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Inside an open-sided temple hall, several devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls stand at a long stone altar, holding oil lamps and performing aarti before a shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and yellow garlands, flanked by brass lamps. A framed portrait in an orange garment with a yellow garland sits on the altar, and a wall shows a blue sign. Orange curtains hang at the sides, and banana leaves stand near the railing. Two figures sit on mats at the far end.

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December 29 20092009-12-29Photograph of a ritual scene in an open-sided pavilion before a decorated shrine holding a deity murti draped with garlands of orange and white flowers and green leaves. Five standing ritual performers in orange and saffron robes, one in white, face the shrine and raise their arms toward it, with brass lamps and offering plates on a long stone counter. Two seated devotees in the foreground, one wearing a white shawl and one with flowers in hair, watch the ritual. Pink and red curtains frame the shrine, and a small blue sign hangs on the right wall.2008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26A photograph inside an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, strung with beaded garlands and hanging lights. At the centre stands a shrine with a deity murti framed by a decorated arch, with a red and orange curtain on either side. Several priests in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths stand at the shrine waving lit lamps toward the deity, during an aarti. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on the floor in the foreground, facing the shrine, with a green plant and a steel railing between them. Colourful textile banners hang at the left edge.2009-12-29December 26 20092009-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of an arathi ritual inside a temple shrine at dusk. Three priests in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls stand before a richly decorated shrine holding flaming lamps. The deity murti in the shrine is adorned with red and gold garments and gold ornaments, flanked by brass lamps. Red curtains hang at the sides, and a row of oil lamps sits on the ledge in front of the shrine. A metal railing and red carpet are in the foreground. The priest on the far right holds a lamp toward the shrine while the others raise theirs in offering.2010-07-10Three devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls perform aarti before a shrine with a gilded deity murti and an orange cloth hanging behind. Each holds a lit multi-flame oil lamp aloft with both hands. The shrine has ornate golden decorations, small brass lamps on the altar ledge, and a red-and-white striped railing. A metal railing and tiled floor run along the foreground.2010-07-09Photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and flower garlands and leafy green festoons. Inside a shrine with a golden arch and pink curtains stands a deity murti with orange and yellow garlands. Five men in saffron-orange and white ritual clothes stand in a row facing the shrine, several holding small brass or fan-like ritual objects and one raising an arm; a woman in an orange sari and a girl with a braided, flower-decorated plait sit in the foreground. Steel counters with offering trays line the front of the hall, and a sign on the wall shows blue Kannada text.2008-12-26July 09 20102010-07-09A photograph of a temple aarti in an open pavilion. A decorated shrine with a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, draped in pink and red cloth, dominates the background. Four men in saffron-orange robes and one man in white dhoti and kurta stand facing the shrine, raising their arms and holding ritual implements; one holds a small bell-like object and others hold lamps or ritual items. Drummers in white sit at the right, and a garland-hung canopy of green leaves covers the scene. Several seated devotees in the foreground face the shrine.2008-12-26Evening aarti at a temple shrine. Three priests in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls stand before a stone shrine with orange curtains. Each holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the central deity murti, a golden-framed figure with garlands, flanked by golden pillars. Brass offering vessels sit on the altar counter, and a metal railing lines the foreground.2010-07-09