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Outdoor temple courtyard at a shrine with a grey stone-pillared structure and carved stone walls, draped with red cloth hangings and strings of yellow and green leaves. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform before the shrine. A woman in a white sari and a man in white dress walk across the open concrete courtyard, while several devotees in white gather at the shrine and others sit inside. An orange cloth hangs beside a whitewashed building with a cream door, and a stone fire pit sits in front of the shrine.

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July 07 20092009-07-07A temple courtyard with a stone pillared mandapa on the right, holding brass oil lamps on a raised platform beside a decorated deity shrine with flower garlands. Hanging banana leaves and red and orange cloth drapes frame the scene. Several people in white dhotis and white saris, some in saffron, walk and stand under a tented shelter, a few carrying white plastic bags. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2009-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an ornate grey stone temple structure with carved pillars and a red cloth draped across an opening. Several people stand in front of the shrine: a group in saffron and orange robes gathers near a white-draped table, with a man in white dhoti and shirt at center holding offerings. A man in a light shirt stands at left on the open concrete floor, with other people in white and orange clothes nearby. Red and orange banners hang from a white-walled hall behind them. The scene appears to be a ritual or ceremonial gathering at a temple, with a visible person in orange robes possibly seated near the stone platform. a person appearance is uncertain.2007-08-09December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph of a temple courtyard with a covered white pillared structure. On the right, a white stone platform holds a seated deity murti draped in white cloth with garlands and a decorated figure beside it, and a robed priest in orange stands near brass vessels. In the centre, several people in orange and white clothing sit or stand on the ground near rows of flower petals and marigold garlands. A red cloth hangs from a pillar, and a black metal stand sits in the foreground.2007-12-07December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor temple courtyard with a red-framed open pavilion roof and orange-walled shrine structures. Several men in white dhotis and orange-robed sannyasis walk across the concrete floor in the foreground, one carrying a small offering tray. Inside the pavilion a large crowd of people in white and cream clothing stands in rows facing a red-carpeted aisle. At right, a stone shrine pillar holds brass oil lamps and a trident-topped gate, and a figure in orange sits near a stone seat with a golden cushion. A dome and a Nandi-like bull sculpture crown the shrine roof.2010-10-05August 09 20072007-08-09February 24 20072007-02-24July 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of a temple courtyard with a granite pillared shrine on the left, where brass lamps and garlands of yellow and orange flowers decorate a raised platform. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a yellow marigold garland, and beside him a woman in a red-bordered sari and a man in white with a yellow garland stand near a black metal rack. To the right, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and yellow garlands, along with a monk in saffron robes, stands behind an orange curtain. Orange and red fabric hangs from the pillars. One figure at the left, in a saffron robe, is bald and holds a long staff, while several others stand or sit in a row near the shrine. The scene suggests a ritual or darshan at a temple.2009-12-26Devotees stand in a line at a stone-railed shrine pavilion with orange curtains tied back on red pillars, offering worship to a deity murti seated in the golden-framed shrine. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti reaches toward the stone ledge holding offering items, while others in white dhotis, light shirts and a red shirt stand with folded hands. A woman in a white sari with a border stands at right. Brass lamps and ritual vessels rest on the ledge, and palm trees appear in the background.2010-07-11