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A crowded temple hall during a festival procession. Two decorated deity murti figures sit on a raised platform, garlanded with bands of red, yellow and white flowers under ornate painted canopies with orange and red pillars and hanging tassels. A bare-chested man in a green-and-white dhoti stands near the murti, and a uniformed police officer in a dark cap with blue band stands in the foreground. Devotees in white shirts, orange and yellow T-shirts press forward, many holding up mobile phones to photograph the murti. A large crowd fills the foreground.

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April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph inside an ornately decorated temple hall with red and yellow striped canopies and tall multicoloured pillars. Two large deity murtis are heavily garlanded with marigold and red flower strands. A bald priest with a bare upper body and a green-and-gold silk cloth performs an aarti with a lit lamp before the central deity. Behind him a man in white dhoti stands at left, and a shirtless man in white dhoti holds a bowl of offerings at the lower centre. Devotees with folded hands crowd the front. A photographer in a red checked shirt films the ritual. Smoke rises from the lamps and the scene is lit by electric bulbs.2012-04-05Interior of a South Indian temple hall during a ritual. Two shrines stand at the centre, each with a deity murti dressed in garlands of orange and red flowers under a decorated canopy. Priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, one with a saffron cloth over his shoulder and one in a yellow-and-green striped waistcloth, stand near the shrine and tend offerings. Dozens of devotees, many women in saffron, pink and red saris, sit or stand in rows on the floor, some holding fans. Tall painted pillars with orange tassels and banana leaves frame the scene, and the setting suggests a puja or abhishekam.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Inside a richly decorated South Indian temple shrine, two deity murtis stand under arches wrapped in red, white and yellow flower garlands. The deity on the right wears a crown and gold jewellery, with a red and purple drape. A bare-chested priest in a green and yellow dhoti stands at the right, his back to the camera, tending the murti. Several bare-chested devotees in white dhotis sit on the floor in front, and a brass vessel rests on a red cloth. Painted pillars with tassels and hanging lights frame the scene. No figure shows distinctive a person cues.2012-04-05Photograph of a temple ritual before two deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers and gold ornaments. A bare-chested priest in a green and gold cloth stands at center, reaching up to the central deity with his right hand. Seated and standing devotees in white dhotis, some bare-chested, watch from the foreground, and a man in a red checked shirt with a shoulder bag stands at right. Hanging lamps and red and yellow pillar decorations frame the shrine.2012-04-05A temple shrine scene during a ritual worship. Two deity murtis are richly decorated with layered garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers and gold ornaments, seated before a colourful, gilded shrine canopy with red and yellow tassels. A bare-chested priest in a green-and-yellow dhoti stands centre-left, reaching toward the deities beside a red pillar, while a crowd of mostly bare-chested and white-clad devotees watches from the foreground, one holding a camera. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit near the deities.2012-04-05A photograph inside a temple hall with black stone pillars and painted ceiling. At the centre, a deity murti is dressed in a garland of white, yellow and red flowers and stands under a colourful embroidered canopy with red, green and yellow floral and figure motifs. A crowd of devotees presses forward toward the murti; several men in white dhotis and shirts and a bare-chested man in front are visible, along with a person in pink holding up a phone to take a picture. Oil lamps glow near the shrine entrance. The scene suggests a temple procession or darshan, with the murti carried or displayed under the canopy.2012-04-05