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Night photograph of a temple shrine lit by string fairy lights and bright lamps. In the foreground a seated figure with dark hair, wearing a patterned leopard-print cloth and garlands of yellow and red flowers, sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat. A second figure with short dark hair, seen from behind, wears a white cloth with a gold border and sits facing the seat; a long brass trident (trishul) rises beside them. Behind, golden pillars and a carved lion-faced or mythical mask (kirtimukha) frame the shrine, with a deity murti partly visible among the golden architecture.

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Night photograph of a temple shrine lit by bright lights and string lights hung with white bulbs. In the foreground a man with bare upper body and a white dhoti with a saffron border sits with his back to the camera, holding a long metal trident-like staff with a round ornament, facing a golden ornamental deity or shrine structure. On the left a seated figure wearing a leopard-print cloth and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers sits beside a golden lion-shaped base decorated with yellow and orange flowers. The gilded pillars and carved golden figures frame the sanctum, with a red cloth visible in the background.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25A night photograph of an ornate golden temple-style palanquin or shrine decorated with fairy lights and carved gold pillars. In the lower left, a young man with curly hair and a bare torso, wearing white dhoti cloth and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward holding a long silver trident (trishul) with a wrapped cloth. Behind him sits a golden deity murti or throne with yellow flower garlands. Carved golden lion-like figures and a lattice panel with cross-shaped cutouts frame the scene.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesNight photograph of a festival procession on a gilded ratha (chariot) decorated with blue and white fairy lights and a yellow canopy. A seated figure in a floral garland and ornate clothing sits on the golden throne-like seat at left, while a second person in a white dhoti and shawl stands with back to the camera holding a long pole. A large illuminated temple tower lit in red, green and white glows in the background, with bright spotlights and a crowd of devotees beyond. The scene conveys a nighttime temple car procession.2017-08-25