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A red-roofed temple structure decorated for a festival, with white statues seated along its front terrace, each adorned with yellow marigold garlands and white pearl-like necklaces. Behind the roof, a tall white tower with orange and red flags rises above dense green coconut palms. Strings of small lights and orange flower garlands hang along the edges. Several small white deity murti sit in a row on the platform, with offerings and marigold decorations around them. No people are visible in the frame.

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Outdoor festival scene before a rocky mountain ridge fringed with tall coconut palms. In the foreground a red-roofed open pavilion or ratha-style structure, with a red tiered top and a golden kalasha finial, is decorated with rows of white sculpted figures, marigold garlands and string lights. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the palms, and a crowd of people gathers in the background near strings of lights. A blue tarpaulin shelter sits at the lower edge.2009-01-12A photograph of a temple rooftop shrine with a white domed spire topped by a golden finial and yellow flower garlands. Red and orange saffron flags with blue emblems fly from poles around the shrine, and a red-painted pavilion with stepped platforms sits in the foreground. Tall coconut palms and dense greenery fill the background under a dusk sky. No people are visible.2009-01-12A red-roofed shrine structure festooned with marigold garlands and string lights stands in front of a rocky mountain ridge and coconut palms. Rows of white sculpted deity and sage figures, each adorned with yellow garlands, sit along the pillars and beams of the pavilion. Red and saffron flags flutter atop a white tiered shrine on the roof, and small offerings and oil lamps sit at the base. Along the lower right edge, partially visible people are gathered near the shrine.2009-01-12A photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion with a red corrugated roof, smoke rising inside, and many white statues of deities and figures decorated with marigold garlands and green leaf strings. Rows of devotees sit on the ground before red trays and offerings, several in orange and saffron clothing and others in white dhotis and sarees. Colourful striped and patterned cloth canopies stretch above, with palm trees behind. A white-clad figure stands at the left edge. Many people are seated in rows; the visible count is large, roughly 21-100. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly distinguishable in the visible scene.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Evening photograph of a temple courtyard at dusk beside a red-roofed shrine adorned with marigold garlands and white stone deity statues. Many devotees sit on the ground in rows before small red-rimmed oil lamps lit on the floor, while a large blue cloth with colourful border strips stretches across the courtyard. Palm trees and mountains rise behind the temple, with strings of lights along the edges. Most seated people wear light and white clothes.2009-01-12Outdoor temple gathering at a red-roofed shrine with white deity murtis lining its front pillars, decorated with marigold garlands and strung lights. Beneath a blue canopy with multicolour triangular bunting, dozens of people sit in rows on the sand floor before red trays of offerings. Most wear white, and some women wear pink, green and orange saris. A red-and-white figure stands at the right edge near a bamboo structure, and tall palms and rocky hills frame the scene. The rows of seated participants suggest a puja or homa ceremony.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Night view of a red-roofed pavilion decorated with string lights and marigold garlands. Several white stone sculptures of sages sit along a raised white ledge, each with a red plaque carrying Tamil script. A white statue to the left holds a hand near its face, and a bearded sage in the centre wears a yellow-and-white garland. No living people are visible; the figures are statues. A coloured floral arrangement sits at the lower left.2009-01-11Evening outdoor ritual at a red-roofed shrine hung with rows of small lamps and strings of lights. Many seated devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, sit before red trays holding lit oil lamps, flowers and offerings, with smoke rising through the scene. Behind them, white sculpted deity murti stand in niches of the shrine, and a multicoloured bunting of triangular pennants stretches across the top. The crowd is large and mostly seated on the ground, with a few standing figures near the back.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12