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A photo of devotees gathered in a temple hall before a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands and draped in pink and purple cloth. A man in an orange robe with a long dark hairstyle and a flower garland stands centre, with a bowing man in white in front of him and a small child in a white dress with blue trim below. An orange-clad attendant stands at left, while women in saris and men in white shirts watch nearby. Orange cloths hang from the ceiling and colourful paper lanterns decorate the roof, indicating a festive ritual setting.

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Outdoor temple-courtyard photo of a festival ritual. Garlanded deity murtis with flower garlands stand at upper left under a red cloth canopy. Devotees in white and saffron-orange ritual clothes, including a girl in a white dress with an orange shawl at left, gather near a stone platform. In the foreground several women in saris, one in a gold-bordered yellow sari holding a folded hand gesture, and others wearing jasmine garlands bend forward in worship, while a man in white dhoti kneels at the bottom. Rose petals and a pot of flowers lie on the ground, and a palm frond shades the scene.2007-12-26A photograph of a covered outdoor temple courtyard with a white wall and corrugated roof. In the background stands a shrine with a gold-framed arch and a deity murti with a pink backdrop, colourful statues above. A woman in orange robes walks barefoot at the front, followed by a man in orange robes carrying a tray with a garland and offerings. Behind them, a line of people in white dhotis and white saris, some in yellow and pink, stand with hands folded in namaskar along the path. A small child in pink and a girl in blue stand at the right edge. An orange cloth-covered table with a red-and-gold cloth is at the left, and a colourful canopy hangs over a small altar.2008-08-07December 30 20072007-12-30July 27 20082008-07-27June 13 20102010-06-13A wedding ceremony at an outdoor pavilion decorated with blue, red and yellow patterned pillars and marigold garlands. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair kneels at left, holding a thread-like object and reaching toward a kneeling groom in white kurta and dhoti with a white and pink garland. A bride in an orange-yellow sari with white and red flower garlands stands beside an older woman in a maroon sari. A man in white with a white garland gestures on the right, and a young attendant in white holds a tray of flowers. A deity murti is visible behind in the shrine. Several people wear garlands; a cameraman stands at left.2007-02-15A photograph inside a temple hall with a decorated deity murti behind an altar, garlanded with flower garlands and framed by orange curtains. A seated saffron-robed figure sits on an orange-draped chair while a man in white dhoti and shirt bends to touch the feet of the seated figure. Nearby, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands beside a woman in a green sari and a row of women in white and cream saris and a girl in pink waiting in line. A red carpet runs across the grey floor and a small decorated tray of offerings sits at the right edge.2010-07-15A photograph of a temple entrance area with a stone shrine and a dark signboard reading Dhyanapeetam. A man in saffron robes with a large garland of red, pink and yellow flowers stands barefoot on a stone platform, smiling, while a woman in a white sari bends down to touch the platform near his feet. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and a younger man in orange robes look on, and a woman in white stands at the left edge. On the right, a shrine holds seated figures in orange and red robes, one with an orange turban, decorated with marigold garlands, and a brass lamp stands nearby. The people are dressed in white and saffron, and a stone carved wall panel is visible on the right.2008-08-07December 26 20082008-12-26A wedding or vow-renewal ceremony in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dhoti with yellow marigold garlands stands beside a woman in an orange-and-maroon silk sari with yellow garlands, her head bowed. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a dark garland, holding hands with a woman in an orange sari with yellow garlands. Several other garlanded couples and attendants in white dhotis and saris stand in rows, and a figure in orange robes with an orange head covering stands at left. Yellow and green leaf festoons decorate the ceiling, and a wall behind holds framed images and a banner.2009-12-26September 29 20062006-09-29December 26 20092009-12-26