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Two devotees in maroon and gold-bordered dhoti-style sacred garments stand with palms pressed together in namaskar before a deity murti in a temple hall. The murti sits on a green-draped golden throne with a gold-framed arch, garlanded with marigold and multicolored flower garlands, and a gold lion-like vahana base. Flower petals are scattered on the floor, and oil lamps and brass vessels rest near a stone-edged puja pit. Overhead lights and a corrugated roof frame the night-time setting. The man on the left has a shaved head; the woman on the right has hair pulled back. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.

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November 23 20142014-11-23Evening temple ritual under a corrugated metal roof. A priest in a red-orange dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding a gold handbell and a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, gold ornaments, and garlands of white, yellow, and purple flowers, and sits on a golden vahana-style lion or animal base atop a green and red cloth-draped seat. A second man in orange-red clothes stands at left near a gold palanquin with hands folded in namaskar. A square fire pit with brass vessels sits in the foreground, and a small oil lamp burns on the floor.2014-11-23November 23 20142014-11-23November 23 20142014-11-23November 23 20142014-11-23November 23 20142014-11-23Night-time ritual photograph in an open-sided pavilion. A priest in a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders stands at left, raising a lit lamp toward a silver-and-gold deity murti framed by a gold arch and a green cloth, garlanded with marigolds and purple flowers, with a golden lion base. Seated at right in an orange armchair, a figure in rust-orange robes with gold borders and a rudraksha-style necklace holds hands in añjali, eyes closed, in prayer. A lit shrine is visible at far left. The seated figure's presentation shows some cues but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2014-11-25A woman with her hair pulled back stands at the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a maroon-red sari-style garment with a gold-bordered waist cloth and a maroon shawl draped over her shoulder. She bows toward a decorated deity murti on a golden peetha-style pedestal with a golden bull (Nandi) figure in front. The murti is adorned with yellow, purple and white flower garlands and a gold necklace, set in an ornate gold arch against a red backdrop. A green cloth covers a stand beside it, and striped steps lead up behind, under a corrugated metal roof in dim evening light.2014-11-23November 25 20142014-11-25Evening temple ritual at a covered open-air shrine. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder, raises a lit lamp toward a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, gold necklaces, and garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers, seated on a green cloth-draped throne supported by a golden lion-like base. In front of the murti is a square fire pit and brass vessels. A second person in rust-red robes with a gold border stands at left beside a gold-trimmed palanquin-like stand. The scene reads as an abhishekam or aarti in progress.2014-11-23A photograph of a night-time temple ritual under a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing rudraksha beads on his upper arm. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in a red-orange dhoti with gold border also stands with folded hands before a fire pit with brass fixtures. To the right, a large deity murti decorated with a golden crown, gold ornaments and garlands of marigold and purple flowers sits on a gilded carved vahana-style stand covered with green cloth. Two people are visible, the other figures being seated in the background.2014-11-23November 25 20142014-11-25