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Photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and flower garlands and leafy green festoons. Inside a shrine with a golden arch and pink curtains stands a deity murti with orange and yellow garlands. Five men in saffron-orange and white ritual clothes stand in a row facing the shrine, several holding small brass or fan-like ritual objects and one raising an arm; a woman in an orange sari and a girl with a braided, flower-decorated plait sit in the foreground. Steel counters with offering trays line the front of the hall, and a sign on the wall shows blue Kannada text.

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A photograph of a shrine hall where several devotees stand in a row playing hand drums during a devotional performance before a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with marigold and flower garlands and sits beneath a flower-covered canopy with pink drapes. Five standing performers wear orange robes and orange shawls, while a white-clad man at the left and another at the right wear white with orange shawls. A seated devotee in white and a woman in orange with flowers in her braid sit in the foreground. Brass lamps and offerings rest on the altar counter, and a green-and-white sign hangs on the wall.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Photograph of a ritual scene in an open-sided pavilion before a decorated shrine holding a deity murti draped with garlands of orange and white flowers and green leaves. Five standing ritual performers in orange and saffron robes, one in white, face the shrine and raise their arms toward it, with brass lamps and offering plates on a long stone counter. Two seated devotees in the foreground, one wearing a white shawl and one with flowers in hair, watch the ritual. Pink and red curtains frame the shrine, and a small blue sign hangs on the right wall.2008-12-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and a shrine decorated with red and orange flower garlands, green leaf festoons, and pink curtains. Within the shrine are deity murtis adorned with flower garlands. Four men stand in front of the shrine performing aarti with raised arms: the man on the left wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl, the next two wear orange robes, and the man on the right wears white with an orange sash and holds a small bell. Some of them hold round hand fans or cymbal-like instruments. A seated devotee in white sits in the foreground, and a few other people sit behind a long metal-topped table at the back, with a loudspeaker mounted on the wall.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of an outdoor temple pavilion during a puja. A decorated deity shrine with a garlanded murti of a seated deity, flanked by flower and leaf garlands, stands behind a stone altar. Several people in orange and saffron robes and one man in white dhoti with an orange shawl raise round brass lamps or aarti plates toward the shrine. Seated devotees sit near the front and a few more are visible at the back. Pink curtains and a striped railing frame the scene.2008-12-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple aarti in an open pavilion. A decorated shrine with a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, draped in pink and red cloth, dominates the background. Four men in saffron-orange robes and one man in white dhoti and kurta stand facing the shrine, raising their arms and holding ritual implements; one holds a small bell-like object and others hold lamps or ritual items. Drummers in white sit at the right, and a garland-hung canopy of green leaves covers the scene. Several seated devotees in the foreground face the shrine.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor photo of a covered shrine stage where several men perform an aarti before a deity murti decorated with red flowers, green leaf garlands and marigold garlands, with pink curtains behind. Four men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand and wave round brass aarti lamps and ring handbells, while a man in white dhoti and shawl at right waves a lamp too. A seated devotee sits at the lower edge, and a second man in white stands at the far left. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the counter in front, under a corrugated roof.2008-12-26