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Evening worship before a stone shrine framed by banana plants and lit oil lamps. Garlanded deity murti with red garments and gold crowns stands at the centre, flanked by floral garlands and a decorated arch. Seated devotees in white and light clothing sit on the floor facing the shrine, some wearing jasmine garlands. At left a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits beside brass vessels and a tray of offerings. A brass oil lamp and tall candlesticks stand near the altar, and a small child sits at right. Roughly six people are visible.

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November 06 20112011-11-06Night-time outdoor ritual before a stone shrine lit by warm lamps, with banana plants flanking the scene. Inside the shrine, a red-garbed deity murti stands with a crown, flanked by two smaller figures, and is garlanded with orange and red flowers. Before it, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head sits at left, preparing offerings from bowls and plates of fruit, flowers and sticks. Five devotees sit on mats in white and green clothes, including a woman in a green sari, facing the shrine as a puja unfolds. Brass lamps and camera equipment are visible at the edges.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06Evening outdoor puja in front of a stone shrine with a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands and a golden crown, flanked by banana leaves and brass oil lamps. A monk in saffron robes with a bare head sits on the left facing the shrine beside a yellow-draped platform holding offerings. A man in white dhoti and a young man in white clothes sit on mats, a woman in orange sari sits near the centre, and others in white and teal sit to the right while a cameraman stands with a tripod. Trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts and bundled herbs surround the group on an orange cloth.2011-11-06October 03 20082008-10-03November 06 20112011-11-06October 03 20082008-10-03March 07 20162016-03-07October 03 20082008-10-03Night view of an illuminated stone shrine at a temple, with a golden arched frame behind a pair of gilded deity murtis dressed in green and yellow silk and garlanded with marigolds and multicoloured flower garlands. A shivalinga-like sculpted pillar in the centre is decorated with garlands, and a small figure in red and white sits at the base before brass oil lamps (deepas) and potted banana plants. String lights hang across the ceiling and red curtains frame the shrine. No people are visible in the scene.2009-10-17 +1 copiesMarch 06 20072007-03-06A photograph of a temple shrine at night with stone pillars and orange curtains. Two deity murtis sit on a raised platform, adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers, gold ornaments and red silk. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with a small tray of offerings and scattered flower petals in front. No living people are visible in the frame.2011-11-06