads stands with hands raised toward the palanquin; a person with long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklaces stands beside him. Near the right, a saffron-robed man with a long beard wears a rudraksha mala with hands folded. Another saffron-clad man on the right, with shaved head, holds hands together in greeting. Gold-and-red ornate palanquin base and orange streamers in the background.

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June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph 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 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA 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 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05Photograph of a temple procession at a golden palanquin decorated with garlands of pink and red flowers, carrying a silver-clad deity murti and a silver staff. Four prominent men stand in orange and saffron clothing in a stone pillared hall: an elderly man on the left in orange cloth with rudraksha mala and a bare upper body, a central man in orange wrap with ornate gold necklaces and a red-and-gold headband, and two men on the right with folded hands, one bearded with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange robe, and the other clean-shaven and bald in orange with gold chains. Several more people in white clothes stand behind, with colourful banners and a bell visible above.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesInside a temple hall, a gilded palanquin carrying a decorated deity murti draped in white and garlanded with pink and white flowers is being carried past a row of devotees. A bald man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with hands raised in salutation toward the palanquin. Beside him, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha-style red and white bead mala over an orange robe, hands joined in prayer. A man in a long orange-and-gold robe with a shawl and gold necklaces stands with folded hands, and a bald man in orange with a garland stands at the right. Men in white dhotis and onlookers stand behind them, with a silver chamara-like fan and lamps nearby. A pale-haired elderly man in white shirt is at the far right edge.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Indoor temple scene of a ritual before a decorated palanquin-shaped deity murti draped with garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, set under a fringed red-and-gold canopy. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and green-bordered cloth holds up a lamp toward the deity. In the centre, a man in orange-saffron robes with a gold-bordered cloth and a red flower garland stands with hands raised in respect, and a bald man in orange cloth with a gold border raises his hands beside him. On the right, a bearded man in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala and bracelets with folded hands, with onlookers behind. Golden peetha-like base and polished stone pillars frame the shrine.2012-06-05 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple or mutt ritual with several saffron-robed men standing close together. On the left, an elderly man in orange cloth with a gold-bordered wrap and a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in namaskar beside a gilded palanquin edged with gold, decorated with flower garlands. In the centre, a younger man in orange garments wears a gold necklace and a gold-coloured headband, holding a large ornate silver-gold plate or tray. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red shawl and a dark rudraksha mala with hands folded in prayer, while beside him a shaved-headed man in orange with gold necklaces and a gold-trimmed wrap also holds his hands together. Behind them, white-clad attendants and onlookers stand in a stone-walled hall with a red and gold cloth hanging overhead.2012-06-05