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Night photograph inside a temple courtyard under a tented canopy with red curtains and hanging orange-and-red banners. On the right, a large white-draped figure seated on a raised platform, wearing a gold crown-like headdress and a garland of red and yellow flowers, appears to be a deity murti or decorated statue rather than a living person. In the centre-left, a crowd of devotees stands and sits; several men in white dhotis and white shirts, and one man in an orange shawl, face the platform. Brass vessels and a lamp are set on a low wooden table in front. No clearly identifiable living a person is visible in this image.

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December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30Night photograph inside a temple hall with grey granite pillars and red cloth hangings above. In the centre a man in an orange-saffron shirt and dark trousers holds a lit lamp or ritual vessel over a low wooden stand bearing brass pots and offerings, while a line of people in white and orange garments stands behind him with hands raised. A brass lamp stands on the floor at right beside a figure in white dress. Behind the group, a crowd of onlookers stands under hanging banners. The scene suggests an aarti or puja with fire offerings.2006-12-30February 16 20072007-02-16Photo of a devotional gathering inside a white stone temple hall at night. A group of about twenty men and boys in white shirts and dhotis sit and stand in rows with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes stands near a brass kalasha/oil lamp on a white stone platform, facing a large white deity murti draped with green and yellow garlands and a red and pink cloth. Colourful hanging decorations and red fabric frame the pillars, and a loudspeaker hangs on the wall.2007-10-15August 09 20072007-08-09Photograph of a stone temple-style shrine decorated with red and magenta drapes, hanging mango-leaf strands and flower garlands in yellow, orange and magenta. On a white-draped platform, a seated figure in saffron cloth and a garland is worshipped, with brass lamps, a plate and a small brass item in front. Crowded devotees in orange and saffron robes and white ritual dress stand around, some with folded hands; smoke rises at the right, and a man in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands near a devotee in orange. A deity or sannyasi statue and a seated figure are present; no individual is identified.A photograph of an outdoor temple pavilion with stone pillars and a corrugated roof, decorated with hanging marigold and red flower garlands. On the right, a large white-clad deity murti stands on a raised platform wearing a crown and a green cloth draped over it. In front, brass oil lamps, a kalasha and offering plates sit on a wooden tray. A group of devotees stands at left: several men wear saffron/orange shawls over white dhotis, and a woman in a maroon sari stands with hands folded in prayer. Smoke rises in the background. Overhead strings of festoon decorations are visible in the courtyard.2006-12-26