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A night photograph of an ornate golden temple-style palanquin or shrine decorated with fairy lights and carved gold pillars. In the lower left, a young man with curly hair and a bare torso, wearing white dhoti cloth and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward holding a long silver trident (trishul) with a wrapped cloth. Behind him sits a golden deity murti or throne with yellow flower garlands. Carved golden lion-like figures and a lattice panel with cross-shaped cutouts frame the scene.

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August 25 20172017-08-25Night photograph of a temple shrine lit by string fairy lights and bright lamps. In the foreground a seated figure with dark hair, wearing a patterned leopard-print cloth and garlands of yellow and red flowers, sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat. A second figure with short dark hair, seen from behind, wears a white cloth with a gold border and sits facing the seat; a long brass trident (trishul) rises beside them. Behind, golden pillars and a carved lion-faced or mythical mask (kirtimukha) frame the shrine, with a deity murti partly visible among the golden architecture.2017-08-25Night photograph of a temple shrine lit by bright lights and string lights hung with white bulbs. In the foreground a man with bare upper body and a white dhoti with a saffron border sits with his back to the camera, holding a long metal trident-like staff with a round ornament, facing a golden ornamental deity or shrine structure. On the left a seated figure wearing a leopard-print cloth and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers sits beside a golden lion-shaped base decorated with yellow and orange flowers. The gilded pillars and carved golden figures frame the sanctum, with a red cloth visible in the background.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesNight photograph of a festival procession on a gilded ratha (chariot) decorated with blue and white fairy lights and a yellow canopy. A seated figure in a floral garland and ornate clothing sits on the golden throne-like seat at left, while a second person in a white dhoti and shawl stands with back to the camera holding a long pole. A large illuminated temple tower lit in red, green and white glows in the background, with bright spotlights and a crowd of devotees beyond. The scene conveys a nighttime temple car procession.2017-08-25Night procession scene lit with strings of blue and purple fairy lights. On the left, a seated figure with a long garland of orange and yellow flowers sits on a golden palanquin-like platform with striped cushions, while a standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl holds a long golden pole with a lantern-like ornament. A golden elephant or lion-style carving stands beside the platform. In the background a brightly illuminated gopuram temple tower glows green, red and orange, and vehicle headlights flare on the right. The seated figure's clothing and identity are not clearly discernible, so no a person identification is made.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25Night ritual scene at a temple-style hall with a gilded deity murti adorned with colourful garlands, seated on a silver palanquin-like base. Three priests stand near a blue-draped altar: a man in white dhoti with a grey-haired head and bare chest stands with palms pressed together in prayer, while a younger priest in orange dhoti holds a bell and ritual lamp, and another in orange stands behind. Gilded lion-figure pillars and ornate golden carvings frame the scene, with string lights overhead and seated devotees along the right edge.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night ritual at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and strings of colourful lights. Gold lion-shaped pillars and a gold-finished railing frame the scene. On the left, a deity murti in a silver palanquin-style base is decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body and grey-streaked hair stands with palms joined in prayer. Beside him, a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands behind a blue-draped table, and a younger man in orange garments holds a lit oil lamp in aarti before the deity. Devotees in orange and saffron clothes stand in the background and at the right edge, with brass vessels and flower offerings on the tables.2017-01-08A night-time temple ritual on a red carpet under a decorated canopy with coloured lights. A seated bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a large golden sun-shaped backrest and leopard-print cushions. A priest in a green-and-gold dhoti and bare upper body stands before him holding a ritual item, while a few seated attendants in orange and white watch. Behind them stands a gold kalasha-style decorated structure and a shrine with colourful deity murtis draped in garlands. Tall trishul staves with gold tips and a brass ritual lamp stand at the sides.2016-12-15 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor temple-style stage with an ornate golden arch flanked by carved golden lion-like pillars, a silver vessel on a pedestal in front, and a tall red and yellow decorated pole. A woman in a cream and gold sari sits cross-legged at the left edge of the stage area, while a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl plays a large red drum at right. Striped red and white walls, floor patterns in pink and blue cloth, and hanging wires and lights frame the scene. Partially visible figures in orange sit at the far right.2017-11-15