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October 04 20112011-10-04January 20 20132013-01-20October 04 20112011-10-04A temple shrine with a large deity murti pair seated within a gilded arch framed by green cloth, both figures adorned with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers. One figure holds a trident and the other a sword-like implement. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border faces the shrine from an orange platform, with a small attendant figure in ochre clothing to the right. Two seated devotees in the foreground, a woman in red and a man in white, watch the worship. Grey stone carvings surround the shrine and red curtains hang at the sides.2013-09-28August 05 20142014-08-05January 19 20132013-01-19A figure in saffron-orange robes stands with palms joined before a stone shrine housing a deity murti group, with a central seated figure in a red and gold garment and a standing figure in pink, garlanded with marigold and flower garlands. Oil lamps and brass lamps sit on the platform below, and a red cloth hangs to the left. The shrine has gold-framed arches and carved grey stone pillars, set in an open courtyard with trees behind.2013-01-24July 06 20132013-07-06A photograph of an outdoor shrine at a stone temple structure during a ritual. Two shaved-headed men in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered and red-banded cloths stand at the front, facing the shrine; the closer man has his back to the camera and a red sacred thread across his shoulder, and a figure on the left wears a red cord. The shrine holds a gilded arch with deity murti decorated with garlands and a gold crown, a pair of standing figures in pink and blue, and brass oil lamps on the stone platform. A colourful painted pillar with bird motifs stands at left and a red curtain at right.2016-04-03A photograph of a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a gilded arch framing two large deity murtis against a red curtain. The murtis wear floral garlands and ornaments, and one holds a raised hand with a ritual implement. In front stands a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron upper cloth draped over the shoulder, facing the shrine. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform, and a smaller garlanded figure stands in a green-backed niche at right.2013-09-16A person in a rust-red sannyasi-style cloth with a red garland stands with back to the camera at the base of a stone shrine, facing a richly decorated deity group under a gilded arch with a turquoise backdrop. Central figures include a seated deity with garlands and a crown, flanked by standing statues wearing red and white garments and flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform before the murtis, and a red velvet curtain hangs to the right. The scene is a temple darshan or puja setting with murti statues rather than living figures.2016-01-24A temple shrine scene where a priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands at the right, holding a small brass bell in his raised hand before a golden shrine. Inside the shrine are deity murtis garlanded with flowers, with a gilded golden throne in front draped with a red cushion and marigold garland. A framed portrait of a figure in orange clothing sits on the throne. Orange curtains hang at the sides, and a counter with a small oil lamp is in the foreground.2010-10-01