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Devotees carry a golden palanquin through a narrow temple corridor lined with blue metal gates. The palanquin holds a deity murti of a standing saint figure in orange and green robes, framed by a red cloth canopy with blue motifs, garlands of marigolds and a kalasha-topped crown. In the foreground a bald man with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, while several men in white shirts, cream and white dhotis and an orange-bordered lungi push and steady the palanquin. Walls are patterned with green and red decorations.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05Crowded temple-hall scene at a palanquin procession inside a decorated pavilion with striped pillars, hanging garlands and orange and green streamers. A bare-chested man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands near a red-draped palanquin, while men in white dhotis and shirts and bare-chested priests in yellow veshti crowd around it. Women in saris stand at the right edge. A small golden deity murti sits at the left. The ritual appears to be a palanquin procession with devotees gathered around the decorated seat.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA 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.2012-04-05A dense crowd of men carries a palanquin through an indoor temple corridor hung with orange marigold garlands. The palanquin has a red and gold embroidered canopy and a deity image on its front panel, with a green cloth draped over its side. Men in vests, white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shirt and one in a maroon shirt, push and reach toward the palanquin. Stone pillars painted with blue and yellow flower motifs line the hall, and tube lights hang overhead.2012-06-05 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple hall during a procession ritual. A golden palanquin decorated with red and pink flower garlands carries a deity murti, under a red and gold canopy. A bare-torso priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at left with his back to the camera. Beside the palanquin, three men in saffron and orange robes stand: one bald man with a shawl and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headpiece and gold beaded garlands wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder, and a bearded man with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange shawl with gold border at right. Other devotees in white stand in the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a stone temple corridor with worn carved pillars, a dark sanctum doorway flanked by gold-tipped doors, and a steel railing on the right. A crowd of men walks toward the shrine. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears a red-maroon dhoti and a large multicolour flower garland, hands held together. Nearby, a bearded man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti wears a red-white beaded necklace, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti has gold chains. Several shirtless men wear rudraksha malas, and uniformed staff in white shirts line the path.2018-04-29June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple: a wooden palanquin draped in red velvet with gold trim and a painted standing figure, garlanded with white flowers, is being pulled along a wooden track. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a green cloth at his waist raises a lit camphor flame toward the palanquin. Nearby, a woman in a maroon sari with an orange border stands beside a bald man with a beard and sacred marks, and white-clad devotees line the scene under a dark ceiling. A crowd watches from the right.2012-06-05A temple procession inside a pillared hall hung with colourful striped and orange fabric drapes and banana plants. A large deity murti sits on a palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands and a purple cloth, carried on wooden poles by a dense crowd of men in white shirts, red shirts and dhotis. A bare-chested man in the lower right raises his arms. A videographer with a camera stands at left. The crowd presses closely around the palanquin, and a bald priest in white is visible among the devotees.2012-04-05