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A photograph of a temple shrine during an abhishekam, with a priest in white clothing standing at the front of a stone shrine. Behind him, two deity murtis with golden crowns and garlands of yellow flowers are seen against an orange-red backdrop, and brass oil lamps are arranged on the stone platform. A black stone lingam stands in the foreground. To the left, about five women in salwar kameez and saris stand in a line on the open veranda, some holding their hands together in prayer. Red curtains hang beside a decorated pillar with a painted blue and white motif.

A photograph of devotees gathered before a shrine with two deity murtis under a stone arch, the figures wearing red and yellow garments and garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands. A golden kalasha-like vessel sits on a gilded stand in front, flanked by brass oil lamps. A man in white clothes bends forward in prayer at the center, while women in saris, including one in a red sari with patterns and one in a white dress, and children stand nearby. Orange curtains frame the carved grey stone pillars of the temple structure.

A photograph inside a covered temple courtyard showing a queue of devotees standing in line before a shrine. The shrine has a stone platform with a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers, flanked by orange drapes and brass lamps. A priest in white clothing stands near the shrine, and a worker in orange attire tends the area. Women in yellow, green and blue saris and men in white shirts and dhotis stand along the line, while a seated devotee with folded hands is visible in the lower corner. The floor is polished concrete with a brass vessel and orange cloth in the foreground.

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January 17 2010

A photograph of a temple shrine open to a courtyard, with red pillars and an orange-painted wall behind. On the right, a deity murti with a gold-framed arch and red backdrop shows two figures in orange and yellow garments, garlanded with yellow-green marigolds. In the centre, a bald man in an orange robe holds a lamp or offering tray before the shrine, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside him. Several people in saffron, white and yellow-green saris and dhotis stand in a row to the left, with a woman seated at the far left. A black speaker hangs on the wall and a white board stands on an easel. A brass offering tray with a green cloth sits on the ledge in front of the shrine. a person appears to be the man in the orange robe offering the lamp, with a saffron garment and rudraksha-style beads, but this is uncertain.

Devotees in white clothes gather outside a stone shrine with orange curtains and red-and-white railings, facing a deity murti dressed with a crown, trident and garlands of orange and yellow flowers. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the front, while a woman in a white sari and others in white and dark clothing stand nearby. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged around the murti, and a man in an orange shirt stands at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible among those present.

July 07 2010

2010-07-07 +1 copies

A photograph of devotees gathered at an ornate stone shrine with orange curtains and a golden pedestal holding a deity murti draped in marigold garlands. A figure in a red garment sits at the shrine, and a priest in white stands before it near brass lamps and offerings. Devotees in white and pastel saris and kurtas stand in line, several with hands joined in namaste, while others stand by a striped white wall and a tree. Their clothing is mostly white with pink, yellow and green accents.

2010-07-03 +1 copies

July 19 2010

Devotees stand in a line at a stone-railed shrine pavilion with orange curtains tied back on red pillars, offering worship to a deity murti seated in the golden-framed shrine. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti reaches toward the stone ledge holding offering items, while others in white dhotis, light shirts and a red shirt stand with folded hands. A woman in a white sari with a border stands at right. Brass lamps and ritual vessels rest on the ledge, and palm trees appear in the background.