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Outdoor temple ritual beneath a large banyan tree. Several men in matching rust-orange dhotis with yellow borders stand on a raised wooden platform draped with a purple and blue cloth, reaching toward a black stone deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers. A gilded arched torana frame stands at right. A cameraman on a scaffold films from the left, and devotees are visible below. Brass kalasha vessels sit on the platform.

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February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual at a shrine beneath a large leafy tree. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis and matching shawls bend forward at a dark stone deity murti, placing hands on its head while garlanding it. The murti wears yellow and red flower garlands and a green leaf garland; a golden arched torana frames it on the right. A metal kalasha-style pot and a brass lamp sit on a red table draped with a striped blue and pink cloth at lower left. No visible a person candidate; the two people are priests performing the ritual.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree. Several priests in matching rust-orange and saffron-bordered dhotis stand on a raised wooden platform draped with a striped purple cloth. One priest, bare-chested with a sacred thread, reaches up toward a black stone deity murti garlanded with yellow and red marigolds and a white flower garland. Brass kalasha vessels and a small brass lamp sit on the platform. An ornate carved golden stone arch frames the murti on the right. A cameraman with a tripod films from the left. Devotees stand at the bottom edge of the frame.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis with yellow borders stand on a low wooden platform draped with a striped blue and red cloth, and one man in the foreground reaches up to a large black stone deity murti with marigold and yellow-red flower garlands. Brass vessels and a small silver cup sit on the platform, and a carved ornate stone arch rises at the right. Other devotees in similar orange garments stand on the ground below. The scene appears to be abhishekam or padapuja with flower garlands on the murti.2015-02-05Outdoor temple-style ritual photographed from a low angle. Two priests in rust-orange dhotis with yellow borders stand at left, one bending forward to garland a black stone deity murti. The murti stands tall with a flower garland of yellow and red blossoms and green leaves around its neck and body, and an ornate gilded arch frames the right side. A silver vessel and a striped blue-and-pink cloth sit on a low platform in the foreground, with a leafy tree overhead. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are priests and the subject is a garlanded deity.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene at a temple beneath a large leafy tree. Three priests in rust-orange dhotis with yellow borders stand with their backs partly to the camera, one reaching up to a dark stone deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A carved stone arch frames the murti at right. A cameraman in white stands on a raised platform at left, filming. A brass plate and offerings sit on a low wooden table draped with a purple cloth in the foreground.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo of a priest in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and blouse placing a garland of yellow marigolds, green leaves and red flowers over a large black stone deity murti with a tall ornate headdress. Another priest in a matching red-gold dhoti stands at left beside a silver ritual vessel and silver lamp on a tray. A dark wrapped tree canopy and a carved stone arch frame the scene. The garland is held up near the murti's shoulders as the priest reaches forward to adorn it.2015-02-05