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A photograph inside a golden-arched shrine with red drapes and grey stone pillars. Two large deity murti sit on a raised platform, the central pair in red and blue garments with turban and crown, garlanded in pink, yellow and orange flowers. In front, a smaller white-clad figure with an orange cloth and red turban is garlanded with marigolds and rests on a white cloth. A seated man in an orange shirt and orange dhoti, with a shaved head, kneels at the platform and pours or offers from a small bowl among brass plates of offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a small figure sits at the right edge. The setting is an open-sided temple shrine with trees behind.

July 07 2013

A temple shrine with gold-framed arch and orange-red drape behind two large deity murtis with multiple arms and crowns, one holding a trident, the central figure adorned with red and white garlands. A seated priest in reddish-orange cloth with sandalwood markings on his arms and chest sits in anjali mudra at the lower left, facing the altar. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, plates and bowls of offerings sit on the platform, along with a red-garlanded object on a white cloth. At right, a green-backed niche holds a standing statue of a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, which is a statue and not a live person, so no a person candidate is visible in person. The scene is a puja at the shrine.

A photograph inside a temple shrine looking up a red-carpeted aisle between iron railings toward a large deity murti seated on a white and pink pedestal beneath a red and gold arched backdrop. The deity figures wear gold crowns and ornate gold necklaces, garlanded with marigold and rose-pink flower garlands. In front of the altar, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth sits cross-legged at the lower left, facing the shrine. A gold kalasha-like vessel, small lamps and flower offerings sit on the altar base. Pink and red cloth hangings frame the sides.

A photograph of a shrine with a golden arched frame housing a deity murti with a red-orange face, multiple arms and garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. A single person in a saffron-orange garment sits cross-legged at the base of the shrine, performing a puja with brass vessels, lamps and offerings arranged on the stone platform. Blue velvet drapes frame the shrine, and string lights hang overhead. The person's face is not visible and no identification is made.

A devotee in orange robes stands at left with hands folded in prayer, marked with white ash on the arms, beside brass oil lamps. Under a gilded arched shrine with blue drapes, a pair of deity murti sit enthroned, one in red and gold with a crown and garlands, the other in blue with a crown. Marigold and yellow flower garlands hang on the murtis and a kalasha-style pot is placed before them, with brass vessels and an oil lamp on the floor in front. A smaller figure in orange and red garlands sits at the foot of the shrine. A second orange-robed person kneels at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja at a temple shrine.

January 02 2009

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A photograph of a stone shrine with a carved grey stone platform and pillars under a red-curtained open pavilion. Two large deity murtis stand behind an altar draped in white and orange cloth, one painted red-faced with a red headdress and the other with a crown and gold-trimmed garments, both wearing garlands of white and green flowers and necklaces. A brass kalasha, lamps and puja vessels sit on the altar. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in orange-saffron cloth sits with hands folded in prayer, while a second priest in orange cloth with a gold border bows low on a mat at the right edge. Two people are visible, both clad in orange sannyasi-style clothing.

A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched niche framed by carved grey stone pillars and red draped cloth. Two large deity murti sit on a white draped platform, one with a crown and a female companion adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits at the lower left, facing the shrine and tending ritual vessels. Marigold and pink flower garlands hang on the murti and the altar, and a stone altar stands in front with a small linga-like form and brass items. Dark metal railings frame the foreground.

A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with carved granite pillars and an open wooden-framed side. Three deity murtis stand on a raised platform before a gold-framed arch with a yellow backdrop, draped with garlands and a rich red-and-green cloth. A seated priest in a rust-orange robe with a shaved head performs puja, his hands at a brass vessel and oil lamps on the platform. Brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit nearby, and a bell hangs at the left.

August 15 2013

A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a throne, decorated with red and orange garlands and a gold arch behind them. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti sits cross-legged at the lower left, facing the shrine during a puja. Red curtains hang at the left, and the open-sided canopy is draped with purple, yellow and white floral festoons with tassels. Oil lamps, a brass kalasha and small offering vessels sit on the platform in front of the deities.