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Outdoor temple ritual at a shrine with a tiled, ornately carved canopy trimmed in yellow fabric. A large garland of red, orange, yellow and white flowers encircles a silver-decorated deity murti on a wooden stand. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and sacred thread stand bare-chested with white ash marks on their arms, lifting and attending the garlanded murti. An older bare-chested priest in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in white sari with a white shawl walks at right. Flower petals lie on a striped mat, and brass lamps stand nearby. Garlanded, ritual setting with oil lamps and flowers.

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January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine with a yellow canopy and red pillars. A large deity murti is decorated with a dense garland arc of red, orange, purple and white flowers and green leaves, and is being attended by several men and women in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, some bare-chested with white ash markings on their arms and torsos and rudraksha malas. One young man in a white dhoti and a woman in white stand nearby. A devotee in white stands at the lower left, and a man with a shaved head and white cloth is seen at the right, while a bare-chested man in orange at the right edge is shown from behind. Multicoloured striped mats and scattered flower petals lie on the ground, and a small ornate palanquin-like shrine stands at left.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A morning procession outside a temple shrine with a decorated deity murti garlanded in red, orange, yellow and purple flowers. Several shaven-headed and long-haired men in orange and white dhotis carry the murti and walk beside it, one holding a lit oil lamp aloft. A man in a white cloth wrap with a bare chest stands at left, and a golden parasol-like umbrella and gold drapes frame the shrine. A young woman in orange at right holds a garland-fringed flower offering. Several people in orange and white are visible, and the scene is bright daylight with fencing and trees behind.2017-01-11Photograph of a temple procession at an outdoor shrine. A large deity murti is decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in red, purple, yellow and white, with a golden crown and jewelled ornaments. Several bare-chested men in orange and saffron dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and sacred threads, stand around the murti with hands folded in prayer and carry it on a platform. A small canopy with an ornate woven umbrella shades the murti. Other devotees stand at the sides, and a golden shrine and a red-and-yellow curtain are visible behind.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor temple procession under a yellow-fringed canopy. A large deity murti is dressed in silver ornaments and wrapped in a dense arch of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, lift and carry the palanquin. One devotee in the foreground holds a brass kalasha-style vessel aloft while smoke rises from incense. A woman in white stands at right beside brass lamp stands, and a woman in orange watches from the edge. Ritual puja procession in progress.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11