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Photograph inside a temple hall of a deity murti seated in a golden palanquin beneath a red and gold canopy with tasselled fringe, garlanded with white and pink flower garlands. On the left, a man in white clothing waves a large white chamara fan toward the murti. Four men stand in a row on the right in orange and saffron clothing: the foremost has a shaved head and orange shawl with a gold-trimmed dhoti and folded hands; the next wears a beaded red mala with saffron robes; a third in rust-orange robes stands with a bare arm; another older man in rust-coloured cloth stands on the left of the row. Behind them devotees in white stand near a pillar draped in orange garlands. Petals are scattered on the floor.

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Inside a temple hall, a gilded palanquin carrying a decorated deity murti draped in white and garlanded with pink and white flowers is being carried past a row of devotees. A bald man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with hands raised in salutation toward the palanquin. Beside him, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha-style red and white bead mala over an orange robe, hands joined in prayer. A man in a long orange-and-gold robe with a shawl and gold necklaces stands with folded hands, and a bald man in orange with a garland stands at the right. Men in white dhotis and onlookers stand behind them, with a silver chamara-like fan and lamps nearby. A pale-haired elderly man in white shirt is at the far right edge.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside a temple hall during a procession-style ritual. A decorated palanquin-like golden platform carries a silver-clad deity murti garlanded with pink and red flowers beneath an ornate canopy. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand beside it; one in the center wears a red-brown shawl, rudraksha-style beads and a floral garland, another holds folded hands, and a bare-headed man in orange with a garland stands at the right. A white-clad priest and onlookers in white and cream clothing stand behind. Garlands drape the scene and a woman in a teal sari is at the lower right edge.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph of a temple procession at a golden palanquin decorated with garlands of pink and red flowers, carrying a silver-clad deity murti and a silver staff. Four prominent men stand in orange and saffron clothing in a stone pillared hall: an elderly man on the left in orange cloth with rudraksha mala and a bare upper body, a central man in orange wrap with ornate gold necklaces and a red-and-gold headband, and two men on the right with folded hands, one bearded with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange robe, and the other clean-shaven and bald in orange with gold chains. Several more people in white clothes stand behind, with colourful banners and a bell visible above.2012-06-05A photograph inside a temple hall during a ceremony. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a white ceremonial fan over a decorated golden palanquin draped with red and orange fabric and garlanded with pink and red flowers. Beside it, a man in orange robes and a gold necklace stands with his hands joined in devotion. Several men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha and gold beads stand in a line, one with a long beard wearing a red bead mala, another bald in an orange shawl with gold necklaces. A woman in a teal sari stands at the right edge. Onlookers in white stand behind. Red and orange streamers and bells hang from the pillars.2012-06-05Photograph of a temple festival scene with a decorated palanquin draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and pink and red flowers, holding a metal deity murti. In the centre, a man with a bare upper body and a gold-coloured headband, wearing a dark orange saffron shawl, a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, raises his hand in a blessing gesture beside a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes with gold borders. To the right, two men in saffron and orange robes and gold-bordered shawls stand with hands folded, one holding a white cloth to his face. Ornate gold-trimmed red canopy fringes and a bell hang overhead in a stone hall. Roughly six to twenty people are visible in the crowd.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05Indoor temple procession scene with a decorated palanquin draped in a red and gold canopy, holding a garlanded deity murti or image wrapped in white and pink-red flower garlands. In front, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with golden border stands at left. Center, an older man with a shaved head wears an orange saffron robe with gold border, a gold-chain necklace and a rudraksha mala, standing beside a long-haired man in an orange-red wrap and gold ornaments. At right, a bare-chested shaven-headed man in orange clothing and a gold chain, and a long-bearded man in orange robes with a red and rudraksha mala stand near a younger man in saffron with gold necklaces. Gold-lined stone walls and columns frame the hall.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple ritual in a stone hall: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp before a deity image decorated with red and pink garlands, seated on a golden palanquin beneath a red and white canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand with palms joined or hands raised in reverence, including a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headband and ornate gold necklaces who is offering a gesture to the deity. Devotees in white stand behind them. Ornate gold and maroon fabric panels line the background.2012-06-05 +1 copies