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Outdoor photo of a puja at a temple-like dais draped in orange cloth. A figure in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands at the center-left, arms raised toward the altar, with a long dark curly hairstyle and a gold headband. At left, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a tray with flowers. Behind them stand two large statues in orange robes with a crown and trident-like staff, dressed with garlands of yellow, purple, red and white flowers. In front, a small figure in orange is adorned with flower garlands on an orange-fringed platform, with a gold-trimmed ornament at the right edge. Trees and sunlight appear in the background.

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December 27 20072007-12-27A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap bows deeply with folded hands before a pair of large statues under an open stone-pillared pavilion. The central seated figure wears an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a trident-like staff and a drum, with a second figure in orange clothing and a tall brown headdress beside it. Both statues are garlanded with thick chains of white, purple, yellow and green flowers, and a shiva-linga-style base sits in front heaped with garlands and green leaves. Orange cloth drapes the back wall and columns, and a second person in orange stands at the left edge. +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA priest in saffron-orange robes with long, curly hair and a gold headband stands with his back to the camera, raising a silver lamp with flame and smoke toward a dark stone shivalinga-like form draped in garlands of yellow, purple, white and red flowers. Behind it stand two bronze or metal murtis: a figure in orange with a red-orange turban and a second in orange with a tall crown-like headdress and rudraksha beads, holding a ceremonial staff. Orange and maroon cloth hangs from a pillared canopy, and a man in orange sits at the lower left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at an outdoor shrine. +1 copiesOutdoor shrine under a stone colonnade with orange cloth drapes. In the centre, two metal murtis, one with an orange turban and rudraksha-like neck adornment, are draped in thick garlands of yellow, purple, red and green flowers, with a kalasha-like offering in front. A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long curly hair and a gold headband stands at the left, facing the murtis with hands raised in worship. Another man in orange robes with a full beard stands at the left edge, and a bare-headed man in white is partly visible at the lower left. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth are at the right. Visible people total three, with a single photo of the murtis.December 27 20072007-12-27December 26 20072007-12-26December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual photograph beneath a grey stone pavilion with carved pillars and red curtains. A long-haired man in an orange-red top and orange dhoti stands on a raised platform, pouring or offering from a small vessel over a deity murti decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. The murti has a gold face, crown and jewelled necklaces, with an orange cloth draped at its base. A priest in white kurta with an orange shawl holds an open book or cloth tray, and another attendant in white with an orange shawl holds a brass plate on the left. Several gold and brass ritual vessels and a small kalasha stand on the platform, with a golden lamp stand at the lower right.2007-12-26December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copies