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Outdoor temple courtyard under a metal roof with palm trees behind. In the foreground, golden statues of two deity figures in red and purple garments stand at left. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white headwrap and a large white and red flower garland stands with hands joined in namaskar before offerings of brass kalasha pots, banana fruit, yellow and white flowers and marigold garlands. Beside him, a white-clad priest and another saffron-robed attendant stand near an ornate red velvet and gold peetha throne with a decorative red canopy. A woman in orange stands at right. The scene depicts a pada puja ritual honouring the feet of the deity statues.

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Outdoor photograph under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. On the left, large gold statues of a deity pair in red and purple silk garments stand with hands folded in anjali. In the centre, a person in orange robes and a white turban stands with palms pressed together, a garland of white and red flowers around the neck, facing the statues. In front are brass kalasha pots with mango leaves, marigold garlands and a purple flower bed, part of a pada puja setting. Behind stands a red velvet and gold chair beneath a multicoloured canopy.2011-12-12September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor Ganesha puja under a corrugated roof. A golden elephant-headed Ganesha murti stands at left, draped in a long garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers, with a purple cloth at its base and marigold petals scattered on the ground. In the centre, a red-draped table holds white-based offerings of yellow-garnished kalasha-like pots with green leaves and marigold flowers. At right, a man with long hair, eyes closed and hands folded in prayer wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders, standing in devotional posture. A second, partly visible man in the background wears a red garment. Palm trees and a red-and-white wall surround the courtyard.2013-09-09A photograph inside a temple hall with orange curtains and a stone shrine. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a large pink rose garland, stands with his back to the camera facing a deity murti dressed in red and gold with yellow-and-white flower garlands. Beside the shrine stands an empty gold-and-red throne, with a brass plate of fruit and rolled scrolls on a wooden table in front of it. On the right, a line of about ten women in white with orange shawls and yellow sashes stand with palms pressed together. Brass oil lamps and kalasha vessels sit on the altar ledge.2010-08-10 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12Outdoor Ganesh Chaturthi worship under a corrugated metal canopy beside a golden elephant-headed deity murti draped with a long garland of marigolds and red roses. A standing man in orange-red robe and yellow waist cloth, with long hair, stands at right with palms joined and a smile, facing a red-draped table holding conical yellow-orange offerings on white cloths, flowers and banana leaves. A second man in a dark shirt stands behind the table. A purple cloth lies at the base of the deity, with marigold petals scattered on the ground. Palm trees and a red car are visible behind.2013-09-09September AFP 2013December 13 20112011-12-13A photograph of a temple ceremony in front of a decorated shrine with a deity murti under a garland-framed arch of marigolds and yellow flowers. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears an orange robe, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised in greeting. To his left a woman in a red and gold sari with a yellow garland stands with palms joined, and to the right a man in white dhoti and shirt holds palms together with a garland. At the lower left an orange-robed attendant kneels holding a tray of yellow flowers. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel stand nearby, with flower-decked pillars and a red carpet below the throne.2009-12-26December 29 20072007-12-29Outdoor ritual on an orange-draped platform under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style beaded garland sits on an ornate red and gold throne with a decorated canopy above him. A kneeling woman in a pink top and white dress presses her palms together before him, while a kneeling priest in orange robes stands at his left side. Other attendees in white ritual clothes and a kneeling woman in teal sit nearby, with a brass offering bowl and flowers at the front. a person: the seated man wears saffron robes, a beaded garland and ornate gold-trimmed throne presence, matching the page's reference to a seated a person.2011-12-13June 12 20102010-06-12