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Outdoor temple ritual under a tarpaulin canopy with a decorated palanquin-like shrine draped in yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Two large deity murtis with green-and-gold faces, blue and orange garments and crowns stand at the front, one holding a sword. A shirtless priest in a pink dhoti raises a hand near the shrine, while another pink-clad priest stands nearby. Men in green vests sit in the foreground beside a stone platform with offerings, banana plants and garlands framing the scene.

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Outdoor temple-style ritual under a tarpaulin canopy with banana plants and flower-draped deity murtis. Two murtis in front are heavily garlanded with yellow, orange and red marigolds; one is painted blue and clad in blue robes, another stands on a wooden platform with a gold-rimmed halo. A tall umbrella with gold fringe hangs at upper right over a golden shrine arch with garlanded figures. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in pink dhoti stands near a decorated altar, and a man in a white-and-purple dhoti holds a saffron-orange cloth, while another man in a yellow-and-orange lungi stands at right. Several seated men in green shirts sit in the lower left, and a brass lamp rests near the foreground.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A temple-style ritual under a open-sided tent with corrugated roof and white side screens. Several elaborately garlanded deity murti sit on decorated stone and wooden platforms, adorned with orange and yellow marigold garlands and red and purple fabric. On the left, a garlanded figure sits under a decorated umbrella. A bare-chested priest in pink dhoti and a red-and-white cloth stands centre-right, holding a brass vessel near the platforms. Seated devotees in green shawls and white dhotis, many with white and red forehead markings, sit in rows in the foreground. Banana plants and blue-and-gold draped bunting line the background. The scene looks like a homa or abhishekam observance.2015-01-12A photograph of a ritual scene inside a tented hall. Centre stage is a large decorated altar with a golden canopy above and a tiered structure covered in yellow marigold garlands, bearing a deity murti with a green face and crown. To the right stands a green-faced deity figure with a crown and silver necklaces, beside a blue-clothed figure. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a pink dhoti with a white sacred thread sits at a square fire pit with a red and white painted base, working near brass oil lamps and coconuts. Two other priests in pink dhotis stand nearby, one holding a brass tray, with marigold garlands around the scene.2015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13Festival scene at a temple-style hall with a large decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded ornate shrine (peetha) in the centre, draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. Two standing priests in the foreground: one bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti attending the shrine, and a woman in a pink-bordered sari beside him, with a woman in dark clothing behind. Several elderly seated men in white and green shirts or shawls watch in the lower foreground. Smaller painted deity figures in orange and green stand to the sides, and a golden ceremonial umbrella hangs overhead. Brass lamps and a basket of flowers sit on the floor. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2015-01-13A photograph of a festival ritual setting under a corrugated roof with a floral-decorated ritual structure. In the foreground, a green-faced deity murti with a golden crown and a layered gold-and-silver hooded serpent backdrop is draped in yellow marigold garlands and heavy beaded necklaces. Behind it, a tiered platform wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands sits beside a second decorated figure under a purple cloth with colourful flower garlands. Two men in pink and white dhotis stand at left, one holding a brass lamp and a ritual object, while a third man in a white dhoti and purple shawl stands nearby. Brass oil lamps rest on the floor in the foreground.2015-01-12A tiered, multicolored ceremonial structure is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and sits at the center of a covered pavilion. Above it, two painted faces of deities are framed by flowers and a canopy. To the right, a standing figure in orange and yellow robes with a green face and heavy gold necklaces is shown beside a large ornate halo of gilded arms. On the left, a bare-chested man in a yellow cloth and a woman in a pink sari with a white shawl raise their hands in worship near the structure. Additional painted deity panels and gilded shrines are visible in the background, with a white backdrop and flower arrangements.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12February 02 20162016-02-02January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12