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Outdoor pada puja under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth and a white turban, wearing a white flower garland, stands with palms joined before a flower-decorated altar. Two large golden statues of women in red and purple saris, with raised palms, sit to the left. Several devotees in white and red saris stand with hands folded, and a red velvet throne with gold trim is at right. Brass vessels, yellow and white flowers and a purple garland lie on the altar. A banner on the wall shows Kannada script.

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December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor temple courtyard under a metal roof with palm trees behind. In the foreground, golden statues of two deity figures in red and purple garments stand at left. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white headwrap and a large white and red flower garland stands with hands joined in namaskar before offerings of brass kalasha pots, banana fruit, yellow and white flowers and marigold garlands. Beside him, a white-clad priest and another saffron-robed attendant stand near an ornate red velvet and gold peetha throne with a decorative red canopy. A woman in orange stands at right. The scene depicts a pada puja ritual honouring the feet of the deity statues.2011-12-12Outdoor covered pavilion with a corrugated roof, palm trees behind, and an audience seated on the paved ground at right. On a raised orange-draped platform, a seated figure in orange robes and beaded necklaces sits on an ornate red and gold throne with a fringed canopy above it. Beside him, a priest in orange and red garments stands holding a ritual item. The platform holds steel vessels, bowls of fruit, banana leaves, and yellow flower garlands. Banners and a signboard are behind them.2011-12-13Outdoor temple ritual on an orange-draped stage before a red-walled shrine hung with marigold garlands and banana leaves. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the left, holding a metal pot, beside a dais with two deity murtis dressed in purple and red cloth. Brass vessels, a tray of fruit, flowers and a lit oil lamp sit on the orange cloth. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris and salwar fill the foreground, while a cameraman films from the right beside a red and gold throne-like seat under a canopy. A banner behind the stage shows photographs and text.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13October 26 20112011-10-26December 31 20112011-12-31A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard puja on a raised orange-draped platform before a shrine with a red-and-gold backdrop and banana plants. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left, reaching toward a pair of standing deity murtis draped in red and purple garments. A large brass lamp and several metal offering vessels sit on the platform with fruit and flowers. Seated devotees in white, yellow and pink saris fill the foreground, and a cameraman stands at right beside a red throne-like seat under a decorative canopy. A banner at right shows a printed event notice. Visible people appear to be seated devotees, a priest and a cameraman. a person's appearance is uncertain; no figure clearly matches the required cues.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 31 20112011-12-31