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Photo of a Krishna Janmashtami celebration at a temple shrine. A cradle-style swing decorated with white and pink flower garlands stands in front of a deity murti with flower garlands. A young boy dressed as Krishna wears a gold crown, pearl necklaces, and blue dhoti, standing beside a small girl in a purple and red dress. Several men kneel and stand around the cradle; one in a pink shirt and another in a blue shirt hold the swing. A man in white shirt with tilak stands behind. Bananas, fruits, and small steel plates of offerings lie on a patterned mat in the foreground.

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A photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami celebration inside a temple hall. A smiling man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, leaning over a small boy dressed as Krishna with a peacock-feather headdress, bare chest, blue and gold dhoti and a white garland, who reaches toward a decorated wooden swing cradle draped with white flower garlands. At left, a woman in a white sari touches the cradle, beside a small girl in a red shawl, blue blouse and purple pattu skirt. In front, a large spread of metal-foil plates holds sweets, fried snacks, plantains and rice preparations on a patterned cloth. Behind them, large painted deity statues with gold ornaments stand in the background.Two men stand either side of a wooden cradle-style swing decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink roses, holding a small blue-faced Krishna idol with a peacock feather and gold crown at its centre. The man on the left wears a mustard-yellow shirt and dark trousers; the man on the right wears a pink shirt and white dhoti-style trousers, with white vibhuti on his forehead. Behind them, a decorated shrine shows deity murtis in white and blue garments and a brass lamp stand at the right. A tray of bananas, lemons and other fruit sits on a patterned cloth in the foreground, indicating a Janmashtami puja. Fresh rose petals are scattered across the floor.Kailasa Puduvai 30 August 2021July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamDevotees stand with palms pressed together before a shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a pink-orange backdrop. Three ornately dressed deity murti sit on a platform, with a lion figure beside the right one. A priest in a white dhoti with bare upper body and a sacred thread stands with folded hands at centre-left. Beside him a woman in a dark blue-and-orange sari and a man in a white shirt holding a phone stand among others, including a woman in a maroon sari and a girl in a red dress at lower left. Offerings of fruit and flower garlands lie on the floor in front, along with brass lamps and a small ganesha murti with marigolds at lower right. The scene suggests a puja in progress.2020-10-24A temple shrine decorated for Krishna Janmashtami with marble deity murtis of Krishna playing a flute and Radha in yellow and red silk saris, adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind them stands a murti of a goddess with a lion mount and raised weapons. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body and rudraksha mala sits on green cloth beside a woman in a teal floral kurta, both offering flowers and a garland. Bananas, a brass plate, flower petals, and a small Krishna figure on a swing with a wooden frame sit on the green altar cloth. Other people are partly visible at the left edge, including a bare-chested man with a mala.A temple shrine scene with white marble deity statues: on the left a goddess statue in a cream and red sari holding a staff, and in the centre and right a Krishna figure playing a flute beside a Radha figure, both in yellow embroidered garments with red and white flower garlands. In front, a wooden cradle-like swing decorated with yellow marigold garlands sits on a green cloth, with a small yellow-clad figure, fruit, a brass pot and flower petals. A seated man with bare chest, white dhoti and a gold-bordered cloth sits at right, his hands near the swing, while a woman in a maroon-and-gold blouse and yellow sari kneels at left holding a flower garland. Another man is partly visible at the left edge. Pink umbrellas hang in the background, consistent with a Janmashtami puja offering.Indoor photo of a family group standing before a gold-framed shrine with a blue backdrop holding three garlanded deity murtis, flanked by marigold and rose garlands. A woman in a yellow-and-green saree and gold jewellery holds a toddler in a white outfit. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a vibhuti forehead mark stands beside her. On the right, a woman in a yellow saree with a red bindi and bangles and another in a white saree stand with palms joined in namaste. Before the murtis are a brass oil lamp, a kalasha-like vessel, and a small decorated offering stand on an orange cloth. Orange walls and a cabinet are behind them.2024-09-09A photo inside a temple hall at dusk showing a group of about eight men standing in a row beside a decorated Ganesha murti. The murti has a white trunk-shaped face, a crown, a purple beaded garland and a green leaf backdrop, seated on an orange cloth draped over a platform. In front lies a banana-leaf offering with bananas, fruits, sweets, nuts, coconut pieces and kumkum. A brass oil lamp stands on the floor. On the right a bare-chested priest in white dhoti presses his palms together in prayer. Others wear red, orange and white shirts and white veshtis. A pillar and tiled floor frame the scene. Ganesha Chaturthi puja is visible.January 16 20212021-01-16August 10 20122012-08-10