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October 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 20 20102010-10-20A photograph of a bare-headed figure in an orange saffron robe and orange wrap bending low with hands joined at a granite shrine platform. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti with a red and gold crown, adorned with marigold garlands, flanked by a smaller murti and brass oil lamps. The stone pillars are carved, and orange curtains frame the open pavilion, with greenery beyond. The devotee appears to be performing padapuja or pranam before the deity. Only one physical person is visible.2010-10-09 +1 copiesA photograph inside a stone-pillared temple shrine with a grey granite platform in front of a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a pink-and-white cloth. A lone person in orange saffron robes bends forward with hands together at the platform's edge, making obeisance. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and red-orange curtains hang at the sides beside a red-and-white striped wall and a tiled roof with palm trees outside.2010-11-18 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a stone temple shrine with carved granite pillars and a raised granite platform. Behind the platform stand deity murtis draped in yellow and orange cloth with garlands of marigolds and white flowers, including a seated figure with a crown and a standing female figure. Brass oil lamps and offering plates sit on the platform. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe and orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala hanging from his neck, bows low with his head near the platform edge, standing on a woven mat. Red curtains frame the open pavilion, and red-and-white striped walls surround the courtyard.2010-10-23July 11 20102010-07-11A figure in orange robes with a matching orange head wrap bows deeply at a stone platform inside a temple pavilion, standing on a brown mat before a shrine. Behind them stands a deity murti in red and orange garments, decorated with bright marigold garlands in yellow, orange and purple, and holding a sword. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the altar. To the right, several people in orange and white stand near a draped orange cloth and a small decorated umbrella, while a woman in a white sari watches. Stone carvings line the pillars and walls, and a red-painted wall and palm trees appear beyond the open pavilion.2010-12-27A photograph of a stone shrine in an open-air pavilion with orange and red curtains. A deity murti stands at the back of the granite platform, decorated with marigold garlands, a gold kalasha and brass oil lamps. A man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala bows low with hands folded in front of the platform, standing on a small mat. Stone carvings decorate the pillars and the front of the altar. Greenery is visible beyond the open structure.2010-10-21A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone platform and a seated deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, a pink cloth and a gold-framed backdrop. A devotee in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands bowing with hands joined at a small mat on the stone floor to the right. Brass oil lamps and offering vessels sit on the platform, and red-and-white striped pillars and a flower-decorated structure frame the open-air hall.2010-10-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a stone shrine at a temple with carved granite pillars and a gold-framed arched niche. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at left, one arm raised in blessing toward the shrine. The shrine holds a large deity murti with a painted face, a red and gold crown, and garlands, flanked by a second figure in red and blue silk. Below, a smaller seated figure in orange is garlanded and set on a white cloth, with brass oil lamps on either side. Red curtains hang at the edges and a dark stone relief panel sits to the right. The person at left is a sannyasi-dressed figure; the shrine figures are statues, not living people. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2008-08-07November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copies