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Photograph taken through banana leaves at a temple setting at night, with fairy lights strung along a yellow canopy. In the foreground, dark stone deity murti are adorned with red and white flower garlands. Behind them, a robed figure with dark hair sits in a shrine area decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. The figure's face is partly obscured and not clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain.

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December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19April 14 20182018-04-14A night-time temple ritual photographed at a deity shrine framed by gilded silver arches and draped with banana leaves and marigold garlands in yellow, red and white. Several robed priests stand before the central deity, which is adorned with a heavy garland and a gold crown. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with long matted hair and a flower-garlanded head holds a silver tray of offerings, while beside him a figure in a green embroidered cap and white garments stands with devotees. A black stone deity murti with a tall crown and garland stands at left, with a silver oil lamp in front, and a gilded chariot-style throne on the right. A decorative canopy with coloured fringe overhangs the scene.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A temple shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and banana leaves, centred on a golden deity murti draped in a green and gold cloth, garlanded with white and red flowers. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a green turban and orange dhoti stands with his back to the camera, facing the shrine. To the left, a dark stone statue of a deity holds a lamp, and to the right a dark figure in orange dhoti and gold necklaces stands beside brass oil lamps. Ornate golden arches frame the sanctum and a crowd is not visible.2016-12-19December 02 20162016-12-02December 30 20172017-12-30A blurred foreground of yellow flowers and green leaves frames a ceremony in a temple hall decorated with garlands of marigold and red flowers. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on a gold throne-style seat, dressed in white with a light garland. A shirtless man with a rudraksha-style necklace and reddish cloth over his shoulder stands in front of him, and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left. Another figure wearing a garland sits in the background beside a decorated deity murti. String lights hang at the top right.2016-12-02