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A photograph inside a temple courtyard with a tiled corridor roof and a carved grey stone pillar. In the foreground are tall polished brass lamp stands with bird-topped finials and a white fur or cloth covering at the bottom left. A devotee in saffron-orange robes sits at the left, joined hands raised. In the centre, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands by a low wooden platform, and several men in saffron and orange robes and white attire stand together, some with joined palms in greeting. One man in a white shirt holds a camera. On the right, an orange curtain hangs beside a counter holding a brass pot and a plate of yellow flowers. Several people are visible, and the scene suggests devotional worship.

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July 11 20102010-07-11December 31 20092009-12-31December 23 20102010-12-23December 31 20092009-12-31November 12 20102010-11-12Photograph inside a temple courtyard during a ritual. Two tall polished brass lamp stands with flared tops stand in the foreground, with a brass vessel and a plate with a green-leaved arrangement on a yellow-cloth covered platform at left. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl takes a photograph with a camera, while a man in white dhoti with folded hands stands nearby. On the right, a bearded man in an orange-red garment and a man in orange clothing stand beside a white-clad priest with rudraksha mala who is offering something from a plate. Carved grey stone pillars frame the scene, and smoke drifts in the lower foreground.2010-07-21A large ceremonial hall during a puja with many seated devotees in the foreground, many wearing white clothes and red shawls. At the centre, a golden throne-like dais is draped with red cloth and garlands, holding a deity murti flanked by smaller images. Brass oil lamps and kalasha pots stand around the stage, and a golden lion-shaped seat is at right. A priest in white sits at the centre before the altar, with assistants in orange and white nearby. Incense smoke rises at the right edge.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17Photograph of a temple shrine with an open-sided stone pavilion and orange curtains. On the right, two deity murtis stand on a raised stone platform decorated with marigold garlands, one holding a trident-like staff. Before them, several people in orange robes and white dhotis stand on a wet stone floor. A man in an orange robe, with a sacred cord, stands at the centre facing a man in a yellow shawl. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a plate of green leaves and a rangoli with flowers sit in front of the shrine. Four people are visible in the foreground group, with more partly visible at the edges.2010-07-21February 23 20072007-02-23A padapuja ceremony in an open-sided temple hall with orange-painted walls and a red-and-orange curtain. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and white flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with a person candidate cued by long hair, saffron robe and garland seated as the honoured guest. Seated devotees in white dhotis and yellow-orange shawls, some with palms joined, surround a low wooden platform, with brass plates of fruit, sweets and flowers. To the left, a deity murti in gold and purple with garlands stands beside a golden kalasha-like offering. Around 20 people are visible.2011-08-10July 21 20102010-07-21