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November 06 20112011-11-06June 12 20102010-06-12A procession walks down a red carpet inside a temple hall with a pillared, tin-roofed structure. A central figure with long dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland, a large ornate gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, wearing orange-saffron robes, walks barefoot while an orange parasol is held over him. Two attendants in saffron walk beside him. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand along the railings on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali. A decorated backdrop with red and gold drapery and ornamental pennants frames the scene, and a deity murti or shrine is visible behind. A boy on the left wears a white and blue t-shirt with an orange lanyard and joins his hands in prayer.2013-03-10January 01 20122012-01-01November 27 20112011-11-27November 29 20112011-11-29A procession inside a temple hall with a deity murti adorned with red and white garlands carried on a golden ornate palanquin. Devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some with orange and red cloths, march alongside, several playing hand drums and one holding a camera. A bald man in white with an orange cloth around his waist walks near the front of the palanquin. Colourful striped and orange-fringed hangings decorate the ceiling above.2010-10-17A procession moves down a covered hall with a metal railing and a mat-covered floor. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks forward, smiling, with a long-haired companion in orange beside him. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry ornate umbrella-like canopies (chhatras) in red, orange and teal with white bird motifs. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in patterned fabric line the hall, and framed portraits hang on the left wall.2009-11-19A procession inside a hall with orange-brick walls, hanging paper ornaments and a red carpet runner. A man in a red silk dhoti and shawl with gold-bead garland walks forward with palms pressed together. Behind him a man in an orange robe carries a brass plate with offerings, and a man in white dhoti holds a tray of flowers. Two men in white dhotis and shawls on the right play drums. Several devotees in white and orange stand behind along a steel railing, with a woman in orange at left. A red-and-white patterned banner hangs on the right.2011-11-06July 26 20102010-07-26Interior photograph of a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof on steel trusses and orange-painted walls. A red carpet runs down the centre between metal railings toward a brightly lit shrine with a deity murti at the far end, with seated devotees on the floor in front. Hanging cloth banners in red, blue, green and yellow with floral and bird motifs line both sides. Two visitors in white clothing walk along the carpet, a woman in a light sari-style wrap with a handbag and another woman in white trousers, while others sit near the shrine. Framed portraits hang on the right wall.2011-11-20A procession moves through an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof and paper-cut leaf-like decorations hanging from the ceiling. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red-and-orange shawl and an orange garment, wearing a golden necklace and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot on a red carpet, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and orange robes. Ceremonial umbrellas with colourful fringe and orange-and-gold banners are carried behind him, and a devotee at right in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala holds a camera. The scene opens onto a courtyard with palm trees.2011-08-23