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Outdoor temple ritual beneath colourful embroidered umbrellas with blue, yellow and purple panels. A gilded palanquin or ratha holds a silver-faced deity murti draped in green cloth and heaped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A shirtless priest in a yellow dhoti stands at right with arms at his sides, while a white-clad priest in a white dhoti and orange-brown shawl holds a brass lamp or aarti plate toward the deity. At left a man in a white shirt and green dhoti with orange waist cloth folds his hands in prayer, and a wristband is visible. Offerings of flowers rest on the golden base. Ornate carved temple pillars are visible behind. Three people are visible.

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November 28 20222022-11-28Photograph of a temple ritual at a golden palanquin decorated with yellow and white garlands and red flowers, with a green cloth draped behind a small deity murti. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small silver vessel near the murti. Another man in yellow dhoti, bare-chested, holds a large brass vessel high over the deity. A man in a yellow shirt holds a silver staff at left, and another man in white stands behind. Flower petals are scattered at the base of the palanquin, and a blue pole and a purple canopy appear in the background.2022-11-28November 28 20222022-11-28A photograph of a temple procession at an outdoor-roofed shrine, with two large red and green parasols with lotus-shaped tops overhead. At the centre, a deity murti is decorated with heaped garlands of red, white and orange flowers and sits on a golden peetha. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands before it, while a man in a white shirt and green-trimmed white dhoti bends to press his forehead to him. Another man in saffron and red clothing stands behind the murti, and a younger attendant in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right. Two men in cream shirts stand at left, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from the foreground.2022-11-30A photograph of a temple procession at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at the front of a decorated palanquin, with a large golden hooded cobra-shaped canopy above a deity murti. Two green and red parasols with lotus finials frame the scene. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron garment stands behind the palanquin, a second person in saffron clothing reaches toward the deity, and men in white dhotis and cream shirts stand around the deity's platform. A tall striped pole and a small dish of offerings are visible near the front. Several onlookers stand in the foreground. Ornate pink and green temple pillars line the background.2022-11-30A temple procession in a street beside a colourful gopuram tower. A utsava murti deity is carried on a palanquin-like float decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a multicoloured canopy with pink, purple and yellow fringe. Men in white shirts, a pink shirt and dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, walk and steady the float among a crowd of devotees. A shirtless man in white dhoti holds a small object. Mountains and temple halls with pillars form the background.2022-11-28A temple ritual before a decorated deity murti of a standing figure with gold crown, gold ornaments and a red-and-gold dhoti, flanked by garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. In front, several priests in white dhotis with blue and green borders stand bare-chested with white garlands; one wears a green turban, another a gold cloth and pale headwear. The priest at center faces the murti with arms raised. A red curtain and gold arch frame the shrine, and a tray of offerings is held at the right edge.2016-03-27A photograph of a temple deeparadhana at a shrine framed by green-painted pillars. A bare-chested priest with a shaved-looking head and a white sacred thread raises a lit multi-flame oil lamp toward a deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and orange ornamental backdrop. Several devotees in white and dark clothing sit with folded hands, some in profile, watching the aarti. Another oil lamp burns to the right. A timestamp reads 28 November 2022 9:50 am.2022-11-28A temple ritual on a raised stage before a red curtain. Several priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with gold-yellow shawls and green headwear, stand before a large deity murti draped in green and gold silk and decorated with garlands and necklaces. A small fire burns on an altar of flowers and offering vessels, with brass lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel nearby. A seated figure in an orange-red garment sits at the right edge, and a golden throne-like seat with garlands holds another murti. Coloured umbrellas hang above.2016-03-27November 29 20112011-11-29December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a decorated deity murti seated on a golden throne (peetha) inside a temple shrine at night. The central murti wears a golden crown, a silver-and-white ornate garland and a red-and-gold shawl, with tall garlands of white, yellow and red flowers draped across the front. Two standing attendants in orange dhotis and white shawls flank the throne, each holding garlands aloft, and a dark stone deity figure stands at the right edge. Banana plants, a gilded arch with carved decorations and lit lamps frame the scene. Printed copyright text appears in the lower corner.2016-12-19