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A photograph inside a covered temple-side shelter with a corrugated metal roof and green wooden pillars. A man in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold border and a red-orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a garland of yellow and pink flowers and a rudraksha mala, with gold-banded bangles on his wrists. Behind him, a younger man in saffron-orange cloth stands with hands folded. To the right, a painted deity murti with a large face and colourful carved stone base sits beside a small offering area with brass plates, a kumkum dish, scattered flowers and dried leaves, indicating a puja site. Two more saffron-clad people appear at the left edge.

A man stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali mudra under a corrugated-roof shrine verandah, facing a colourfully painted deity murti at the right edge. He wears a red-orange dhoti with gold borders, a bare upper body, a multicolour flower garland of yellow and pink blooms, a brown rudraksha mala, and gold armlets. Two or three saffron-clad attendants stand behind him, one in orange and another in red-orange cloth. On the shrine floor sit offering plates and a small pot, with kumkum and vibhuti visible. Potted plants stand along the left side of the courtyard.

October 18 2010

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A photograph of a temple courtyard with orange-washed walls and a corrugated roof. In the foreground a man in an orange sleeveless top and red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed toward a carved stone shrine with a lion-faced pillar and a garlanded stone ledge of red, yellow and white flowers. An orange curtain hangs beside the shrine. Behind him, several priests in white dhotis with red borders, bare upper bodies, sandalwood and vibhuti marks and gold-bead garlands carry a brass tray and a small silver vessel. A blackboard with white writing hangs on the wall. The man in the foreground has long hair tied in a bun and a gold necklace, but the image does not establish whether he is a person, so the a person value is unsure.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a marigold garland stands facing a stone shrine with a draped orange cloth and floral decorations. A line of about a dozen men in orange and white robes stands with hands folded in prayer, some holding trays. Brass vessels and flower arrangements sit on the stone ledge at right. A red carpet lies at left, and a white-robed man with folded hands stands near the group.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A photograph inside a covered temple corridor with a teal-painted wooden beamed ceiling and a tube light fixture. On the left, two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace and the other an orange-brown shawl. Centre, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and body wears an orange dhoti and holds his hands together in greeting, beside another bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a garland. On the right, a woman in a red sari with a gold border and a gold arm band faces the group, her hair in a bun with a garland. Behind them, ornately painted deity shrines and a man in a teal shirt and white dhoti stand near the wall. The scene is an ashram-style visit with greeting and devotion.

October 18 2010

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple courtyard shows a bearded man with folded hands at the centre, wearing a brown robe and a large multicoloured flower garland of yellow, white and red blooms. He walks among orange-robed sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas, one with a topknot and one with glasses, and white-clad devotees in dhotis and shirts. Two men at left wear plain shirts and a man with a pink shirt and white dhoti stands nearby. Behind them stand a tiered gopuram-style temple tower, a brass kalasha-like vessel on the floor, and painted deity statues on the pillars. Bright daylight and palm trees fill the background.

January 14 2009

A photograph of a temple courtyard scene with a central figure with hands joined in namaskar, draped in multiple long flower garlands of white, yellow and red blooms, wearing a dark brown robe. Around him, several men in saffron/orange sannyasi cloths and rudraksha malas stand close, one in orange at right wearing black beaded malas and thick glasses. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a pink shirt, watch on the left; one man holds a phone up. Behind them is a pillared temple pavilion with a green-painted column and a colourful gopuram-style tower in the background.

Outdoor temple-grounds photo of a ritual at a shrine with brass oil lamps (lamps on a stone base) and a floral-garlanded deity murti with flower garlands at right. Two men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings stand at left, one with a hand raised. A woman in an orange sari with a red-orange shawl stands center with palms joined in prayer, and another saffron-robed figure stands behind her. Several people in white dhoti and white shirts stand in the background near red-and-white striped shrine walls, with kolam patterns on the dirt ground and trees beyond.

Night-time photo of a temple shrine area with a roofed open veranda and grey stone pillars. On the left, a deity murti in blue and gold with a marigold garland and an oil lamp on the altar, plus a bowl of flowers and leaves offered before it. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a shaved head stands with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in devotion. Red pillars and a red-walled room appear at right.