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July 07 2013

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A hand lifts a brass lamp with a flame toward a granite shrine with carved pillars and a gold-framed arch around a red curtain. Inside, two standing deity murti are dressed in white and purple cloth with garlands, one holding a trident-like staff, and a smaller figure with a shivalinga-style stone and a garland sits on the altar platform. Brass pots, a small bell, oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the stone floor before them, and a green-curtained niche to the right holds a small standing figure in orange cloth. The lamp is an oil lamp used for aarti, not a homa fire.2013-09-21September 21 20132013-09-21A photograph of a temple shrine with a visible arm and hand at left holding a brass aarti lamp with multiple flames, performing an aarti. The shrine has grey stone pillars and a golden arched frame around a red cloth backdrop. Inside stand deity murtis of a seated and standing divine couple, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a small seated figure in the centre, all bedecked in garlands. Brass oil lamps and a brass candelabrum sit on the stone platform, and a red cloth is draped on a pillar at left. The scene is an open temple porch with an orange-painted building behind.2013-07-06October 29 20142014-10-29September 21 20132013-09-21A photograph of an outdoor shrine set within a stone pavilion with carved granite pillars and red curtains. Two painted deity murtis are seated on a raised throne: the central figure wears a red and orange turban-style crown, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and holds a trident, beside a female figure in red and gold garments. Yellow and orange marigold garlands drape the figures and the front of the altar, with a brass vessel and offerings in front. A small seated figure in orange clothing sits at the base, beneath a gold arch. Two stone attendants and a small red figure appear on the sides. No people are visible.2011-01-21April 30 20132013-04-30A stone shrine with carved granite pillars and an arched gold-framed niche holding deity murti statues, one seated figure in red crown and garlands flanked by a female figure in gold ornaments, with a smaller figure in blue. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang across the murti, and brass oil lamps stand on both sides. White cloth covers a platform in front, with brass vessels and a kalasha-like bowl. No people are visible; the shrine is empty of devotees.2010-10-28 +2 copiesA temple shrine photographed from a low angle. A bare arm in the left foreground holds up a lit aarti lamp with a dark handle toward the sanctum. Inside a grey stone shrine with carved pillars and a golden arched frame with a red backdrop, two deity murtis stand side by side, adorned with garlands of marigolds and green leaves, one wearing a crown. A brass lamp stand and offering vessels sit on the stone platform. A red curtain hangs at the left and a small figure garland appears to the right. A red-and-white striped wall and orange structure are visible outside.2013-07-06A shrine within a stone temple structure showing a large deity murti pair seated on a raised golden-framed altar, decorated with marigold garlands and red and pink drapery. The central figures wear white and blue garments with gold jewellery and a crown-like headdress. Brass oil lamps stand on the altar base, with a small seated figure in pink in front and a standing female statue in blue and yellow in a niche on the right. Carved pillars and red curtains frame the shrine. No physical people are present.2012-10-22May 13 20132013-05-13A photograph of a stone temple shrine with carved granite pillars and an ornate gold-framed arch. Inside stand deity murtis of a seated figure and a standing figure, with a large red-orange murti in the centre adorned with white and red flower garlands and a golden crown-like headdress. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a small offering of fruit and flowers sits on the platform in front. A red curtain hangs at the right edge and trees surround the open-sided structure. No people are visible.2013-07-16