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Photograph of a temple entrance decorated with a golden arch and red backdrop, framing a deity murti pair in yellow and red garments with garlands. Two saffron-robed figures walk down a narrow path lined by metal railings; the nearer one, with long dark hair and a saffron wrap, reaches out to take an offering from the other, who is also in orange. Devotees on both sides, including women in saffron and a woman in a blue floral sari, press their palms together in greeting. Orange and multicolored banners hang from the pillars.

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A photograph of a darshan line in a covered walkway leading to a shrine with a deity murti garlanded with flowers, set against a red and gold backdrop. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the center of the walkway; the taller one, with long dark hair, extends his hands toward a devotee and holds an offering tray, while the other in orange holds a folded cloth. Devotees line both sides behind metal railings, including older women in white and cream saris, a woman in a light blue sari, and men in shirts and trousers, with some pressing palms together. Loudspeakers are mounted on the walls above.2010-02-10 +1 copiesA photo of a devotional scene at a temple-like shrine with a deity murti in the background, showing a consecrated pair of figures garlanded with flowers. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and raises one hand in greeting toward a crowd lined behind metal barriers. Beside him, another saffron-robed attendant holds a tray. Devotees on both sides, many with palms pressed together, watch and greet him. Women in colourful saris and men in shirts line the rails, and a red-and-gold banner hangs at the shrine's side.2010-02-19December 06 20092009-12-06December 09 20092009-12-09A photograph inside a covered temple hall of a devotee line, with people standing behind metal railings on both sides. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the centre, one holding a tray of offerings and handing items forward. Beyond them, a deity murti decorated with garlands and draped orange cloth sits in an ornate shrine framed by carved stone pillars, with an orange-and-white vertical banner at the entrance. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and women in cream and orange saris with flowers in their hair stand on the right. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2009-12-18A photograph inside a temple shrine at a Hindu temple. A man in an orange-saffron robe stands centre, holding a small brass tray or offering, while a priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands beside him and another attendant in white with a yellow shawl holds a tray. Behind them an ornate deity shrine with a golden arch shows a deity pair decorated with garlands and yellow flowers, with brass lamps and a golden kalasha-style vessel. On the left a row of devotees with palms pressed together watch, and on the right women in white and light clothing stand at a metal railing. Coloured temple banners in orange and red frame the shrine.2009-12-12A photograph of a darshan line inside a covered hall leading to a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by a gold arch and red and purple cloth. Two people in orange saffron robes stand near the centre of the aisle, one reaching out toward a devotee. Lines of devotees on both sides, many with hands folded, stand behind metal railings. Men on the left wear shirts and dhotis; women on the right wear white saris with gold borders and a blue sari. A speaker hangs on the upper right wall.2010-02-10December 21 20092009-12-21A photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arched frame and a deity murti in the centre, decorated with colourful garlands. Two priests in saffron-orange robes stand in front of the shrine, one holding a tray or plate. Devotees line a metal railing on both sides, including men in casual shirts and women in saris, one in red, with a child visible. Orange cloth drapes hang from the roof canopy. A small framed picture is placed near the shrine.2009-12-17Photograph of a temple shrine interior where devotees line metal railings in a queue. At the centre, two monastics in saffron-orange robes stand before a shrine with a gilded arch, red backdrop and a colourful deity murti of a multi-armed figure; a framed portrait sits in front. A monastic in orange holds a flat tray or offering plate. On the left, men in white shirts and dhotis stand in line, while women in saris with folded hands and a small child in a striped shirt watch on the right. A banner with a red and green pattern hangs at the sides. Several people are visible in the scene.2010-01-31A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated roof. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair swept back and bare feet, extends his arm toward a row of devotees pressed against metal railings on both sides. Beside him, a second saffron-robed man with maroon-edged cloth carries a brass tray with offerings. Devotees on the left in white and blue clothes press palms together in namaste, and on the right women in white and cream saris hold brass plates of offerings. At the far end stands a golden-arched shrine with a deity murti of a seated couple draped in flower garlands, with red drapery behind and brass lamps in front. The scene reads as a devotee procession or darshan line leading to the shrine.2009-12-18Devotees stand behind metal railings in a covered temple courtyard, hands pressed together in namaskar as they watch a ritual. In the centre, a woman in orange robes with long dark hair carries a tray, and in front of her a figure in saffron robes walks forward toward a shrine. The shrine holds a goddess deity murti framed by a golden arch, with red and orange drapes on the sides. Men in white shirts and women in yellow, red and green saris make up the crowd, and a few people wear orange and white. A small orange lamp hangs from the roof on the right. Total visible people, about 20.2009-12-09