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Outdoor temple procession on a paved walkway lined with banana plants and a reddish building behind. On the left, a decorated palanquin-style vehicle draped with purple cloth and dense garlands of white jasmine, marigold and pink flowers, with a brass lamp and a camera operator at its base. On the right, a large deity murti, shown seated in a tall flower-covered arch with a yellow and green garland hanging from its shoulders. A crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and stand with hands folded in namaskar. Near the front right, a bald priest in orange robes and a gold necklace stands beside a woman in orange sari with a white flower garland, and a shaved-headed man in white is seen from behind. A yellow and red canopy with tassels rises at upper right.

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Outdoor temple procession beside a decorated palanquin draped in dense garlands of white, yellow and purple flowers, carrying small deity figures under a canopy. A bare-chested man in white dhoti kneels at the palanquin holding a brass pot, while a shirtless man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, white ash marks on his arms. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels nearby with folded hands. On the right, several men with white horizontal tilak lines and long hair, one in orange cloth with flower garland, stand among onlookers. A gray-haired woman and a young girl are at the left edge. Temple walls with carved pillars rise behind.2018-01-16Temple ritual scene in a South Indian shrine hall with two deity murtis (metal or stone images) draped in heaps of marigold and red garlands with yellow, white and green strands. A priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, stands at left holding a lit lamp or flame near the left murti. Devotees sit or stand in the foreground, several bare-chested and one in a white shirt, one in a checked shirt with a camera strap, and a few women in saris. Ornate red and yellow pillars and tassels frame the sanctum, and a golden kalasha-like finial and brass vessel are visible at lower right. This is a deity worship (puja/aarti) scene; no person with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible.2012-04-05A festival procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. Two palanquins carry deity murtis, each draped in thick garlands of yellow, red, green, white and pink flowers. The nearer palanquin holds a seated figure wearing a tall gold crown, a dark blue-black bodice with gold ornaments, white dhoti and gold anklets. Ornate red, maroon and multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges shade the palanquins. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry the poles on their shoulders while others walk alongside, some wearing rudraksha-style necklaces. A bystander in a striped shirt stands at the right edge.2005-12-22January 16 20182018-01-16January 11 20172017-01-11A dense crowd during a procession under red and orange umbrellas and ceremonial poles. At centre, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white shirts and blue checked shirts press forward, some raising hands, while camera operators with video and DSLR rigs film from the foreground. Red and orange umbrellas and flags fill the upper frame. The central figure shows distinctive saffron robes and garland cues, so this is a person presence in person.2018-03-05December 23 20082008-12-23July 15 20112011-07-15February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesA festival procession on a decorated ratha-style float under a striped fabric canopy, with garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers. At the centre sits a deity murti dressed in white and saffron cloth with flower garlands. Behind it hangs a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with long dark hair. A man in saffron clothing stands on the float with a rudraksha mala, looking toward the float's base. Below, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl takes a photo with a phone, and several men in white shirts stand near a table of fruit, a brass kalasha-style vessel and offerings. Crowds stand in the background amid thatched huts and trees.2008-12-23A festival procession on a village road beside an orange-walled compound with palm trees. Centre: a richly decorated palanquin with a multicoloured fringed canopy and layers of marigold and yellow flower garlands; a seated figure in red and gold sits on it, holding a ceremonial object. Crowds of devotees surround and follow it: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris, and people in saffron/orange garments. A bare-chested man with ash markings on his arms and a white-clad man with a shaved head walk near the palanquin. Orange flags line the route.2012-01-01January 11 20172017-01-11