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Night photograph of a garlanded outdoor shrine at a festival. A seated man in an orange-red cloth with bare upper body sits on a mat in the lower left, with a small brass vessel and offerings nearby. Behind him, tiered white steps hold rows of dark metal-finished deity murti and figures, many draped in marigold and yellow flower garlands. A canopy decorated with purple, white and yellow flower garlands tops the central tier, and a silver palanquin stands at left. Colourful flower petals and kumkum powder cover the ground in front.

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January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of a Hindu ritual scene on a multicoloured cloth. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with a white sacred thread sits cross-legged at the lower left, beside a microphone and a metal vessel. Behind him, a tiered stone platform holds dozens of black stone murtis, most draped in yellow, green and orange garlands. At the top centre, a deity murti sits under an ornate canopy wrapped in striped yellow, white and purple flower garlands. Trays of kumkum, turmeric, marigold petals and fruit are arranged on the floor in front. Some figures wear pink and orange cloth.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of a decorated temple setting at the Adi Kailash Aadheenam. Tiers of black stone murtis, many draped in yellow, white and green garlands, line a stepped stone platform. A central canopy with striped yellow and purple floral garlands frames a deity murti on a raised seat. In the lower left, a bearded man with a shaved head, dressed in a red-orange dhoti and bare-chested with a sacred thread, sits cross-legged on a decorated floor near brass vessels and a kalasha-style lamp, with a small oil lamp and flower petals in front of him. Scattered marigold petals and coloured powders lie on the ground.2018-01-31Night photograph of a tiered stone platform lined with rows of small deity murtis, many draped in yellow, orange and green garlands. At the top sits a larger shrine decorated with striped yellow and white floral garlands, holding figures of a deity and consort. In the centre foreground a man in saffron-red dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a striped cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange turban, with a large bronze vessel and kalasha before him. Brass vessels, a silver palanquin-style canopy and small offerings of coloured powder fill the lower frame.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photo of an outdoor temple scene at Adi Kailash Aadheenam with a tiered white stepped platform lined with many dark stone murtis, each draped with garlands of yellow, orange and white marigolds. A central shrine canopy with striped garlanded pillars frames a deity murti dressed in colourful cloth. A seated priest in red-orange cloth and a white head wrap sits at the lower left beside silver ritual vessels and a pot, with heaps of kumkum, turmeric, flowers and offerings on a striped purple and pink cloth in front. No candidate for a person is visible in appearance.2018-01-31Night photograph of a temple-style tiered stone stepped shrine lined with rows of black stone murtis, many draped with garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers. A central raised shrine with a striped purple, yellow and white garland-wrapped canopy holds a deity murti. A seated man in a dark ochre and red dhoti with a black turban and folded hands sits on a mat in front of the steps, with a silver-lined decorative stand to the left, offering a devotional pose. Other murtis wear orange, red and green garlands, and a brass bull statue sits at the lower left.2018-01-31