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Photograph of a temple inauguration ceremony in a hall with black draped walls and colourful woven garlands hanging from above. On a raised dais a central deity murti stands beside a smaller figure, with a black stone shivalinga-style pedestal and brass lamps and vessels. A figure in orange robes sits in front of the deity, seated beside another person in orange, performing a puja. Rows of seated devotees in saris and orange and red clothing face the altar, and a gold arched frame and additional deity figures stand at the sides. A large brass pot is at left.

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November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe sits on a wooden seat before a raised stone platform, with a gold-framed arch behind him. A standing figure in orange and a dark bull statue (Nandi-like) lie to the left; gold kalasha-like vessels, brass lamps and a small table with offerings sit in front. Tall pillars wrapped in colourful garlands flank the shrine, and maroon curtains frame the right side. About a dozen seated devotees in saris and orange and red clothing face the shrine from the foreground. The scene reads as puja or abhishekam at a Hindu temple.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Indoor temple ritual in front of several decorated deity murtis on raised platforms, with colourful garlands and banners above and fruit offerings stacked at right. A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at centre holding a lamp before the deities, while seated devotees in saris and white and orange clothes fill the foreground. Brass vessels and trays of offerings are visible, and the crowd sits in rows facing the altar. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2007-11-09Indoor temple consecration scene with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a raised shrine. Several priests in saffron and orange robes perform worship, one standing at the centre with a folded cloth draped over the shoulder. Large golden deity murtis and decorated figures stand with flower garlands, while banana-leaf and fruit offerings are stacked in tiers at the right, with a pineapple on top. A brass kalasha stands on the left and dark ceremonial vessels sit before the shrine. Women wear saris in red, orange, green and yellow, and several elderly devotees have white hair. Tall colourful decorated poles frame the back of the hall.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09July 17 20152015-07-17November 09 20072007-11-09November 22 20102010-11-22December 02 20172017-12-02November 22 20102010-11-22