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Night photo of an outdoor temple-style setting decorated with marigold garlands and bright lights. Rows of many small deity murtis and figures in white, green, pink and black stand on tiered steps against a red wall. A pillared canopy draped with purple, orange and gold cloth shelters a central figure. To the left, an ornate illuminated palanquin or ratha with purple-lit tiers and a smaller gilded shrine stand beside brass lamps. A red-cloth seat and a teal-covered table with brass vessels sit in front, on a colourful striped floor covering. No clearly identifiable physical people are visible.

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March 03 20182018-03-03Night photograph of an outdoor temple scene lit by a bright spotlight. Tiers of small deity murtis and figures stand on a stepped stone platform, many draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a flower-decked arch above. A richly decorated silver palanquin or ratha with floral garlands sits to the left, a smaller garlanded shrine beside it, and a colourful striped mat covers the ground. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged in front, and no clearly identifiable person is visible in the frame.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03Photo 11716397Night outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style site. A priest in orange-saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala and a dark cloth headband, sits cross-legged on a colourful striped woven mat, holding a lit flame or lamp near a microphone stand. Behind him a tiered stone stepped platform holds many dark murti figures, most with yellow and orange marigold garlands, some with red and white garments and a few with decorated crowns. A central multi-armed deity figure in pink and blue stands among them, with red and white garlands framing the top. In front, silver kalasha pots, a silver lamp stand, brass vessels and trays of grains, rice, flowers and offerings are arranged on the mat. On the right, a draped green and red cloth-covered altar bears framed portrait photos decorated with garlands.2018-03-03Night photograph of an outdoor stepped display for the Thaipusam festival at the Adi Kailash Aadheenam, with many small murti figures of Lord Muruga and related deities arranged on tiered steps decorated with yellow and purple garlands. A central shrine canopy with an image of a deity sits at the top, lit by bright floodlights. In the foreground, several large bronze pots or kalasha vessels and flower offerings rest on a colourful striped cloth. A silver palanquin-style structure stands at left. At lower right, a photographer in orange clothing is partially visible, filming the scene. No people are otherwise visible; the figures are statues.2018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/31/20182018-01-31 +1 copiesDecember 12 20172017-12-12Night photograph of an outdoor ritual set-up on a striped multicoloured cloth. At the centre, a tiered stepped platform holds rows of black stone murtis, many draped with yellow-and-white garlands, with a gilded canopy topped by a decorated shrine and a central deity figure. Large bronze vessels sit on the cloth in the foreground, and small brass pots and silver-finished ornate elements stand at the left. On the right, a standing male figure with a dark turban, bare upper body, rudraksha-style beads, and a long rust-red wrap and dhoti is gesturing toward the platform. Trees and a red wall form the background, with stage lights above. Visible murtis are cast in stone, not living people; one standing figure is the only physical person.2018-01-31