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Outdoor temple scene under a thatched-roof canopy supported by wooden posts. In the centre, a small stone shrine houses a deity murti decorated with garlands and lamps, with a raised stone platform in front. On the platform, a figure in white dhoti is seated near the shrine while several people in orange and saffron robes stand and move around the shrine. Seated on a colourful striped rug in the foreground are many people, mostly men shirtless or in white dhotis and shawls, plus several women in white saris with gold borders, listening or watching. Two decorated palanquin-like structures with red and orange canopies and garlands flank the shrine. A chain-link fence and trees surround the open courtyard.

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May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor photograph of a large seated congregation on a open courtyard under a tan canvas canopy supported by metal poles. Many people sit cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats in white dhotis and white sarees with gold borders; several men are bare-chested with saffron-and-white cloths. In the centre a raised stone shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, with attendant priests in white standing near it and orange ceremonial flags on poles. Trees and a chain-link fence surround the courtyard, and a camera on a tripod stands to the right. Several people hold up items near the shrine during the ritual.2015-05-13May 13 20172017-05-13 +2 copiesPhoto 11712989 +1 copiesPhoto 11712990 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a temple-like shrine under a thatched canopy. A central shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands and lamps, and a painted deity image is set above the entrance. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style necklaces, sit on the ground in rows facing the shrine. Women in white saris and orange-clad attendants stand near the shrine, and a cameraman on a tripod films at the right. A colourful striped woven mat covers the open ground in front of the seated devotees. Trees and a chain-link fence surround the courtyard.2015-05-13Outdoor ritual gathering on a sandy open ground under a corrugated shade canopy. Shaven-headed men and women in white dhotis and saris sit cross-legged on striped woven mats facing a small shrine with a dark stone structure, a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a yellow-and-orange cloth drape. Yellow and red umbrella-like ornaments flank the shrine. A few standing attendants in white move near the shrine, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Trees and a low red-brick boundary wall with fencing frame the background. Many people sit with bare chests and white shawls, while a woman in a red-orange shawl sits in the foreground.2015-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor temple ritual under a thatched canopy with a small shrine bearing a deity murti, garlands and a red-and-orange parasol. A man in an orange dhoti, bare-chested, stands at the front pouring or offering from a vessel toward a seated devotee's head. Rows of seated participants in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit on striped mats, many bare-chested, with a woman in white and a man in a white head covering in the foreground. Palm trees and a grey hill stand behind; several figures in orange robes stand near the shrine.2015-05-13May 13 20172017-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20152015-05-13