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A night photograph of an ornate golden temple-style palanquin or shrine decorated with fairy lights and carved gold pillars. In the lower left, a young man with curly hair and a bare torso, wearing white dhoti cloth and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward holding a long silver trident (trishul) with a wrapped cloth. Behind him sits a golden deity murti or throne with yellow flower garlands. Carved golden lion-like figures and a lattice panel with cross-shaped cutouts frame the scene.2017-08-25Night photograph of a temple shrine lit by string fairy lights and bright lamps. In the foreground a seated figure with dark hair, wearing a patterned leopard-print cloth and garlands of yellow and red flowers, sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat. A second figure with short dark hair, seen from behind, wears a white cloth with a gold border and sits facing the seat; a long brass trident (trishul) rises beside them. Behind, golden pillars and a carved lion-faced or mythical mask (kirtimukha) frame the shrine, with a deity murti partly visible among the golden architecture.2017-08-25Night photograph of a festival procession on a gilded ratha (chariot) decorated with blue and white fairy lights and a yellow canopy. A seated figure in a floral garland and ornate clothing sits on the golden throne-like seat at left, while a second person in a white dhoti and shawl stands with back to the camera holding a long pole. A large illuminated temple tower lit in red, green and white glows in the background, with bright spotlights and a crowd of devotees beyond. The scene conveys a nighttime temple car procession.2017-08-25Night procession scene lit with strings of blue and purple fairy lights. On the left, a seated figure with a long garland of orange and yellow flowers sits on a golden palanquin-like platform with striped cushions, while a standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl holds a long golden pole with a lantern-like ornament. A golden elephant or lion-style carving stands beside the platform. In the background a brightly illuminated gopuram temple tower glows green, red and orange, and vehicle headlights flare on the right. The seated figure's clothing and identity are not clearly discernible, so no a person identification is made.2017-08-25Night photograph of a temple shrine lit by bright lights and string lights hung with white bulbs. In the foreground a man with bare upper body and a white dhoti with a saffron border sits with his back to the camera, holding a long metal trident-like staff with a round ornament, facing a golden ornamental deity or shrine structure. On the left a seated figure wearing a leopard-print cloth and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers sits beside a golden lion-shaped base decorated with yellow and orange flowers. The gilded pillars and carved golden figures frame the sanctum, with a red cloth visible in the background.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesMay 13 20152015-05-13August 25 20172017-08-25Night ritual scene at a temple-style hall with a gilded deity murti adorned with colourful garlands, seated on a silver palanquin-like base. Three priests stand near a blue-draped altar: a man in white dhoti with a grey-haired head and bare chest stands with palms pressed together in prayer, while a younger priest in orange dhoti holds a bell and ritual lamp, and another in orange stands behind. Gilded lion-figure pillars and ornate golden carvings frame the scene, with string lights overhead and seated devotees along the right edge.2017-01-08A night-time temple ritual on a red carpet under a decorated canopy with coloured lights. A seated bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a large golden sun-shaped backrest and leopard-print cushions. A priest in a green-and-gold dhoti and bare upper body stands before him holding a ritual item, while a few seated attendants in orange and white watch. Behind them stands a gold kalasha-style decorated structure and a shrine with colourful deity murtis draped in garlands. Tall trishul staves with gold tips and a brass ritual lamp stand at the sides.2016-12-15 +1 copies