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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, flanked by red curtains and stone pillars. In front, a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti with a tilak on his forehead and a red-beaded necklace stands at the shrine, holding a flower-filled basket. A woman in an orange blouse and green shawl with a flower garland stands before him, receiving offerings or prasad. Around them, men in white shirts and an orange-robed person with a staff look on, and a child in glasses stands at the right, all taking part in the puja.

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December 20 20072007-12-20Outdoor photograph at a stone temple pavilion with carved pillars and a red-and-white curtain behind. Two painted deity statues stand on a raised platform, one wearing an orange crown and holding a trident-like staff, the other in a green and blue skirt, both draped in marigold garlands. A long-haired man in an orange cloth and green shawl with a yellow garland, holding a basket of white flowers, accepts it from a priest. The priest wears a white dhoti, a yellow shawl, a red coral and rudraksha mala and a tilak, and is offering the basket. Two men in shirts stand behind, and a person in a dark blue shirt reaches in from the right.2007-12-20December 20 20072007-12-20A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars, red curtains and a large deity murti of two standing figures dressed in blue and pink garments, adorned with marigold garlands. In front, a person in an orange robe and green shawl with a garland bows toward a shrine, while a man in a grey shirt and brown trousers leans forward. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and tilak wears a yellow dhoti and shawl and holds a small offering. Other men in white and a boy in a brown shirt stand nearby with hands folded, and offerings lie on a stone platform. Six people are visible in total.2007-12-20Outdoor temple scene with a stone shrine behind a pair of large decorated deity murtis draped in marigold garlands, one wearing a red-and-orange headdress and the other in a green and blue sari. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow shawl and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, holds a brass tray of white flowers and fruit. Beside him a person in an orange-red top and green shawl with a yellow garland bows with folded hands. Two men in shirts and trousers stand watching, one in a blue shirt on the right. Grey stone carved pillars and a red-and-white painted step frame the scene, with a woman in a sari visible far left.2007-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20A photograph of a temple shrine courtyard where a man in a long-sleeved orange-saffron garment with long swept-back hair and a green leaf garland over a red-and-yellow marigold garland receives a brass plate of white jasmine flowers offered by a devotee in white. Two other men in orange robes stand nearby, one holding a brass lamp with a lit flame and white garland. Behind them, a deity murti in a bright blue and orange sari with flower garlands sits on a white-draped platform scattered with pink and white petals. A tall brass lamp stand and a stone carved wall panel frame the scene, and the devotee at left, in white, presses palms together in greeting.2008-08-07December 21 20102010-12-21Outdoor temple courtyard scene. A man with grey hair in a bun, wearing a green gold-bordered shawl over white dhoti and multiple beaded necklaces, holds a woven basket of prasadam packets and sweets offered toward a young man. The young man wears an orange robe, a pink and gold shawl and a long garland of yellow, red and white flowers, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them, another young man in an orange robe and a few men in white shirts stand beside a stone pillar and a red-draped doorway with a decorative pot. Hands at left hold a flower garland. Stone carvings and a small brass lamp stand decorate the shrine entrance.2009-12-20A photograph of a temple shrine in front of a deity murti draped with garlands of marigolds and white flowers, with brass lamps and a silver tray of flowers and offerings on a stone platform. A man in an orange robe with a pink shawl and a heavy garland of yellow, red and white flowers stands at the centre, smiling and receiving the garland as devotees in saffron robes and white dhotis stand around him with hands folded. Behind them an older man in a green sari-style garment wears a rudraksha mala and a white-clad attendant bends over the offerings. Red and orange cloth hangs from the pillars and a palm-leaf decoration is visible at the right. The pictured man has no clearly identifiable appearance cues sufficient to confirm an identity, so he is described by role only.2009-12-20October 01 20112011-10-01 +1 copies