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January 01 2009

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Outdoor courtyard ritual scene at a temple-style shrine with a white stone structure, blue curtains and brass oil lamps on the left. Many devotees sit on the ground in rows, mostly in white clothes with orange shawls, some in yellow and red. A priest in orange robes stands at center, raising an arm, while seated figures in orange near a decorated canopy and rows of brass offering bowls (naivedyam) lead the puja. Orange and red pennants hang overhead, and a bell hangs at the right doorway.2009-01-01Outdoor temple-style ritual courtyard with a crowd seated on the ground in the foreground, many with long dark hair, wearing white, saffron and orange clothing. Behind them, priests in saffron and orange robes perform a puja before rows of brass and steel vessels set on red cloths, with an orange-draped seated figure and standing attendants near a decorated canopy. Blue curtains frame the scene and small lamps and flowers appear on the left. A bell hangs from the right side.2009-01-01Photo of a temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and corrugated roof on the left. A group of women in white and cream saris with yellow borders sit cross-legged on mats and cloth facing a raised dais at the centre. A man in orange cloth stands near the dais, which has brass and gold ritual vessels, a kalasha and a small table. On the right, a shrine with carved grey stone pillars holds a deity murti dressed in a yellow and purple garment and garlanded with flowers, with brass oil lamps in front. Orange curtains hang beside the shrine and a black metal ladder stands near a stone basin.2011-08-10A wide photo of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, decorated with striped cloth-wrapped pillars. Large crowd of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, facing a raised shrine platform. On the platform, several figures in saffron-orange robes stand around a stone altar, with red and gold drapes framing a deity murti at the back. Robed attendants in orange and white move around the altar, and a figure in white stands at the right edge. Trees are visible through the open doorway behind the shrine.2008-01-17August 09 20072007-08-09A wide photograph of a covered open-sided hall where a large seated crowd, mostly in white clothing, faces a raised shrine platform. On the platform, several figures in orange and saffron robes perform a ritual before a deity murti with ornate decorations and red curtains. Two attendants in white dhotis with red shawls stand at the platform's front edge, and hanging cloth banners with patterns and orange tassels frame the pillars. Trees are visible outside the open sides of the hall.2008-01-17A temple courtyard puja under an orange-and-red canopy with curtains. A man seated on a red and gold throne wears an orange robe and a garland of red and white flowers, facing a shrine with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. Before the throne, a group of women in white and yellow saris sit on an orange mat, with offering trays holding fruit and brass plates in front. Several shaven-headed men in white dhotis sit in the foreground near microphones, one holding papers. A green cloth covers a platform beside the shrine, and potted plants line the orange-walled background.2010-09-02A night-time temple darshan scene in an open-sided hall beside a carved grey stone shrine. On the left, a colourful deity murti in red, yellow and blue robes sits beside brass lamp stands and a gold-coloured vessel. Orange curtains hang at the shrine entrance. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit aarti lamp, and a second white-clad figure stands nearby. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit on mats near a row of lit oil lamps, and a few others sit further back. A black metal stepped stand and a brass pot sit in the foreground.2010-07-09February 24 20072007-02-24Photograph 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 a temple courtyard with a covered white pillared structure. On the right, a white stone platform holds a seated deity murti draped in white cloth with garlands and a decorated figure beside it, and a robed priest in orange stands near brass vessels. In the centre, several people in orange and white clothing sit or stand on the ground near rows of flower petals and marigold garlands. A red cloth hangs from a pillar, and a black metal stand sits in the foreground.2007-12-07July 21 20102010-07-21