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Night photograph of five women standing in a row beside an outdoor shrine decorated for Ganesh Chaturthi puja. At the centre is a dark stone deity murti draped in a thick garland of pink and white flowers, with a red cloth beneath it. Offerings on the platform include fruits, coconuts, flowers and a small pair of figurines. An ornate gold arch frames the shrine. On the left, two women wear pink and yellow and blue and gold saris; the woman in the centre wears a yellow sari with a red border. On the right, two younger women wear a magenta kurta with a cream dupatta and a teal dress with a black shawl. Trees and hanging wires are visible behind them.

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Night photo of a family standing beside a decorated Ganesha murti at a shrine for Vinayagar Chaturthi puja. On the left a woman in a green sari with floral print and red bangles stands with hands folded. Behind her a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti stands. The black Ganesha murti is garlanded with yellow and pink flower garlands and wears an orange cloth. In front are offerings of fruits, coconuts, bananas, flowers and sugarcane stalks, plus a small decorated stand. On the right a girl in a teal top and a boy in a blue shirt stand near a second decorated murti draped in yellow and orange garlands. The ornate silver-toned arch frames the shrine.Kailasa Puduvai 10 sep 2021A photo inside a temple hall at dusk showing a group of about eight men standing in a row beside a decorated Ganesha murti. The murti has a white trunk-shaped face, a crown, a purple beaded garland and a green leaf backdrop, seated on an orange cloth draped over a platform. In front lies a banana-leaf offering with bananas, fruits, sweets, nuts, coconut pieces and kumkum. A brass oil lamp stands on the floor. On the right a bare-chested priest in white dhoti presses his palms together in prayer. Others wear red, orange and white shirts and white veshtis. A pillar and tiled floor frame the scene. Ganesha Chaturthi puja is visible.August 09 20192019-08-09A photograph of a street procession at a temple. A decorated deity palanquin or vehicle is garlanded with orange, white, pink and red flowers and green leaves, with a lion-faced mask at its front. Many women in saris and jewellery crowd around it, including one in a pink and green sari, one in an orange sari and one in a green blouse with a grey-haired woman in glasses in the foreground. A man in white stands behind the palanquin near a pink-and-white tiered structure, and a man in a dark shirt stands at the right edge. Red brick walls and green trees surround the scene, with a golden temple roof visible above.2022-07-10Four women stand smiling in front of a golden deity shrine in a yellow-walled temple room, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. Two women on the left wear red and grey-silver saris; the two on the right wear orange and magenta silk saris. A central golden throne holds a standing goddess murti in red adornment with a silver crown, flanked by smaller deity figures. Brass oil lamps hang above and a red-and-yellow flower-decorated altar sits in the foreground, with a small deity image wrapped in green in the left corner.2021-07-09Outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A white arched stone frame surrounds a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, set on a raised red-painted base with a black-and-white dotted rim. A priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at the shrine's left, performing worship. Four women in saris and kurtas, one in a rust-patterned sari, one in white with a turquoise border, one in maroon, and one in a peach kurta with pink leggings, stand barefoot on a dark granite walkway with folded hands and heads bowed. Scattered petals and rangoli-like kolam designs lie on the ground.2010-06-30A group of six people stands in front of a gilded arch enshrining a deity murti with a crown and garlands, flanked by two smaller murtis draped in yellow and red-orange flower garlands, against an orange wall and a blue backdrop. On the left a man in a cream striped shirt stands beside a woman in pink holding a swaddled infant in yellow. Two women in teal dresses and one in red kurta stand on the right, and a woman in a teal dress and a woman in a white printed kurta complete the line. A purple cloth covers the altar, with fruit, a brass kalasha-style pot, oil lamps and a small offering tray in front. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA AVADI.2025-09-02Jan 28 2023 sripuram2023-01-28A photograph of a group of women in traditional South Indian saris standing before a shrine. At the centre, a dark stone murti of Lord Muruga stands with a gold crown and spear (vel), flanked by two smaller murtis, all draped in garlands of marigolds and red flowers. Women hold trays of yellow marigolds and bowls of red rose petals as offerings. The woman in front centre wears a white sari with purple border and holds rose petals; others wear white, grey, pink-blouse and green saris, several with vibhuti on the forehead. Peacock feathers and blue fairy lights decorate the background. The setting appears to be a temple shrine for a Kanthasasti puja.Jan 28 2023 sripuram2023-01-28A photo of a street procession in an Indian neighbourhood. Six women in saris stand in a row holding a long red wooden pole, which carries a decorated deity palanquin behind them. The palanquin is covered with garlands of white, yellow and pink flowers and a deity murti is visible at its centre. The woman in front wears a maroon sari with gold jewellery, the next wears a grey-blue sari with a red border, then a purple sari, a red sari, a purple sari with floral embroidery, and a blue sari with a cream blouse and pearl necklace. Bangles are worn on their wrists. Onlookers stand behind and a water tank and building walls are visible at the left, consistent with a Bonalu procession.2022-07-10