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A night-time photograph of a temple-style shrine set on tiered steps, decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and draped bunting. Many small dark murti figures sit in rows on the steps, most garlanded with marigold-yellow and green strands. At the lower left, a man with bare upper body wears a red dhoti and a dark cloth over one shoulder, holding a long staff. Beside him, another person in an orange-red garment stands near brass vessels and offerings placed on a multicoloured striped cloth spread on the ground. Two people are visible, both standing.

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Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine decorated for a festival. Tiered steps are lined with rows of dark murti figures wearing yellow and orange garlands, with a central illuminated shrine topped by a purple and gold canopy holding a deity murti. In the foreground a single person in a red-brown robe with bare shoulders stands facing the shrine on a colourful striped cloth, with bronze vessels on either side and a silver palanquin or ornate silver canopy at the left. Flowers and heaps of coloured powder lie along the right edge of the cloth. Lights shine above the shrine and a microphone stand is visible near the figure.2018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with a tiered stepped display covered in rows of garlanded figures, many with yellow and white marigold garlands. At the top sits a central deity murti under an illuminated yellow and white striped canopy. 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In the foreground a standing man wears a black turban, bare upper body with ornate adornments, and a red-maroon dhoti, as a figure of a person with distinctive ceremonial dress. Ornate silver palanquin or chariot-like canopy stands at left, with silver metal ornaments. Large brass vessels sit on a colourful striped cloth floor, and trays of flowers and kumkum are arranged at right. Several ceremonial lights illuminate the top of the structure.2018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tiered stone stage lined with rows of dark deity murtis, each draped in yellow and white flower garlands. A central shrine canopy is strung with lights and decorated with purple and yellow bunting. In the foreground a single standing figure in a red-brown dhoti and shawl faces the shrine beside a microphone stand, with large bronze vessels set on a colourful striped cloth and bowls of kumkum and flowers nearby. 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At the top, a decorated canopy with striped yellow, purple and white drapery frames a central deity murti. A seated man in red-and-maroon robes and a dark head covering sits on a platform at lower left, flanked by brass pots and lamps, with colourful rangoli powder and flower offerings spread across the floor in the foreground. A few onlookers are visible at the right edge.2018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tiered stepped platform decorated with rows of murti figures, each draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. A central shrine canopy is lit with bright lights and framed by white and yellow floral decoration, with a deity image at the centre. In the foreground a man in a red-brown dhoti and a wrap stands facing the shrine, apparently performing puja or abhishekam. Large bronze vessels sit on a multicolour striped cloth, with flower heaps, kumkum and coloured powders in dishes at right. A silver palanquin canopy stands at left among trees.2018-01-31