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August 02 2016

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Photograph of a devotional ritual at an outdoor shrine with grey stone carving and colourful striped pillars with floral patterns. A red umbrella is held over a central deity murti and throne-like seat draped in a striped cloth canopy. Devotees stand in a line on a red carpet: several men with long black hair wear orange and saffron cloths and bare chests, some in white dhotis with gold borders, and women in orange saris and white attire stand to the side. A priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at the shrine's left, and another figure in a saffron cloth stands near the murti. Trees and foliage surround the courtyard.2016-08-02A procession in an open courtyard beneath a canopy with a large umbrella-like parasol in red, yellow, green and blue tassels. Several people in saffron and orange clothing walk in line; women wear orange saris and beaded necklaces, and a bald man in a saffron cloth and garlands carries a ceremonial staff. Behind them stands a shrine with a deity murti group on a dais, and two white decorative standards with a blue emblem are carried. Young boys in yellow-orange dhotis and beaded garlands stand to the right, and a man in white is at the back.2015-02-23December 24 20152015-12-24August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor temple scene with a red carpet leading toward a shrine under a yellow canopy, decorated with colourful tassel banners and a deity murti flanked by white bull figures. A long-haired figure in reddish-brown robes stands from behind on the carpet, hands joined in namaskar, with the shrine ahead. Along the left, devotees in orange and white stand in a line with palms pressed together. On the right, two women in white saris with gold borders and a man in white dhoti with gold border stand near the shrine, one holding a red bag. Trees fill the background. Maheshwara Puja context is from the page, not visible.2016-08-02A photograph of a puja at an open-sided temple pavilion with a white roof. At the centre stands a white stone shrine decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, holding deity murti figures in front of a red cloth. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand and face the shrine, one holding a flower offering. Children and young people in white clothes and orange shawls sit on mats in front of the shrine, with brass vessels and a bell on the mats. Umbrellas and trees are visible outside the pavilion.2007-07-29February 23 20152015-02-23May 13 20152015-05-13August 02 20162016-08-02March 26 20162016-03-26A photograph of an outdoor temple puja under a white corrugated canopy. A shrine structure of grey stone with a blue-and-white painted top holds a deity murti draped in a large garland of orange and yellow marigolds, with a red cloth hanging beside it. In front, several men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row facing the shrine, some holding flower offerings or lamps and one holding a ritual item. Seated on woven mats below are about two dozen children and young people in white clothes with orange sashes, with brass ritual vessels and lamps arranged on the mats. Devotees in white stand farther back, and a photographer in an orange robe is at the right edge. Garlands of marigolds decorate the shrine base.2007-07-29January 03 20162016-01-03