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A photograph of a flower-decorated wooden processional shrine on a red wheeled cart. Inside the shrine, a golden deity murti with multiple arms and a large crown sits on a yellow cushion, flanked by a framed printed portrait draped in garlands. A man seated in front, bare-chested with white ash markings on his forehead and arms, wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a long rudraksha mala. He sits with hands joined near banana bunches, a brass bowl of pink flowers, brass lamps and coconuts. Garlands of white and yellow flowers and green leaves frame the shrine. The man is one visible person; the printed portrait and murti are not counted. The scene reflects a Bonalu procession with a thottelu tower and offerings to Yellamma Devi.

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A photograph of a decorated red wooden cart procession at an outdoor temple setting, with green leaves and shade trees overhead. The cart's canopy is wrapped in garlands of red, pink, orange and white flowers and topped with a carved bird-and-serpent ornament. Inside the cart, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti sits with white markings on his forehead and body and a beaded mala, seated before a golden-faced deity murti of a goddess with a crown and garlands, with bananas, coconuts and offering plates arranged in front. A large lit-up deity face and ornaments decorate the shrine. A seated devotee in a pink sari stands at the right edge, and a child in yellow is at the lower left, partially visible.2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10A decorated red wooden cart procession at a Bonalu festival. Beneath a canopy of pink, orange and white flowers and green leaves, a golden deity murti with trident and raised arms is set up. A bare-chested man with long braided hair and a white tilak sits cross-legged on the cart in orange cloth, holding a ritual tray with brass vessels and a lamp. Two men stand behind in white shirts and jeans, one raising a pink-decorated item. Red and gold decorative cloths hang at the sides, and a carved golden bird crest sits above the canopy.2022-07-10A photo of a decorated shrine at an outdoor temple setting during a Bonalu-style celebration. A golden deity murti under an arch is heavily garlanded with orange marigolds, white flowers, pink and red gerbera daisies and green leaves. Before the shrine, a bare-chested priest in orange cloth with rudraksha mala and white markings on his body sits in worship, with offerings of fruit and flowers placed in front. Two red and yellow decorated structures flank the shrine, and a man in white shirt and jeans stands at left. Green trees and a golden temple roof appear behind.2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10A priest stands at left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, holding a gold tray or plate toward two deity murtis under a canopy. The murtis are heavily garlanded with yellow, white, red and green flower strands and draped in orange cloth. The murti at center wears a dark decorated garment and a crown; the one at right is adorned in pink and purple. Flower petals lie at the base of the shrine, and a bamboo-framed canopy and an ornate gold arch frame the scene.2022-02-17July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10A temple ritual inside a shrine with gold and red architecture. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and sleeveless orange garment reaches toward a tall brass oil lamp (deepam) placed before a richly adorned deity murti. The deity is draped in a magenta and gold silk garment, layered gold and pearl necklaces, and garlands of red and yellow flowers. An older bearded man in orange sits at left. Offerings of bananas, pomegranates, coconuts, and flower-decorated plates lie on the floor, with a white-clad figure in orange drapery seated near the altar. A gold palanquin-like stand holds yellow marigold garlands in the foreground.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left, waving with both hands and smiling, wearing a thick white and red flower garland, a gold necklace and a red bindi mark. Behind him on a flower-decorated float, two painted statues sit on a maroon cushioned seat under a large arch of red, orange, yellow and white flowers. The seated deity murti wears a turban and crown, with a green garment and a garland of red and white blossoms, beside a female figure in gold ornaments. A purple and white striped cloth covers the float base, lined with white flower strands. The scene is outdoors under a pale sky.2013-01-06