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A photograph of a temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof, with an orange-painted wall behind. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and white ash markings on the upper arms, stands with his back to the camera facing a large garlanded deity murti or decorated image wrapped in white jasmine flowers, red and multicoloured garlands, and a gold-bordered orange cloth. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis help adorn or lift the garlanded form, one in a pale blue-and-white striped shirt holding its base. Several seated women in white saris and yellow shawls and a few standing devotees watch in the background, and a blue sign is mounted on the wall.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple courtyard ceremony with a deity murti or decorated image covered in heavy white jasmine garlands and red and purple flower strands, a golden kalasha-like finial on top. A man in a pale blue striped shirt and white dhoti stands at left holding the decorated figure. A younger man in saffron-orange robes bows with palms pressed together, his forehead marked with white paste, beside another saffron-robed man. Behind them, several women in yellow and white saris and a man in white dhoti stand watching under an orange wall and corrugated roof, with a blue sign on the wall. Petals are scattered on the floor.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple procession inside a red-orange walled hall under a corrugated metal roof. At left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a deity murti heavily decorated with white and red flower garlands and a gold crown, its gold-and-blue cloth draped below. At right, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland with yellow flowers, his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man and another in orange robes stand with hands folded. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron, some with yellow shawls, watch, and a child in a blue shirt sits with hands in prayer. A small blue sign with white lettering hangs on the wall. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2010-07-21A photograph at a temple courtyard shows a deity murti of a goddess heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and magenta flower strands, with a gold crown and gold-bordered blue and red cloth, carried or held by a man in a white dhoti and shirt on the left. Beside it, a bare-chested man with a long swept-back hairstyle wears a flower garland and orange cloth; he stands with hands together near others in orange and saffron robes, one with a grey beard and bare chest. Devotees in yellow shawls and saffron sit or stand behind, a child in blue sits on the ground, and an orange-walled building with a sign in Kannada script forms the background.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photo of a ritual procession at a temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with orange-painted walls. A large deity murti or image of a goddess is carried on a palanquin-style frame, heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands and red, magenta and orange flower strings, with a gold crown and blue and gold cloth. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white flower garland, and white ash markings on his bare arm. A bare-chested man in a red shawl with a green border stands at left, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind the image. Flower petals and turmeric powder scatter the floor, and onlookers stand in the background.2010-07-21July 22 20102010-07-22July 21 20102010-07-21July 22 20102010-07-22