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A photograph inside a small tiled shrine room where three black stone deity murtis stand under a gold arched frame against a blue curtain, each draped in marigold and yellow garlands with purple bead garlands. A woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, hands folded in prayer. In the centre, a man in a red garment bends over a small brass lamp and tray before a framed yantra-like diagram. On the right, a man in a beige shawl with a patterned border rings a brass handbell. Ceiling fluorescent light and white tiles surround the scene.

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A photograph of a small shrine room with white tiled walls and a blue curtain backdrop framed by a gold arch. Two dark stone deity murtis stand inside, one draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and purple flowers, the other in green cloth with a similar garland. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland on her shoulders stands with her back to the camera. Beside her, an elderly person with white hair in a red shawl and orange robe holds a lit lamp toward the murti. At right, a man in a dark jacket and white shirt watches. Brass plates of offerings, bowls and a kalasha sit on the altar below, with a yantra-like plate in front. This appears to be a puja or aarti in progress.2010-02-08A photograph inside a temple doorway framed by carved white pillars and a dark wooden door. A figure in a tan wrap and white dhoti walks into the shrine, which is draped with orange and white garlands and a blue cloth. In the foreground, a woman with long curly dark hair wears an orange top. A bare-backed priest in an orange shawl and white dhoti holds a silver tray with red offerings. To the right stands a dark stone deity murti decorated with a white and red garland and a pink and gold cloth, with a folding chair beside it.2006-03-23A woman in an orange sari with folded hands stands at the doorway of a small tiled shrine, praying before three black stone deity murtis dressed in saffron, pink and green garments and garlanded with yellow marigolds and purple flowers. A gold arch frames the central murti, with a blue curtain behind. A framed yantra sits on the floor before the shrine, with brass vessels, oil lamps, a small framed picture, flowers and offering plates arranged in front.2010-02-08Three black stone deity murtis stand in a shrine niche before a deep blue backdrop, framed by a gold arched prabhavali. The central murti wears a white vertical urdhva tilaka, a pink-tinted cloth, and a long purple and yellow marigold garland. The murti on the left wears an orange cloth and a purple and yellow garland, and the murti on the right wears a green and red-bordered cloth with a similar garland. Their forehead marks are red and white. A small framed plaque sits at the base, and a hanging brass lamp is visible on the right. The niche has white tiled walls studded with colourful knobs. No people are present.2010-02-08June 02 20122012-06-02February 12 20062006-02-12A photograph inside a temple shrine. An elderly man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha mala and gold armlets, and holds a small vessel while offering to a black deity murti dressed in white and orange cloth with a white jasmine garland and pink flowers. Gold ornate shrine arch surrounds it, with a brass oil lamp burning at right. A younger man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in a respectful pose. Appearance-based cues on the elder are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is described as a priest performing puja.2012-05-13Temple photograph of a shrine wall with five black stone deity murtis dressed in white cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. Three people stand before them: a shaven-headed priest in orange and rudraksha mala at left, a second priest in orange with a bare upper body offering petals from a plate at centre, and a woman in an orange sari with a red floral headband and gold necklace at right. Marble-clad walls and a blue door frame the scene. Scattered flower petals lie on the stone ledge.2012-06-02A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A dark-skinned deity murti, dressed in blue with a crown and heavily decorated with white jasmine and orange-red marigold garlands, sits on a black stone pedestal in front of a blue cloth backdrop. A priest in a white dhoti and a man in a white shirt with a pink-checked cloth stand at left, one performing puja near the murti. At right, two men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands in anjali mudra; the one in front wears an orange-red marigold garland and gold bangles and has long dark hair, while the bald man beside him is in orange robes. Brass vessels and flower offerings sit on the floor.2010-08-09A photograph of a shrine entrance where a dark-stone deity murti is dressed in blue cloth and heavily garlanded with white jasmine and orange-red flowers, with a blue backdrop behind it. In the foreground a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a flower garland around his neck, and a bald man in white on the left holds a brass lamp, with a brass pot and small lamps on the floor. Another person in an orange-and-red garland stands beside him with hands held out holding white flowers, and a bearded man is at the edge of the frame. Visible people are four or five, and the orange-robed figure's appearance is uncertain for the a person identification.2010-08-09A photo inside a temple shrine with marble-clad walls. Several black stone deity murtis stand in a row, each decorated with white and red flower garlands. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange saffron-coloured robes and a rudraksha headband performs worship, holding a lamp toward the altar. Beside him a younger man in an orange-saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala stands watching. Flower offerings, fruit and brass vessels sit on the stone altar at left.2012-06-02Photo inside a temple shrine doorway of a black stone deity murti, a dark-faced goddess dressed in a blue sari and heavily garlanded with white and orange flowers, with gold ornaments. A priest in a white dhoti at left raises a brass kalasha-like vessel toward the deity during aarti. In the foreground, a person with swept-back dark hair wears a saffron/orange sleeveless robe and a multicolour flower garland, hands held in anjali; beside them an older bald man in an orange robe also stands with folded hands. Offerings of flowers, brass lamps and a plate of petals sit on the shrine floor. a person: the swept-back hair and orange robe with garland match the page's event, but the face is not clearly distinguishable here, so the identity remains uncertain.2010-08-09