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Outdoor temple courtyard ritual under a red-orange cloth canopy with a corrugated roof building behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a flower garland stands on a raised step, swinging a bell and holding smoking incense or camphor, with smoke rising. Nearby a bearded man in saffron robes stands with hands folded, and a kneeling man in white with an orange shawl holds a flower offering. Devotees in white and orange shawls stand and kneel in rows at left and center. A large ornate palanquin or deity vehicle decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands occupies the right foreground. A plaque on the building reads Dhyanapeetam. Sunlight and a water tank are visible overhead.

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A photograph of an outdoor puja at a temple courtyard with a corrugated metal roof and a water tank. A standing man in saffron robes, with long swept-back hair, a gold headband and a long flower garland, holds a brass lamp or vessel and a flame, with smoke rising in shafts of sunlight. Around him, devotees in white and saffron stand and kneel with hands folded. A kneeling man in white with a saffron shawl holds a plate of flowers. Another bearded man in saffron stands at right with palms joined. At the foreground right, large garlands of marigolds and roses surround a ceremonial item. A dark board on the white wall lists text.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor temple-courtyard ritual under a tiled canopy with a red curtain. A young man with long curly hair, a gold headband and a white-and-red flower garland stands at left, holding a bell and a flame or incense vessel while smoke rises. Behind him, a row of devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit or stand with hands in prayer. At centre-right, a bearded man in orange robes stands with palms joined, and a kneeling man in white and orange holds a flower offering. At right, a large deity or palanquin is decorated with heaped garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. A white building with a corrugated roof and a water tank stands behind.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor temple ritual under a red and gold canopy strung with orange pennants. A bearded man in orange robes and a white flower garland stands at the centre, holding a small vessel over a square white homa or fire-pit platform. A younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, seen from behind on the left, joins his palms. Behind them a row of people in white and orange clothing watch, and a girl in white stands near the platform. Rows of small brass oil lamps line the ground in the foreground, and a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands stands on the left, with a signboard in the background.2008-12-28December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A priest in saffron-orange robes with long, curly hair and a gold headband stands with his back to the camera, raising a silver lamp with flame and smoke toward a dark stone shivalinga-like form draped in garlands of yellow, purple, white and red flowers. Behind it stand two bronze or metal murtis: a figure in orange with a red-orange turban and a second in orange with a tall crown-like headdress and rudraksha beads, holding a ceremonial staff. Orange and maroon cloth hangs from a pillared canopy, and a man in orange sits at the lower left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at an outdoor shrine. +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple courtyard ritual. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron robe and a multi-strand orange and gold necklace stands with his hands raised and eyes lifted, holding a small vessel, beside a tall brass lamp with a lit flame. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long-handled red and gold umbrella over him. To the left a white-clad elder stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white sari with a shawl stands near him. A young man in a light shirt films or photographs. On the left, a deity murti in orange cloth is garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands, with a white draped altar cloth. Brass lamps, flower-filled plates and a stone pillar frame the scene, and a red-walled building stands behind.2011-12-11