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Photograph of a temple hall during an arati-style ceremony with a seated crowd of devotees on the floor. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand holding lit oil flames aloft; a tall brass lamp stand with many tiers stands at left. At centre, a deity murti draped in a red and multicoloured garland sits beside tall decorated pillars wrapped in red and patterned cloth, with palm fronds and green leaf garlands along the walls. Seated devotees wear white, cream, saffron and teal saris and white shirts. The room has white ornate plasterwork, a lotus-patterned ceiling medallion and ceiling fans.

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January 24 20062006-01-2424 జనవరి 2006January 24 20062006-01-24 +2 copiesJanuary 24 20062006-01-24 +2 copies24 జనవరి 2006 +2 copiesJanuary 24 20062006-01-24 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20062006-01-24 +2 copiesInterior of a white temple hall where devotees sit on the floor while several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near the sanctum, raising white fly-whisk fans toward a deity murti dressed in red and decorated with garlands. Tall brass lamp stand with multiple oil lamps stands at left. Palm fronds, green leaf garlands, decorated pillars with patterned cloth, and a draped curtain frame the shrine. Seated devotees wear white, saffron and colourful saris and shirts. Ceiling fans and ornate white plaster ceiling medallions are visible. This appears to be an abhishekam and alankaram ceremony with arati performed by temple priests.2006-01-23 +2 copies24 జనవరి 2006 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white-walled temple hall where a large seated crowd, mostly devotees in white and bright saris, sits on the floor facing a shrine. A tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stands in the foreground beside a white flower garland. Two priests in white dhotis and a third in white with a maroon-and-gold shawl stand near the shrine, which is decorated with palm fronds, green garlands and colourful striped pillar wraps. A deity murti in red and gold clothing is adorned at the right of the shrine, and another decorated figure with a floral arrangement sits at the left. The scene shows an abhishekam and alankaram with arathi being performed. No identifiable a person is visible.2006-01-23 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a white-walled temple hall during an alankaram and aarti ceremony. A deity murti decorated with a garland stands at the centre before a doorway framed by palm fronds, colourful striped cylindrical decorations and a draped orange-and-green cloth. Several men and women in plain white dhotis and sarees attend the murti; one stands at the centre holding a ritual item toward it, and another in white stands at the right edge. A tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stands at the left. A large seated crowd of devotees fills the foreground, including women in pink, teal and saffron saris, men in white shirts and children in white and yellow. a person is not identifiable in this image.2006-01-23January 24 20062006-01-24 +2 copies