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Photograph of a temple shrine during a festival, with two deity murtis in an arched stone niche decorated with marigold and lily garlands, silver tinsel strands and a yellow-and-red canopy at right. In the foreground a woman in orange sari bends forward with hands folded, offering reverence at a painted white horse figure placed before the shrine ledge, while another woman in orange sari stands with her back to the camera. At right a man in orange robe holds a tall golden staff and wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them a crowd of people in white and light clothing gathers near the temple entrance. A brass kalasha stands on the stone ledge beside a small toy doll and floral offerings.

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December 24 20082008-12-24December 31 20082008-12-31A temple shrine in an open-air stone pavilion with a grey stone platform. Behind it stands a deity murti pair decorated with a garland of marigolds and a golden arch, with orange and purple cloth draped around them. A man in a saffron-orange robe bows low with his head near the floor before the shrine, in front of a small square mat. Orange curtains hang at the pavilion sides. To the right, several people in white and cream dhotis and saris stand in a line, some in orange, and a man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti holds a lit lamp or plate. Red-orange walls and palm trees are in the background.2010-12-27December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A barefoot figure in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap bows deeply with hands together before a raised stone shrine inside a temple pavilion. The shrine holds seated deity murtis draped in orange cloth and heaped with marigold and mixed flower garlands, with brass vessels and oil lamps on the platform. Behind the bowing figure, several people in white dhotis and white garments, some with yellow shawls, stand near a red-and-white railing, and a woman in an orange sari watches at right. A tall red cloth hangs beside a pillar, and a green tree shows through the open side of the hall. Eight or so people are visible, with the bowing figure in the foreground.2010-12-27A temple shrine with a deity murti seated on a throne-like platform, adorned with orange and purple garlands and a red-and-orange cloth backdrop. In the foreground a person in orange robes and an orange shawl bows low with bare feet on a patterned mat, facing the shrine's stone platform, which holds a silver tray and brass lamps. Behind, several people in white dhotis and white shawls, some with yellow or orange sashes, stand and move along a red-walled colonnade under a tin roof, with palm trees outside. A red cloth hangs from a pillar. The person bowing has an orange-clad figure's form and a dark head covering, but no identity can be established from appearance alone.2010-12-27December 24 20082008-12-24A temple scene with a stone platform holding a murti of a deity seated on a throne, adorned with garlands of orange, yellow and purple flowers and an orange cloth. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap bows deeply with forehead to a small mat on the stone floor. Behind, several devotees in orange and white attire walk and stand in the covered temple courtyard, and a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit brass lamp. Brass lamps and a silver vessel rest on the platform, and an orange cloth hangs from a pillar beside a red-and-white painted wall.2010-12-27A temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers, flanked by brass lamps and a silver kalasha with leaves. A person in saffron-orange robes with a bare head and the cloth draped over the shoulders bows forward with hands on the stone ledge in front of the shrine, standing barefoot on a leopard-print mat. Two other figures in white dhotis stand farther back near a railing, and a pink-orange curtain hangs at the right. Ritual offerings and brass vessels sit on the altar platform.2010-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copiesA figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap bows deeply at the edge of a granite shrine platform, standing on a patterned mat. On the platform sit deity murti draped with garlands of marigold and red flowers, with a kalasha and brass lamps nearby. Other people in white dhotis and yellow shawls and a woman in a grey shawl stand in the background, and a red curtain hangs beside the shrine within a stone-pillared temple hall.2010-12-27