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A crowd of devotees, mostly men in shirts and dhotis, stands close together in front of a decorated temple shrine. The shrine entrance is framed by red and blue patterned panels with floral and animal motifs, topped by a row of painted figures, and draped with green, orange and blue fringed banners. Inside, a deity murti is adorned with a large arch of marigold and white garlands, and a bright floodlight stands at the left. The scene suggests darshan at a temple during a festival.

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November 30 20222022-11-30November 30 20222022-11-30Photograph of a crowded temple interior at night showing a deity murti decorated with a large horseshoe-shaped arch of garlands in red, white, yellow and purple flowers. Green and gold banners with red floral emblems hang on either side, and a multicoloured floral canopy with orange and blue trim spans the top. Several men in white shirts, orange and green clothing crowd around the murti, some with hands raised toward it. Stone carvings and a bright floodlight are visible on the left.2022-11-30November 30 20222022-11-30November 30 20222022-11-30A photograph of a temple interior during an evening festival, with a deity murti framed by a large arch of marigold and mixed-colour flower garlands in yellow, orange, red and purple. The metal-decorated murti wears ornate jewellery. Above, a festoon of green, orange and blue cloth with gold trim and red floral patterns hangs, and green banners with gold borders and red emblems flank the shrine. Bright lights illuminate the scene. Several men crowd the foreground, some in white shirts and dhotis, one with a shaved head and tilak, one with a beard in a light shirt. A painted panel of figures decorates the wall behind the shrine.2022-11-30December 01 20222022-12-01November 30 20222022-11-30A photograph inside a temple hall with black stone pillars and painted ceiling. At the centre, a deity murti is dressed in a garland of white, yellow and red flowers and stands under a colourful embroidered canopy with red, green and yellow floral and figure motifs. A crowd of devotees presses forward toward the murti; several men in white dhotis and shirts and a bare-chested man in front are visible, along with a person in pink holding up a phone to take a picture. Oil lamps glow near the shrine entrance. The scene suggests a temple procession or darshan, with the murti carried or displayed under the canopy.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05December 03 20222022-12-03A crowded temple procession under a covered colonnade with woven palm-leaf screens. At centre, a deity murti is decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers, carried on a palanquin-style platform beneath a red-and-gold canopy. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left near the procession. Many devotees fill the foreground: men in white shirts, women in saris and colourful salwar, a woman in orange and a woman in green with a long braid. A man at left holds a phone raised to photograph. Stone pillars and temple gopurams are visible behind.2022-12-01