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A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual visit. A man in an orange-red turban, saffron-brown robe and long white and yellow marigold garlands stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a bare-chested priest with a shaved head wearing a rust-brown cloth. To the right, a man in a blue dhoti and a white-and-gold bordered shawl stands near offering tables piled with bananas, coconuts and flower garlands. A crowd of men, women and children in white shirts and striped clothing watches from the left, and a wall clock and lit oil lamps are visible.

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May 01 20152015-05-01A photograph of a ritual reception inside a building with a plain concrete ceiling and a wall clock. A central figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long multicolour flower garland with a copper-toned rudraksha-style mala, stands with palms pressed together while a man in white dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders offers a brass plate from the right foreground. Several onlookers in shirts and a boy in a dark t-shirt stand at left, and a bald man in orange cloth stands behind the central figure. a person is visible with a saffron turban, orange robe, flower garland and mala.2015-05-01A photograph inside a small temple interior during a ritual. A standing figure in a rust-orange robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, offering aarti before a decorated deity murti. Offerings of flowers, fruits and green coconuts with orange blossoms are arranged on the floor and altar, and a white-clad priest in white dhoti with a striped border stands at right with hands joined. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch, and photographers with cameras stand near the entrance. Rudraksha malas hang on several devotees.2015-05-01Indoor temple scene with a woman in orange-saffron robes and an orange head wrap performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, standing before a shrine decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands and heaps of petals. She wears a long garland of orange and yellow flowers and bangles. Around her, standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, watch; a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped border stands at right. Offerings with coconuts and flowers lie on the shrine floor, and a deity murti is partly visible behind the garlands. A wall clock and a window light the room.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01June 26 20142014-06-26Interior of a plain concrete temple hall during a ritual. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a bare upper body and an orange turban stands centre-frame, garlanded with orange and white flowers, facing a priest in a white dhoti and cream shawl with red-and-gold borders. Another man in a white dhoti stands at right beside a decorated deity altar with flowers, banana bunches and oil lamps. On the floor are a brick fire pit with burning embers, brass plates, a bowl of grains and red offerings, and garlands of marigold and white flowers. Several onlookers in dhotis and shirts stand along the left wall.2015-05-01A temple ritual inside a plain whitewashed hall at a kumbabhishekam-style ceremony. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a matching head wrap holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and is garlanded with white and orange flower garlands. Around her, men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with red-striped cloths, stand with folded hands. Decorated pots and offerings are laid out with fruit, flowers, coconuts and marigold garlands on a white cloth, with small oil lamps burning on the floor. Bystanders, including children, watch from behind.2015-05-01July 01 20142014-07-01A crowded indoor room with white walls, a ceiling fan, and red curtains at the windows. A man in a rust-red robe with a red-and-saffron turban and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling, as devotees press in around him. A devotee in white shirt and dhoti bends forward, and another man in white offers a garland of white flowers with a red blossom. Several people in white and a bald man in saffron crowd the frame, with a framed picture on the back wall.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small concrete temple room during a kumbabhishekam-style ritual. Along the left wall, a deity murti is decorated with orange and white flower garlands and a yellow cloth, with rows of coconuts, banana leaves and marigold garlands arranged on the floor before it. Oil lamps and brass plates with offerings sit on the ground. A man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head cloth, wearing a long yellow-and-orange garland, stands at center among devotees in white shirts, dhotis and striped shirts who watch quietly. A priest in a blue-purple cloth leans forward near the right foreground, and another person in white sits at the far right. Roughly fifteen people are visible.2015-05-01