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A 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.

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Three 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.2010-02-08A 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.2010-02-08A 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.2010-02-08February 05 20102010-02-05June 02 20122012-06-02Photo of a devotee seen from behind, in an orange sleeveless top with long dark wavy hair, kneeling before a golden shrine. Two large gilded deity murtis stand in the arched niche: the left figure wears an orange turban and rich necklaces and holds a staff, and the right figure wears a blue sari and jewelled crown. Between them sits a golden linga-like pillar draped with red and yellow marigold garlands, with a small brass oil lamp and silver vessels in front. A small seated figure in orange robes appears at the base of the shrine. The devotee is a physical person in the scene; the deity figures are statues.2010-07-02 +1 copiesDecember 29 20102010-12-29May 29 20152015-05-29May 08 20172017-05-08March 29 20092009-03-29A 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.2006-03-23June 29 20142014-06-29