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Photograph of a temple shrine with a colourful multi-tiered gopuram-style facade in pink, green and yellow, with a dark doorway framed by pink pillars and lion sculptures at the base. Inside the doorway, a priest in a yellow-gold dhoti and a second robed attendant perform puja before a lit lamp and deity murti. In the foreground, several people in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a figure in an orange robe with an orange turban and a flower garland stands among them, with a large black shivalinga-type stone and a pot with flowers placed on the stone ledge. A camera operator records the scene on the right, and a uniformed police officer stands at the left edge.

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November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple shrine with a painted pink, blue and green gopuram-style facade, sculpted lions and a deity murti on top. A man in an orange dhoti and orange head-cloth, bare-chested with a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in prayer at the left. Another man in white clothing stands partially visible at the edge. Rose petals lie on a stone table in front, with small brass oil lamps and a fruit offering nearby. The open-sided roof is corrugated metal.2006-11-25A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion draped with red cloth. Garlanded deity murti, with a decorated figure in green and orange silk, sit behind an altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels. A man in an orange robe stands at left tending the lamps, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at center with hands raised in worship. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a dark top with a blue hair clip watch from the foreground, their backs to the camera. Stone carvings and red-and-white railings surround the shrine, with green trees behind.2009-10-15November 25 20062006-11-25A photograph of a temple shrine canopy with orange curtains and a stone pillared roof. Inside, a deity murti pair with garlands sits on a golden arched backdrop. A man in orange robes stands at the shrine, and a sadhu-like figure in orange offers something beside it. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand in the foreground, a woman in a green and gold sari with bare upper body faces the shrine, and a man in a striped shirt folds his hands. Brass lamps, flower garlands and a stone altar surround the murti.2009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20A photograph of a temple shrine area with a stone pillared structure, garlands of marigolds hanging on the left, and a brass oil lamp on a stone ledge. A man in an orange saffron robe bends forward to offer a plate of flowers and food, while a woman in an orange sari stands beside him holding a tray. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand watching, and an older bearded man in a yellow garment is in the foreground. A man in white with a camera stands on the right, and a red cloth hangs behind the shrine. Brass vessels, a clay pot and a plate of offerings sit on the stone platform.2009-12-20November 25 20062006-11-25A temple ritual at a shrine with blue-grey pillars topped by golden-yellow guardian figures garlanded with marigolds. Behind, an ornate deity murti stands inside a gilded niche with garlands on its base. Several priests in yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies perform puja: one kneels at the front holding a brass vessel and a pooja plate, while others stand by a silver table with brass pots, a sacred kalasha and marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti and orange-red shawl stands at left, and a woman in orange sari sits at lower right beside a drum. Green cloth covers the floor, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind a rope barrier.2013-02-15Devotees gather in an open temple shrine before a large deity murti of two goddesses in blue and orange-red saris, adorned with garlands and a crown, with a golden arch behind them and maroon curtains at the sides. In front, a seated figure in orange robes and a long white-and-orange flower garland receives the crowd, with brass lamps on either side. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man in a yellow shirt gestures at the left. Several people are partially visible in the foreground, and a carved stone panel with a seated figure is at the left edge.2008-08-07