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December 20 2007

A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars, red curtains and a large deity murti of two standing figures dressed in blue and pink garments, adorned with marigold garlands. In front, a person in an orange robe and green shawl with a garland bows toward a shrine, while a man in a grey shirt and brown trousers leans forward. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and tilak wears a yellow dhoti and shawl and holds a small offering. Other men in white and a boy in a brown shirt stand nearby with hands folded, and offerings lie on a stone platform. Six people are visible in total.

A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone canopy and two large painted deity murtis, one wearing a red turban and the other a green and blue garment, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and red cloth draped on the pillars. In front, a man in a long orange robe with a gold necklace and long hair gestures while speaking; beside him a man in orange with a black bag stands. Three other men stand near the altar: one in a dark shirt and beige trousers holding a green cloth, one in a yellow shawl with bare feet, and one in a blue shirt gesturing. Brass vessels and offerings sit on the altar, and a long garland hangs in front of the shrine.

Outdoor temple scene with a stone shrine behind a pair of large decorated deity murtis draped in marigold garlands, one wearing a red-and-orange headdress and the other in a green and blue sari. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow shawl and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, holds a brass tray of white flowers and fruit. Beside him a person in an orange-red top and green shawl with a yellow garland bows with folded hands. Two men in shirts and trousers stand watching, one in a blue shirt on the right. Grey stone carved pillars and a red-and-white painted step frame the scene, with a woman in a sari visible far left.

Outdoor photograph at a stone temple pavilion with carved pillars and a red-and-white curtain behind. Two painted deity statues stand on a raised platform, one wearing an orange crown and holding a trident-like staff, the other in a green and blue skirt, both draped in marigold garlands. A long-haired man in an orange cloth and green shawl with a yellow garland, holding a basket of white flowers, accepts it from a priest. The priest wears a white dhoti, a yellow shawl, a red coral and rudraksha mala and a tilak, and is offering the basket. Two men in shirts stand behind, and a person in a dark blue shirt reaches in from the right.

December 20 2007

August 09 2007

A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a stone arch and carved pillars. A man in orange robes with a shaved head stands at the centre, raising a lamp toward a deity murti adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers and a red garland. The deity figures wear orange and pink garments. Brass oil lamps and a silver vessel sit on the ledge. Five onlookers stand in front: a woman in green sari with a handbag, an older man in a checked shirt with hands joined, a small girl in red dress, a man in white with hands folded, and a woman in orange shawl seen from behind. Red cloth hangs from the roof beside the shrine.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine structure of pale grey stone with carved pillars and a curved roof, sheltering a painted deity murti of a standing figure in a green and gold garment with a crown, flanked by a red curtain and a small seated image on a raised pedestal draped with red and pink garlands. Around the shrine stand about a dozen devotees and attendants in orange and saffron robes, a bare-chested man in orange cloth, and men in white shirts and white dhotis; one man holds a folded white cloth. Trees fill the background. The scene suggests a devotional gathering at the shrine, with people facing the murti.

A photograph at an open-air shrine with grey stone pillars and red draped cloth. A man in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform and waves a lamp toward a deity pair garlanded with multicoloured flower chains; the murtis are decorated with orange and pink cloth. Five devotees stand in front with hands folded: a man in a white shirt, a woman in green sari, an older man in checked shirt, a child in red dress, and a woman in orange sari. Brass lamps and a steel vessel sit on the stone altar.

December 26 2008

A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion draped with red cloth. Garlanded deity murti, with a decorated figure in green and orange silk, sit behind an altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels. A man in an orange robe stands at left tending the lamps, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at center with hands raised in worship. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a dark top with a blue hair clip watch from the foreground, their backs to the camera. Stone carvings and red-and-white railings surround the shrine, with green trees behind.