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Outdoor ritual at a temple shrine in warm low sunlight. A priest in a rust-orange dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left, hands together, with a rudraksha-like bracelet on his arm. At right a devotee in a white dhoti with gold borders bends forward at the base of a shrine, offering flowers. Behind them a tall deity murti is adorned with a white pearl necklace, garlands of marigolds and red, yellow and purple flowers, and an arched kirtimukha-style canopy. Steps, potted plants and trees surround the shrine, with microphones on stands in front and brass pots and offerings at the base.

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June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene under a pavilion roof with palm and frangipani trees behind. A gilded arched shrine frames a small deity murti dressed with ornate gold and white jewellery, draped in a thick garland of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers. Below it stands a red-brown brocade skirt and a gold cloth. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, one wearing rudraksha beads, sit cross-legged on the floor. The man on the right holds a microphone and speaks while the man on the left, bare-chested with a gold chain, tends brass vessels, a kalasha pot and a silver platter of white flowers, with brass lamps and vessels arranged on a cloth in front. Two large clay pots sit by the shrine.2016-01-15Outdoor evening puja at a temple shelter with a corrugated metal roof and palm trees behind. A man with long hair, a bare upper body, a white forehead mark and a yellow and red marigold garland stands with palms joined in prayer. Beside him, a man in orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp and a brass plate. On the right, a large decorated deity murti with a golden hooded crown, silver ornaments and a green and gold silk cloth is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and white jasmine strands, set on a golden platform with brass vessels. Two people are visible, a devotee and a priest, performing aarti.2016-10-03June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 03 20152015-06-03 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesNight ritual at an outdoor temple shelter with a corrugated roof. A standing priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold border and bare upper body wears a rudraksha mala and bends forward. Beside him a kneeling assistant in a white dhoti with gold border and a red tilak holds a small brass vessel and a lit lamp near a golden deity murti. The murti is seated on a golden lion-faced throne, draped in green cloth, heavily garlanded with purple, yellow and white flowers, and adorned with gold ornaments and a tall crown-like headdress. Tiered white and maroon steps and a brass kalasha set are visible behind.2014-11-23Photograph of a temple shrine interior with a gilded arched frame decorated with red, white and green garlands. A deity murti stands at the centre wrapped in a flower garland, with two brass oil lamps in front and a flame lit beside it. A man in a rust-orange cloth with a gold-coloured shawl and beaded necklace holds a lamp toward the murti, while an older elderly man in a white dhoti pours water from a silver pot. Smoke or incense haze fills the room and wooden doors frame the scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03