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A person in an orange robe with long dark hair stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, holding a yellow flower garland, beside a tall brass lamp stand. Behind them a blue cloth hangs from the pillared porch. At right, golden deity murti figures adorned with jewelry, crowns and red garments are decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, with a golden bell and a small statue dressed in red and a red cap in the foreground. Orange-clad figure appears to be a devotee at a temple-style shrine.

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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for the Brahmotsavam celebrations. On the left a person in long flowing saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine; the figure's long dark hair and orange wrap are visible, and a garland hangs at the neck. The shrine holds large golden deity murtis wearing red and gold garments and ornaments, flanked by thick garlands of white, yellow, red and green flowers. A brass lamp stand and blue draped cloth sit beside the shrine, and white orchids decorate the right side. A small red-clad figure sits below the garlands.2008-12-30A person in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland stands at left, holding a brass oil lamp and bell during a ritual before a shrine. Behind, golden-adorned deity murti figures with ornate jewellery and red-and-gold garlands sit in a gilded arch, with a large bronze vessel and marigold-and-white garlands draped in front. A blue cloth hangs beside the pillars, and a small figure in red flower garlands appears at lower centre. Lush trees show beyond the stone pavilion.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30March 02 20112011-03-02A photograph of a temple ritual in an open pavilion. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland stands at left, holding up a tall brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a deity pair. Behind the lamp, a seated golden deity murti in a red garment and crown, with a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, is framed by a large floral arch. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like gold object sit on the altar in front. A second saffron-clad seated figure with a garland is at lower left, and a man in white stands at the far left edge. The scene reads as aarti during puja, with the people visible partly and the figures identifiable only by clothing and role.2009-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a temple ritual at a gilded shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. Two murti figures are seated on a golden palanquin-like seat, one wearing a crown and pink silk. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala kneels holding a brass tray of oil lamps and offerings, while a standing woman in orange robes with a garland stands with hands folded in prayer. A small red-clad child figure with garlands sits in front, and brass vessels and a brass lamp stand are placed nearby. A few people in white are visible in the background.2008-12-31December 30 20092009-12-30A woman in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a decorated deity murti with gold crowns and garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. The deities are seated under a gilded arch in a temple-like pavilion. In the foreground a small figure in orange and a white shawl with garlands sits beside ritual brass vessels, and a seated man in orange robes sits at the left edge. A brass lamp stand and kalasha-type vessels surround the altar. Some garland-decorated golden structure is placed before the murti.2009-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31