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A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand on a stone platform before a deity murti draped in red and blue cloth and decorated with white and orange flower garlands. The man in the centre, bare-chested with a saffron wrap, holds up a brass lamp. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge beside a red and white umbrella with tassels. Brass lamps and a plate of yellow flowers rest on the granite platform, with carved stone pillars and trees behind.

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February 13 20082008-02-13Outdoor temple courtyard scene under a corrugated metal awning. Three figures in saffron-orange robes stand with arms raised, holding lit lamps and a metal kalasha-style vessel toward a stone shrine decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a red cloth. A flame burns at the shrine, with incense smoke rising. A man in white robes stands at left, and small children in white and orange clothing sit at the lower edge. Another figure in orange sits on the ground in the background. Flower petals are scattered on the paving, and a carved deity panel and stone pillars frame the shrine. The arati-style lamp offering suggests puja at the temple.2007-07-29A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard where several figures in saffron-orange robes perform aarti. In the foreground, a long-haired person in an orange wrap raises a lit oil lamp toward a stone shrine decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a red cloth. Behind them, another robed figure raises a lamp-like vessel, and a shaved-headed person in orange stands at left. Two people in white garments stand under a corrugated roof at left, and a child sits at lower left. A seated figure in orange kneels further back. Flames rise from the lamp at right, and an overhead stone carved temple shrine with painted figures is visible. The scene shows a puja performed with lamps near the sanctum.2007-07-29July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple courtyard during a ritual. In the centre, a bare-headed man in a deep orange-red dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a white flower garland draped over his shoulders, facing a stone shrine ledge decorated with long strands of yellow, white and magenta flower garlands. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls stand under a stone pillar; a cameraman in an orange robe films the scene. Brass oil lamps and a small brass vessel sit on the floor at left, and scattered petals lie on the stone. Several people in orange clothing are visible at left and in the foreground. The setting includes white walls, a corrugated roof and greenery beyond the pillared pavilion.2007-07-29Photograph 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.2010-07-21Five men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row in a whitewashed courtyard with a corrugated roof, facing a carved stone shrine on the right. The man at the front right holds a lit flame aloft in his raised right hand while the others stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A banana plant grows beside the stone structure, and a tray of brass lamps is laid out on a red cloth in the lower left. Behind them a doorway opens onto an inner shrine area. The scene resembles an aarti at a shrine, with the flame offering as the focal action.2009-10-15December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with a white building and corrugated roof behind. Several saffron-robed monastics stand and move along a stone platform, and the figure in the foreground right extends an arm toward a brass lamp. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style brass vessel sit on the stone ledge, with a banana plant and a red cloth hanging behind. At right, a seated figure in red robes with a garland rests beside the offerings. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left, and a man in white clothing stands behind the group. Ritual lamp offering appears in progress.2009-10-15January 02 20102010-01-02 +3 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine ritual before a deity murti adorned with a crown, garlands of orange and yellow flowers and gold ornaments. On the right, a bald man in orange robes with dark glasses stands with hands together near a brass lamp stand and kalasha. A seated man in orange garments holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) before the deity, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash stands at left, another in white at centre back, and a further figure in white dhoti at the far left edge. Stone carved pillars, red railings and orange curtains frame the shrine, with a floral offering tray in the foreground.2010-07-21A photograph of an outdoor shrine set among large leafy trees. A deity murti is decorated with white and red garlands and marigold-style flower strands, set within a yellow-and-red arched niche above a dark stone base with flower trails. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe and matching saffron turban wears a long white-and-red flower garland and holds a brass bell in one hand while raising a lit oil lamp toward the murti with the other, performing aarti. Several other men in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls stand behind and to the side, and a few men in white dhotis and shirts watch at right. The ground has white kolam designs and a dark polished floor is in the foreground. a person, wearing the saffron turban and garland, performing aarti at the shrine.2008-07-17