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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a granite canopy and orange curtains. Three deity murtis stand behind garlands at the centre, one a multi-armed goddess with a crown, flanked by two female figures in red and magenta cloth. Brass oil lamps, yellow flower offerings, and a garlanded kalasha sit on a stone platform. Three men are present: an older man in orange robes and orange shawl pours or offers from a tray at left, a man in white dhoti stands beside him, and a man in orange robes and orange shawl holds a microphone at right, speaking. A small garlanded kalasha and lamps sit in the foreground.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of a standing goddess with a red crown and a gold-painted figure, flanked by a second deity in a purple and gold sari with garlands of yellow and red flowers. In front, a white-robed seated figure with a small orange cloth is surrounded by flower offerings, fruit, brass lamps and a gold-lined altar. Four people in orange robes stand and sit around the shrine: a man in orange with a bare upper body holding a flower-filled plate, a man in orange with flowers in his hand, and a bearded man in orange holding a microphone at lower right. Fruit, marigolds and brass oil lamps are arranged on the stone platform for abhishekam and darshan.2010-07-21A photograph of a temple shrine with two large deity murtis seated under a gilded arch, one with a trident and crown, the other in a purple sari with a gold crown, both draped in yellow and red-and-white garlands. In front, a white-clad figure sits on a white cloth beside a golden palanquin heaped with flowers. A man in saffron robes sits at left near brass vessels, fruit and flower offerings, while a standing saffron-clad man at right holds a microphone and folds his hands. Brass lamps and a stone temple structure with carved pillars frame the scene. The ritual appears to be an abhishekam and puja to the deity murtis.2010-07-21Photograph of a stone temple shrine during a ritual at the Bidadi temple. Central deity murti with a trident, shown with a consort figure, both adorned with marigold garlands, stand within a gilded arch against a red backdrop. In front, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beside plates of yellow flowers. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left offering flowers, while another in orange robes holds a microphone at far right. Two more orange-robed attendants stand behind the platform. A gold palanquin-style stand and fruit offerings sit at the right side of the platform.2010-07-21Photograph of a stone shrine with deity murti of a standing and seated divine couple adorned with flower garlands, gold crowns and colourful garments, set in a stone temple structure with orange curtains. In front, an orange-robed priest stands at left holding a small object, while an orange-robed devotee bends low at right tending puja items. Brass oil lamps, bowls of yellow flowers, green leaves and fruit, and a flower-decorated kalasha on a wooden platform form the offerings.2010-07-21A photo of a stone-pillared temple shrine with a golden arched frame and a deity murti with multiple arms and a red crown, flanked by a second figure in colourful robes, both garlanded with marigolds. In front, a figure in orange robes raises a hand toward the deities while an older man in orange and a rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the left edge. Brass lamps and plates of yellow flowers sit on the stone ledge, and orange curtains frame the shrine.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple shrine with two deity murtis on a stone platform under a canopy with orange curtains. The central figures are adorned with yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. Several people in orange and white attire perform abhishekam and puja: a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti offers a plate of flowers, a man in saffron robes stands at the platform's right, and a standing figure in orange sleeveless attire with a long necklace watches from the left foreground. Brass oil lamps and offering plates surround the platform.2010-07-21Photograph of an abhishekam ritual at an open-pillared stone temple shrine under orange curtains. Two large deity murtis, a seated goddess and a standing figure with a trident and crown, are garlanded with red and yellow flowers and sit on a raised stone platform. In front, a priest in white dhoti and a shawl stands on the platform, and a man in an orange robe holds a sheet of paper. Two people in orange robes stand in the foreground with their backs to the camera, one in an orange shawl and a gold necklace, another in a white dhoti and orange sash. Brass oil lamps and a garlanded kalasha stand on the platform, with fruit and flowers offered before the murtis.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21