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Photograph of a covered outdoor shrine under a corrugated roof with fluorescent tube lights, strung fairy lights and orange triangular pennants bearing a dark emblem. Inside a stone-framed niche, a deity murti decorated with garlands, gold ornaments and an orange-red garment is shown. Several devotees stand in the foreground; a man in a checked orange shirt, a man in white, and women in white saris are visible, one holding a green-bordered cloth. A tall decorated pillar with geometric patterns stands at right.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowded Hindu temple festival under a corrugated roof decorated with saffron and orange triangular bunting and tall woven pillars with dove motifs. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti performs ritual service before a decorated deity murti with a garlanded central image on a raised platform draped in red and white. Devotees in white shirts, saris and salwars crowd the foreground, several with flower garlands, while palm fronds frame the scene.2007-12-26Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style stage under a metal truss roof with fluorescent lights and red-and-white flag-like banners with floral and bird patterns hanging at the sides. On a carved stone shrine, a large deity murti with a red headdress and orange-and-gold garment sits beside a smaller figure in magenta and gold, both framed by a deep red velvet curtain. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands on a red-draped platform in front, with a small figure and a stone seated figure nearby. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on the ground in rows facing the shrine, their heads visible at the bottom of the frame, consistent with a puja or arati gathering.2007-08-26October 16 20072007-10-16December 26 20072007-12-26January 17 20102010-01-17July 19 20102010-07-19Photograph of a covered outdoor hall at night with a large crowd seated on the floor in rows facing a raised shrine. At the centre, a pair of deity murtis stand on a red-draped platform, one with a crown and multiple arms, beside a silver kalasha-like object. Devotees in white clothing, many with long braids, sit with hands folded in prayer; a few wear saffron and red garments. Colourful striped and patterned cloth banners with bird and flower motifs hang on the pillars, and fluorescent lights hang from the metal roof frame.2007-08-26A photograph of a crowded outdoor temple-festival scene under a corrugated roof strung with orange and saffron pennants and tall striped pillars. A large deity murti or decorated image sits in a shrine framed by palm fronds, red cloth and heavy garlands, with a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl standing nearby. In the foreground, devotees crowd forward, including a woman in a blue top with a long braid, women in saris, and men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing flower garlands. The scene appears to be a procession or darshan gathering during a temple festival.2007-12-26Outdoor photograph of a devotional gathering at a stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars and a golden arch, hung with saffron-orange flags bearing a dark circular emblem. Two deity murtis stand on a white pedestal, adorned with garlands of flowers, while a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and white sacred thread stands near them, gesturing toward the idols. A pink cloth hangs beside the pavilion. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing, many with hands folded in namaskar, face the shrine; a small girl in an orange outfit is held by a woman at right. Trees and a loudspeaker frame the scene.2006-12-29July 11 20102010-07-11November 14 20102010-11-14Evening puja at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof and tall decorated pillars painted with birds and flowers. On a stone platform stands a large deity murti with a red headdress and gold ornaments, flanked by a second figure in purple, with a red-draped backdrop and a garland at the base. Before the platform sits an arati performer in orange robes, and a crowd of many people in white clothes sits on the floor facing the shrine, including children with braided hair. A fluorescent light hangs overhead. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.2007-08-26