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Outdoor photo of a devotional ritual under large shade trees. On the left stands a shrine with an orange-red deity murti garlanded with flowers, set in a white and yellow arched frame with a small decorated mound and lamps before it. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and an orange turban holds a flower garland and stands with hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine. Around him are many people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis, some holding ceremonial staffs, lamps and offering plates, with some hands raised in namaskar. The ground is dark polished stone with white kolam designs.

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large spreading tree. A deity murti in red and orange with garlands and marigold strings stands within a framed arched niche of red and white trim on a dark stone base with a black-and-white border. Before it, a line of devotees in saffron-orange and white ritual clothes stands with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe and orange turban with a white garland holds a bell, and another attendant holds a lit oil lamp. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, stand behind the line. A tall ceremonial staff with a brass top leans at the right edge, and a brass kalasha sits on a stone platform.2008-07-17A photograph of an outdoor shrine set among large leafy trees. A deity murti is decorated with white and red garlands and marigold-style flower strands, set within a yellow-and-red arched niche above a dark stone base with flower trails. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe and matching saffron turban wears a long white-and-red flower garland and holds a brass bell in one hand while raising a lit oil lamp toward the murti with the other, performing aarti. Several other men in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls stand behind and to the side, and a few men in white dhotis and shirts watch at right. The ground has white kolam designs and a dark polished floor is in the foreground. a person, wearing the saffron turban and garland, performing aarti at the shrine.2008-07-17December 28 20082008-12-28December 29 20072007-12-29December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor temple ritual under shady trees at a shrine with a white arched frame and a deity murti draped in garlands of orange and yellow flowers. In front, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot with palms joined in prayer beside a red-garbed woman with hands folded. To the right, a man in orange holds a lit aarti lamp and a brass vessel while a group of devotees in orange and cream robes stand on a dark polished floor. A person at the far right carries a tall gold-tipped staff under an ornate red and gold canopy. Red offerings are heaped near the shrine, and flower petals and a small brass bowl lie on a white platform in the foreground.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor photograph of a shrine honouring a deity murti decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands and an orange cloth, set within a yellow-and-white framed arch under shade trees. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a bare back-facing orange turban and a white flower garland stands with his back to the camera before the shrine. To the left, a young man in an orange dhoti and garland holds a brass plate, and a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands nearby. To the right, another young man in orange holds a plate of flowers and fruit. A stone base holds a brass kalasha with grain stalks, flower offerings and a small brass pot, on a black-and-white patterned floor. Several more men in white and orange stand in the background. The scene reads as a puja at a shrine.2008-07-17December 25 20082008-12-25December 28 20082008-12-28