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An outdoor photograph of a ceremonial palanquin or throne-like seat draped in a large yellow cloth with red-and-gold border, its back and top decorated with garlands of white and yellow marigold flowers and dark green leaves. Two dark finials rise above the garland. Beneath it lies a red cloth, and a red carpet covers the ground of a courtyard. A small black deity murti wrapped in an orange-and-white garland sits on a white pedestal at left, and a person in orange and white kneels in front of a white shrine structure. Smoke or incense drifts at right, and orange flags stand nearby. No people are clearly standing on the seat.

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A decorated outdoor festival space under a canopy of orange, yellow and green pennants with orange triangular flags strung overhead. In the foreground a large bronze figure of a deity murti is draped with a yellow silk cloth and heavy garlands of white, yellow and magenta flowers, with a red garment at its base and a bronze pedestal. Behind it stands a decorated wooden cart on wheels, with a framed portrait and a deity image set within a multicoloured floral arch. No physical people are visible.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 31 20102010-12-31Photograph of a temple ritual. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a bare upper body, bows low with his forehead nearly touching the floor beside a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Behind him, a deity murti stands draped in garlands of red, yellow and purple flowers, with a red and orange silk cloth spread before it and scattered petals on the floor. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a tray of offerings sit nearby, with a small fire pit smoking at left. Several people in white, yellow and orange-saffron clothing stand and kneel in the background against a red and white striped wall.2010-11-12A photograph of a temple pavilion with a stone pillar on the left and a sunlit open sky beyond. Two large deity murti sit on pedestals, one with a white dhoti-draped form and multicoloured garlands, the other in gold and bronze with a crown and a red cloth. In front, several men in saffron and orange robes and white ritual clothes perform a puja beside brass lamps, a kalasha and a silver arati stand. Striped umbrellas and a stand with orange flowers appear to the left.2006-12-25A photograph of a temple ceremony outdoors under a open-sided canopy. In the foreground a golden Nandi-shaped vahana or stand is draped with a yellow cloth and garlanded with red, orange and white flower garlands, holding a silver-decorated deity murti. A flower-patterned kolam decorates the ground. Red-carpeted steps lead up to a shrine, where several people in saffron, orange and white garments stand. A man in a dark red-and-gold dhoti holds a small orange bag, and another man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby. Fire pit with ash sits at the lower right corner. Trees and palms surround the site.2015-09-08Outdoor homa ceremony under a colourful tent ceiling hung with orange and yellow pennants and festoons. A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl bends forward at the white stepped fire pit, sprinkling offerings into smoke while flower petals lie on the steps. Seated to the right behind an orange-red cushion, a man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads, with a shaved head, faces the fire, and a garlanded deity murti in a yellow silk cloth sits on a red-draped platform beside him. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing watch from the left, and brass lamps and red candles stand on the mat.2008-12-28July 21 20102010-07-21Night ritual photograph in an open-sided temple hall with smoke rising at left. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis and orange cloth stand at left, one holding a red and yellow flower garland aloft. A third man in a white dhoti crouches over a yellow-decorated ritual platform with a fire or incense burning. At right, an ornate gold deity murti with a face is adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a white bead necklace, set in a gold arch in front of red drapery under a red and gold canopy. A seated man in dark red clothing with folded hands sits on a gold throne-like chair at right, wearing a red garland. Oil lamps stand on the floor and a smaller shrine decorated with flowers is visible in the background.2016-02-16December 19 20162016-12-19Outdoor temple-style ritual setting beside a whitewashed wall with red-and-white painted bands. A white-draped altar table is heavily decorated with yellow marigold garlands, white flower strands and dark red blooms around a small deity murti and a brass vessel with wheat-like stalks. A woman in a yellow-bordered white sari sits on a mat at left, seated near a fire pit or homa area with scattered flower petals, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right. A man in orange clothing stands at far left. Strings of clothes hang on a line behind them. Several people are visible.2008-12-24A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone pavilion and carved granite pillars. A man in orange robes is bent forward in prostration, his shaved head bowed, with hands pressed together, at the edge of the raised platform. Before him stands a decorated deity murti of a standing couple with a crown, garlanded with red, white and yellow flower strands, with a brass kalasha, oil lamps and offering trays set out on the platform. Garlands hang from the pillars and a small floral arrangement lies at the front. Trees are visible behind the shrine. The man's features are not visible enough to identify him.2006-12-26