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May 30 2015

A photograph inside a temple shrine with terracotta-red walls and a painted green-and-yellow arched pediment. Three black stone deity murtis stand in the niche, dressed in white cloth, gold garlands and orange-and-green drapes. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at left with her back to the camera, facing the deities. At centre-right a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala gestures toward the murtis with an open hand. Behind him several men in orange and white ritual clothes, one shaved-headed, stand near the doorway. Five people are visible in total.

June 19 2014

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Inside a temple hall, a man in a deep red-maroon robe and a red-orange turban, wearing white and red flower garlands, walks forward with a smile and his hands held together in front of him. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala moves in the same direction. To the right, a black stone deity murti stands in an alcove, dressed in white cloth, decorated with white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-bead necklace. A devotee in white head covering stands at the lower right near a brass tray. Other people in orange and white clothing stand in the background, and a canopy with floral trim is visible at the upper left.

July 01 2014

Indoor photo of a procession inside a temple hall lit by warm light. A shaved-headed man in a dark maroon dhoti and matching shawl with a red flower garland walks at the front, followed by monks in maroon and saffron-orange robes, and a man in a white dhoti with gold border. Behind them, women in saris of black, red and green stand and watch. A shrine behind holds a lit deity murti under a painted arch with two figures in ornate gold-and-red dress flanking it. A red curtain hangs at the right edge.

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June 29 2014

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.

Photograph of a crowd in a temple-style setting with a metal grille behind them. In the centre, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold-coloured garland of beads and a red-and-white forehead mark, his hands folded in front of him. Beside him, an older man with a shaved head and bare chest wears a dark rudraksha mala, an orange cloth and a white tilak, eyes closed. Behind them stand men in white dhotis and white shirts, some holding ritual items, with women in orange and green saris. A drummer with a frame drum appears at the right edge. Watermarked credit text is visible at the bottom.

A temple scene during a ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a rust-orange and maroon dhoti with a white flower garland raises a silver vessel toward a black stone deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands and a red-and-gold cloth. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-brown shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a crowd of devotees presses forward under a decorated tent canopy with red and maroon drapes. Yellow and red painted decorative borders run along the temple wall.

June 04 2012

Photograph inside a long pillared temple corridor with dark carved stone columns and a painted ceiling. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, walking forward with a serious expression; he is a person by his long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes with a gold bracelet walks, and a shaven-headed young man in orange robes with a red sash stands to the right. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a green sari, and a man in a white shirt with a red tilak pass by, some with red and white marks on their foreheads.