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Inside a temple hall, a man in a deep red-maroon robe and a red-orange turban, wearing white and red flower garlands, walks forward with a smile and his hands held together in front of him. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala moves in the same direction. To the right, a black stone deity murti stands in an alcove, dressed in white cloth, decorated with white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-bead necklace. A devotee in white head covering stands at the lower right near a brass tray. Other people in orange and white clothing stand in the background, and a canopy with floral trim is visible at the upper left.

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June 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +3 copiesA temple scene where a priest in a red-orange turban and bare upper body, wearing a white-and-red flower garland and a brown shawl, smiles while holding a brass plate of yellow powder and offerings. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a brown shawl stands near a black stone deity murti dressed in white cloth, garlanded with white and red flowers, and wearing a crown and rudraksha mala. Another black stone deity murti with a garland stands to the right. Several onlookers crowd the doorway, some holding phones, and a camera is raised above the crowd. The setting is a temple corridor with a painted blue wall and colourful pillars.2014-06-19Photograph of a temple ritual at a crowded shrine. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red turban and red-brown dhoti stands at center, holding a small lamp or incense toward a black stone Shiva lingam decorated with white and red flower garlands and a crown-like ornament, with a leaf on top. Beside him a man in a white shirt and red shawl leans in. On the left, saffron-robed men wear white and orange garlands, and one holds a brass plate with offerings. Other onlookers press behind, and cameras are raised. A black deity figure with garlands sits in the lower right corner. Shaved-headed figure in orange at left edge has a bare upper body. The setting has a light blue wall and a red and yellow decorated doorway.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA temple scene during a ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a rust-orange and maroon dhoti with a white flower garland raises a silver vessel toward a black stone deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands and a red-and-gold cloth. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-brown shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a crowd of devotees presses forward under a decorated tent canopy with red and maroon drapes. Yellow and red painted decorative borders run along the temple wall.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +4 copiesA photograph of a temple scene with a devotee in a maroon-brown garment and matching maroon turban and a long white garland, holding a metal plate and offering flower petals toward dark stone deity murtis. The murtis are decorated with white and red garlands and flowers. Behind them, a crowd of devotees stands in white dhotis and shirts, one man wearing a red rudraksha mala, and a woman in a yellow sari with a red garland. A blue wall and a canopy frame the setting, with petals scattered on the ground.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +3 copies