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Inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a multicoloured canopy above it. A bare-shouldered man in a white dhoti bends forward with folded hands before the image, wearing a beaded necklace. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right with head bowed, and a figure in orange cloth is partly visible at the far right edge. Another figure with long dark hair in the left foreground faces the shrine. Two dhoti-clad men stand in the background. The scene suggests a puja or darshan, and no clear candidate for a person is visible.

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A photograph inside a temple hall showing a priest in white dhoti and shawl raising a lit lamp, a mula-like ornate palanquin with a red and gold canopy draped in garlands of orange and pink flowers, and a gilded deity figure seated within. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together and heads bowed, one with a shaved head and another with long hair, while a bearded man in orange at right joins his hands in prayer. Orange marigold garlands hang from the ceiling and a golden-brown stone wall forms the backdrop.2012-06-05January 11 20172017-01-11April 05 20122012-04-05Night procession photographed from the side, with a dark sky behind. On the left, a long-haired figure with a bare upper body and a saffron/orange cloth draped over the shoulder stands in front of the crowd and faces the scene. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with maroon-and-white scarves, hold a palanquin-like structure and raise oil lamps in brass dishes. On the right, a deity murti is carried on a large ratha-style frame with a multicoloured striped arch of green, yellow, red and white, and a decorated canopy above. Two ornate umbrellas with tasselled edges and embroidered fabric stand at the upper left. Several people wear orange and white. Fruit sits near the lower right.2006-12-23April 05 20122012-04-05June 05 20122012-06-05Night procession with a deity murti on a colourful ratha-style palanquin, its arched canopy banded in yellow, red, pink and green with peacock-eye motifs and fringed top. The murti is adorned with white and green garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry or walk alongside the palanquin, one smiling man in the foreground with a gold bracelet and rudraksha-style mala. On the left, a figure in saffron/orange robes with a long rudraksha mala walks among white-clad attendants, and a decorated umbrella is visible at the edge. Dark background.2006-12-23Photo inside a temple hall during a procession ritual. A golden palanquin decorated with red and pink flower garlands carries a deity murti, under a red and gold canopy. A bare-torso priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at left with his back to the camera. Beside the palanquin, three men in saffron and orange robes stand: one bald man with a shawl and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headpiece and gold beaded garlands wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder, and a bearded man with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange shawl with gold border at right. Other devotees in white stand in the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a procession or ritual at a decorated deity figure seated on a throne-like platform. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wrapped in orange cloth leans forward and touches the deity's ornate figure with his hand, adorned with garlands in yellow, red, green and pink. A large round fan or shield painted in rainbow segments is held by a man in white at right. An ornate multicolored canopy with gold and red tassels and hanging pennants overhead. Fruit, including pineapple and bananas, and brass vessels sit in a basket at the lower right, with a flame of an oil lamp at lower left.2005-12-22June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copies