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An outdoor festival shrine with a gold-framed arch covered in multicoloured woven stripes of yellow, green, red and pink. Above it hangs a striped canopy. Two decorated deity murti sit on an orange cloth: one wears an orange turban and red garland, the other an orange sari and white floral garland, with a red marigold garland draped around them. A printed portrait of a man with long hair and a white-and-orange shawl is pinned above the shrine between red flower garlands. Brass lamps, a silver bowl, flower petals and a steel pot sit on the orange cloth, with a clear plastic tub to the left and green trees behind.

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A decorated ratham, a flower-trimmed cart with a multicoloured arched canopy of yellow, red, white and pink bands and a small striped top, parked on a dirt path under trees. Inside the canopy, a framed portrait of a figure with long dark hair and a bead necklace is displayed above a gilded arch. Beneath it sit two deity murtis, one wearing an orange turban and the other in an orange sari with red garlands. Orange cloth, a silver vessel, a plate with offerings, a white tub and a small electronic device are arranged on the cart. No people are visible.2010-07-08A decorated festival shrine framed by a multicoloured floral arch of red, yellow, green, purple and white garlands with silver tinsel. Above the golden arched kirtimukha-style frame stands a bronze-coloured deity murti pair seated together, one wearing a tall crown and white beaded necklaces with a red-and-gold skirt, the other in orange and red garments with gold ornaments. A framed portrait behind them shows a man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a beaded necklace, standing before a large banyan-like tree trunk. Palm fronds appear at the top, and a sound mixer and cables sit at the base of the shrine on a red-cloth platform.2010-02-10A decorated festival palanquin or ratha outdoors under coconut palms. A multicoloured canopy with blue, yellow and red panels and tasselled fringe sits above a shrine arch wrapped in red, green, purple and white garlands. Centre front, a golden arched frame holds painted murti figures of a deity pair: a seated male deity with a crown and orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, and a female figure in a red-and-orange sari with gold jewellery. Behind them hangs a framed photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads, standing before a tree trunk. No physical people are visible.2010-02-10July 08 20102010-07-08November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23December 23 20082008-12-23A decorated procession float, an ornate ratha or palanquin, carries two painted deity murti seated under a white canopy. The murti wear red and gold garments, silver ornaments, crowns and jewelled necklaces, and one holds a hand raised in blessing. The canopy is framed by a large circular arch of woven flowers in purple, pink, yellow, green and red with silver tinsel. White jasmine garlands and orange marigolds drape the figures. A brass pot with mango leaves and a woven basket stand in the foreground, with coconuts wrapped in straw. No physical people are visible in the scene.2007-09-03A decorated shrine with a pair of seated deity murti, one male in an orange-red turban and ornate silver-gold jewellery and one female in a red and gold sari with red and white adornments, under an orange canopy. The murti sit above a white-tiled rectangular pit with a small brass kalasha or peetha base. A large arch of garlands in pink, purple, green, yellow and white frames them, with white jasmine strands and red flowers. Behind is a red and blue banner with a partial red numeral and cursive lettering. No physical people are visible.2007-09-03Outdoor photo of a ceremonial procession deity: a Shiva-Parvati murti seated on a decorated throne (peetha) under a striped orange and green canopy, heavily garlanded with multicolored flower garlands in yellow, pink, green and white. The deity holds a trident, and a green-clad consort sits beside him. In front, brass vessels and a tray of fruit, including a pineapple and oranges, sit on a cloth. To the left stands a long-haired person in an orange robe with rudraksha-style adornment, touching the palanquin edge; his face is partly blurred and his identity is not established from appearance. Only the robed figure is a physical person in view.2005-12-22January 06 20132013-01-06December 23 20082008-12-23