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Interior of a gilded temple hall during Makara Sankranti celebrations. At center sits a golden statue of a seated figure on a gold throne flanked by golden lion sculptures, adorned with white flower garlands, wearing a red turban and red garment. In front is a small white-draped table with offerings, a brass lamp and a red tray. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a pink wrap plays a round hand drum, and a woman in orange and yellow sari with a flower-decorated pot on her head stands beside him. On the right, a man in orange shawl with sacred text prints and a pink head cloth stands with hands folded, and a man in white kurta with folded hands stands further right. Hanging decorations and a golden pillared arch frame the scene.

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Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Photo inside an ornate golden temple hall at the Sripuram Makara Sankranti celebrations. Centre: a seated golden-and-red figure in a red robe and red turban, adorned with white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated on a golden throne flanked by two golden lions, with a small offering tray and flowers in front. Left: a man in an orange-saffron shawl and a red turban with a flower-decorated kalasha pot balanced on his head, wearing a flower garland and holding a small brass object. Left foreground: a drummer with a white-rimmed drum in a yellow cloth. Right: a man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a red-pink turban, sounding a conch shell, with tilak on his forehead. Background shows golden pillars and carved panels. Three people are visible.2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Indoor temple scene at a gold-toned shrine during a Makara Sankranti celebration. Four men stand around a small gilded canopy shrine holding a seated dressed deity murti. Far left, an elderly man in white dhoti and white turban holds a large drum with a pink and yellow shawl over his shoulder. Second from left, a man in a yellow dhoti and orange shawl wears a red turban and a flower-and-bead garland, balancing a flower-decorated brass kalasha on his head and holding a small hand drum. On the right, a man in white dhoti and grey shawl claps, and an elderly man in white dhoti and orange shawl printed with mantras holds a small hand cymbal. Background shows a decorated shrine with a deity and colourful hanging banners.2023-01-15Four men perform a devotional scene in a gold-toned temple hall with ornate pillars and a golden shrine. On the left, a man in white dhoti and white turban with a pink shawl plays a drum. Next, a man in a pink-and-red turban and orange cloth with a green-and-white flower garland holds a bell and stands before a small golden canopied seat bearing a red-clad deity murti; a brass kalasha with flowers sits on his head. To the right, a man in a grey jacket and white dhoti joins palms in anjali, and an older man in a pink turban, orange shawl with printed mantras and white dhoti shakes a small hand instrument. A background shrine holds another deity murti.2023-01-15Four men stand in a gold-ornate temple hall before a shrine decorated with orange and white flowers and green leaves. At centre, a man in a pink headcloth and orange-and-yellow dhoti holds a brass pot with flowers on his head, a rudraksha-style garland of pink and white flowers around his neck, and a small hand drum tied with cord. To the right, a man in pink headcloth and orange shawl with Sanskrit text claps. To the left, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a pink-and-yellow cloth folds his hands, while another in white holds a yellow drum. A deity murti with a crown is seated in the shrine behind them, amid a garland-draped arch.2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15