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Outdoor temple-style stage under a canopy decorated with hanging colourful balloons, with a golden-framed shrine holding a deity murti draped in garlands. Several robed figures in saffron/orange clothing stand before the shrine, one holding a trident-like staff; a figure in white stands at right. A large crowd of people in white clothes sits on the ground facing the shrine, with a decorative ornate umbrella with blue, yellow and green panels at left.

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December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph taken from behind a large seated crowd in a covered open-sided pavilion. Four people in orange and saffron robes stand behind a raised stone platform decorated with a flower-garlanded shrine holding a deity murti with a crown and blue-skinned iconography, flanked by pink drapes. Two standing figures in the centre wear orange and one stands at the right in white with a yellow shawl. A large multicoloured umbrella and a trident stand at the left. Rows of seated people in white clothes and orange robes fill the foreground, many with their backs to the camera. Hanging colourful paper decorations, with pink, orange, yellow and blue, decorate the ceiling. A chart on the left wall is partly visible.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a ritual worship in a covered open-sided pavilion decorated with colourful hanging balloons and floral garlands. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand before a decorated shrine holding ritual implements, while a man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. A green, yellow and red canopy umbrella stands at left. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on the floor facing the shrine, with several women in saris and braided hair among them. The shrine holds a deity murti adorned with garlands, with a golden decorated arch above.2008-12-25Outdoor temple-pavilion ritual viewed from behind a large crowd of seated devotees. Three priests in orange-saffron robes stand on a raised platform, one holding a long ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial and another raising an arm toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with garlands, a red-and-white draped backdrop, and a golden arch framed by flowers, with a yellow-and-orange ornate umbrella on a pole at left. Colourful hanging decorations of green, yellow, blue and orange fill the roof, and a cameraman in white and orange stands at right. Trees and foliage are visible through the open sides.2008-12-25A large crowd of seated devotees, mostly in white clothes, faces a lit stage inside a covered open hall decorated with colourful paper lanterns and hanging gourds. On the stage, several robed priests in orange and saffron stand near a decorated deity murti with a tall ornate backdrop and a striped canopy. A ceremonial parasol with a patterned top stands at left beside brass or wooden ritual items. The setting suggests a temple-style puja or darshan held outdoors through the open back wall.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 26 20082008-12-26 +4 copies