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December 31 2011

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October 03 20082008-10-03November 06 20112011-11-06October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03December 30 20092009-12-30Evening worship before a stone shrine framed by banana plants and lit oil lamps. Garlanded deity murti with red garments and gold crowns stands at the centre, flanked by floral garlands and a decorated arch. Seated devotees in white and light clothing sit on the floor facing the shrine, some wearing jasmine garlands. At left a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits beside brass vessels and a tray of offerings. A brass oil lamp and tall candlesticks stand near the altar, and a small child sits at right. Roughly six people are visible.2011-11-06Night-time outdoor ritual before a stone shrine lit by warm lamps, with banana plants flanking the scene. Inside the shrine, a red-garbed deity murti stands with a crown, flanked by two smaller figures, and is garlanded with orange and red flowers. Before it, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head sits at left, preparing offerings from bowls and plates of fruit, flowers and sticks. Five devotees sit on mats in white and green clothes, including a woman in a green sari, facing the shrine as a puja unfolds. Brass lamps and camera equipment are visible at the edges.2011-11-06Outdoor temple shrine under a corrugated roof at dusk, with a stone shrine topped by a painted deity panel flanked by two stone bulls. Inside the shrine, two large deity murti are dressed in red and white garments and garlands, with yellow and orange flower garlands and banana leaves framing the entrance. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in saris stands along a metal barrier and a red carpet leading to the shrine. In front, a saffron-robed priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha-style garland stands beside a chair, and another white-clad attendant stands nearby. The scene appears to be a darshan or puja gathering, with many people pressing toward the shrine.2016-03-07May 22 20182018-05-22Devotees in white ritual clothing stand in an open-sided temple hall at night, facing a stone shrine with an arched golden frame and red curtains. Inside the shrine, a deity murti adorned with orange and multicoloured garlands and a golden crown sits beside a second figure, with brass lamps on either side. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the left, and women in white saris with gold borders stand on the right, with a red carpet and steps in the foreground.2010-10-12October 03 20082008-10-03Evening outdoor puja in front of a stone shrine with a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands and a golden crown, flanked by banana leaves and brass oil lamps. A monk in saffron robes with a bare head sits on the left facing the shrine beside a yellow-draped platform holding offerings. A man in white dhoti and a young man in white clothes sit on mats, a woman in orange sari sits near the centre, and others in white and teal sit to the right while a cameraman stands with a tripod. Trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts and bundled herbs surround the group on an orange cloth.2011-11-06