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Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by large banyan trees. A deity murti in blue stands within an arched white shrine on a red-powder base, garlanded with flowers. A man in a sleeveless blue garment and long loose hair stands barefoot on a dark polished stone floor, palms joined in prayer, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit lamp (aarti). Several white-clad devotees stand with hands folded to the right, and a figure in orange robes stands at the left near the shrine. Kolam-style designs decorate the ground. The man in blue has distinctive long swept-back hair and shawl-like attire, a probable appearance-based match for a person leading the aarti, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor temple scene under broad shady trees. A young man in a turquoise-blue dhoti-style garment and orange-red garland stands barefoot on a dark polished stone platform, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Behind him stand a row of people in white ritual clothes, several with folded hands in prayer, and a figure in saffron-orange robes stands at left beside a deity murti in blue with garlands and a white arched stone shrine. Heaped red offerings surround the deity. A small fire flame burns near the centre background.2010-12-26December 21 20102010-12-21Outdoor ritual photograph beneath tall shade trees. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl with long dark hair and beaded necklaces holds a lamp and bell-like object before a stone shrine arch containing a white-clad seated figure decorated with a marigold garland, in front of a heap of red flower offerings. A man in saffron-orange robes stands beside him, and a row of devotees in white and cream attire with red shawls stand with palms joined along the right. A small oil lamp burns on a stone base near the trunk. Polished black stone slabs and white kolam designs cover the ground.2010-12-21December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor temple courtyard under spreading trees where a woman in a flowing blue sari-style garment stands barefoot on dark polished stone slabs, holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp or aarti dish. Beside her a blue-black deity murti sits in a carved white arch, garlanded with marigolds and rudraksha-like strands, before a mound of red-powdered kumkum. Several men in white dhotis and white shawls stand with hands folded in prayer on the right, and a small sacred fire burns on a raised stone base near the trees. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress.2010-12-26Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy of tall trees. A shrine holds a black Shiva linga-like deity murti dressed with marigold garlands and a white cloth, set on a mound of red offerings with a silver arched frame. A man in white dhoti and shawl with long hair and beaded necklaces stands at the center holding a small bell-like vessel, beside a small oil lamp burning at a tree base. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and beaded necklaces stands barefoot, and women in white saris with red shawls and a yellow sari press palms together in prayer behind them. A dark polished stone floor with white kolam-style floral designs lies in the foreground.2010-12-21December 21 20102010-12-21Outdoor photo of a devotional ritual beneath a large leafy tree. A small shrine holds a deity murti draped in pink cloth with a marigold garland, set inside a white stone arch, with a mound of red kumkum at its base. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a pink dhoti and pink shawl stands with palms joined in prayer. Beside him, men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas hold brass plates of offerings, and women in white and orange saris stand to the right with folded hands. The ground is a dark polished stone platform.2010-12-26Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine. A deity murti of Dakshinamurthy, orange-painted with garlands, sits in an arched white stone niche on a red-flower-covered platform. A man in orange robes with long dark hair, a gold-coloured headband and a shawl stands with hands in anjali mudra on a black polished stone floor, facing the shrine. Beside him, another man in orange holds a brass plate. Behind them, a row of people in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with a green border stand in devotion, while kolam rangoli designs decorate the ground. Scenes like this suggest a puja or darshan at the shrine.2010-12-27