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A photograph of a temple-style festival scene under a large fringed canopy. Centre, a purple-draped throne is heavily garlanded with multicoloured flower strands in red, orange, yellow and white, with a gilded deity murti visible within. A gold-framed halo arch surrounds the altar. In the foreground, a row of seated devotees and priests in white and orange clothing sit before yellow marigold garlands, a trident and a kalasha-like brass vessel. Banana plants and more decorated umbrellas frame the scene, and a standing figure in red and gold stands to the right.

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January 12 20152015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A large outdoor ritual hall under a white tent canopy during an Atirudra Mahayagya-style puja. Many seated men wear green shawls and white or saffron-toned clothing, several bare-chested priests among them, sitting in rows on the ground. Behind them stand richly decorated deity murtis and a tall gold-canopied peetha draped in purple cloth and heaped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Flower-festooned umbrellas and palm fronds frame the altar, with small oil lamps glowing in front. A standing figure in white clothing is visible near the center-left. Several shaved-headed devotees sit in the foreground, some wearing marks on the forehead.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A festival photograph of ornate processional deity figures decorated with yellow and marigold garlands and multicolored floral strands. On the left a green-and-pink-trimmed palanquin-like platform holds small figures with garlands, while the centre features a gilded arched frame and a purple cloth base supporting a deity murti adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. A large yellow canopy with dark leaf-like motifs is overhead, and a white tent backdrop and metal railing lie behind. Statues are not physical people, and no living people are visible.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12 +1 copiesA large festival tableau under a white tent, centred on an ornate golden throne-like seat draped with yellow marigold garlands and green-and-pink trim; two blue-faced deity murti sit atop it with a small kalasha-like form beneath. On the left, a figure in orange turban and orange shawl with beads sits beside a deity murti in red, and a seated man in pink dhoti and shawl with an orange turban gestures near the seat. Floral garlands drape the platform. In the foreground, several men in striped turbans and bare torsos kneel and sit before the altar, with small oil lamps in front. On the right, a green-faced deity murti with a gold crown and rudraksha-style necklaces stands within a halo-like arch. A golden canopy with yellow fringe hangs overhead.2015-01-13