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A photograph of a stone shrine at night, framed by carved granite pillars and a purple draped backdrop with a red cloth on the right. Two large deity murtis sit on a raised seat, one in red and gold with a crown and garlands, the other in a red-and-green sari with a tall crown. In front, a white-clad figure is adorned with flower garlands and a central kumkum mark on a decorated stone platform with brass lamps and vessels. A man in a saffron robe with a shaved head stands at left, extending his hand toward the altar as a ritual is performed. Beside him an elderly woman in white, a boy in white, a girl in a pink sari, and a man in white with folded hands watch.

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October 15 20072007-10-15December 10 20072007-12-10June 30 20102010-06-30October 15 20072007-10-15January 03 20082008-01-03A night-time puja at an open-air shrine with white stone pillars and carved panels. Three deity figures stand in the back, one wearing a red and green crown, against a violet draped backdrop, with a red curtain at right. In the foreground a bald man in a saffron/orange robe with a white forehead mark holds a long garland of pink and white flowers, while a man in white clothing receives it. A brass vessel and a tray of offerings sit on the altar, and another person in white stands at left holding a plate. The man in orange has no visible rudraksha, crown, long hair or ceremonial gold cues, so his identity is uncertain.2007-10-17A night-time temple ritual at a stone shrine with carved pillars. A priest in an orange-saffron robe with a shaved head and white tilak kneels at a dark stone lingam-shaped base on a peetha, pouring or offering white and brown grains over the base. Behind him stand two gold-faced deity murtis: a male figure in a red-and-white turban with a red and white garland, and a female figure in a gold and maroon sari with gold jewellery, flanked by purple and red draped cloth. On the left, a man in white dhoti with an orange sash stands near brass pots. On the right, a woman in white with an orange sash and red-beaded necklace watches. A small gold kalasha and gold pedestal lie in the foreground on white cloth. Abhishekam is being performed.2007-10-25A night-time temple scene at a shrine with grey stone pillars and a purple draped backdrop. Two deity murtis stand on a raised platform, one with a red-and-orange crown and gold ornaments, the other in red-and-gold dress, both draped in garlands of marigold and rose-pink flowers. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head stands at left, reaching up to place a long flower garland on the figures. Beside him a man in white kurta and dhoti watches, and a woman in a floral pink-and-white sari stands at right with a woman in white and a boy in white shirt. A red curtain hangs at the right edge. Several people in white and pink clothing stand around the platform.2007-10-14December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of an evening temple aarati at a shrine with carved grey stone pillars. Two large deity murtis sit on a raised platform draped with purple cloth, one bearing a green and red turban with a crown-like headdress, the other adorned in gold with a crown, both decorated with garlands of orange and yellow flowers. A white-clad figure with a white head covering sits in front of the murtis. Devotees stand in white and light clothes, a woman in white with an orange shawl, and a person in orange robes at the right edge facing the shrine. Small lamps and a seated figure in red appear at the right side of the platform. Several people, including the visible devotees, are standing in the foreground, watching the ritual.2007-10-23A temple shrine photograph of an annabhishegam ritual. At centre, a priest in saffron/orange robes with a white forehead mark pours liquid from a vessel over a black linga-like stone, with a mound of cooked rice covering the base and piled on the black platform. Behind, two large painted deity murtis stand under a canopy of purple and white draped cloth: the left figure wears a red garment, crown, pearl necklaces and holds a trident, and the right figure wears a red skirt, gold ornaments and a crown. Several attendants in white dhotis and white shirts with orange sashes stand around, one at right with hands folded in namaskar. Carved stone pillars frame the scene.2007-10-25October 14 20072007-10-14