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Outdoor temple scene during a festival puja. Two young priests in orange-saffron dhotis stand beside a large decorated deity murti, with a second deity figure seated in the centre, both heavily garlanded with marigolds, yellow and red flowers and green leaves. The taller priest on the right raises a lit lamp in one hand, while the other priest holds a metal tray with offerings; a brass vessel sits on the ground. Striped orange cloth drapes the base and colourful fringed umbrellas with gold frames hang overhead. Coconut palms and a red stone platform frame the setting.

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Outdoor temple scene showing a decorated deity murti with a golden arch-shaped backdrop, heavily garlanded with yellow, red and green flower strings and fruit garlands, with an orange-and-gold cloth draped below. Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the right; the nearest one, bare-chested with rudraksha beads, pours liquid from a small silver vessel toward the deity while another holds a silver tray with a cup. Coconut palms and a red-roofed structure stand behind, with a brass pot on the ground and an ornate umbrella at the upper right. No figure is identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is recorded.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti seated on a golden throne, adorned with yellow, orange, purple and green flower garlands and a gold crown. A man in orange robes with a white garland stands at the left, arm extended over a silver tray and a kalasha or lamp-like object in front of the deities. Another orange-robed attendant stands at far left holding a silver plate. Brass oil lamps stand beside the shrine and a red cloth hangs behind. A figure in orange with a garland sits in front of the altar, appearing to be a smaller murti or portrait. The setting appears to be an ashram temple.2009-12-30A photograph of an outdoor temple-style ritual under a open pavilion with palm trees behind. Two large deity murtis, one on the left and one on the right, are decorated with dense garlands of orange, yellow, red and green marigolds and gold ornaments, with multicoloured fringed canopies overhead. Three men in orange-saffron dhoti-style cloths stand at the centre and left: a man on the left holds a microphone and has long braided hair with a beaded necklace; a man in the centre holds a small vessel and gestures toward the deity while wearing a rudraksha-style necklace; a third man beside him holds a lit lamp-like object near his chest. Brass and clay pots, bunches of sugarcane stalks, bananas, and baskets of fruit and flowers lie on striped cloths in the foreground, consistent with a Pongal harvest offering. No identifiable a person depiction is established from appearance, so the figures are described by role.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14A procession under a covered canopy carries a deity murti decorated with a large garland of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flowers. A large ornate umbrella with multicoloured stripes and a golden fringe shades the murti. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shoulder cloths, many bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, carry the palanquin, one holding a green leaf offering. A man in white dhoti stands at the centre, and a woman in orange at the right has her hands joined. Behind the murti a golden-hued shrine interior is visible, and a small fenced area with a sign stands at the left. A smaller deity murti with a yellow flower garland is also carried at the front.2017-01-11December 27 20082008-12-27January 11 20172017-01-11November 06 20162016-11-06Outdoor festival procession photographed from a low angle. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and an orange turban holds his hands up in greeting toward a decorated palanquin. Heavy garlands of white jasmine and multicoloured flowers in yellow, red, orange and blue cover the palanquin's pillars and deity figures. An ornate orange canopy with fringe and gold decoration shelters two metal deity murtis seated on the palanquin, one wearing a crown. Brass lamps, a bell and offering vessels sit on a green and pink cloth in the foreground. Other attendants in white and a crowd are visible behind, with trees and blue sky above.2005-12-31December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27