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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a grey stone platform and pillars draped in orange cloth and banana leaves. A large deity murti is decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow and purple, and a brass lamp stands in front. A long-haired figure in orange robes with a leopard-print shawl stands with palms joined in prayer facing the shrine. To the right, several people in orange robes and rudraksha malas hold brass plates and offerings, and a brass tray with a lit flame sits on a stand.

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A photograph of a temple shrine under an open pavilion with orange cloth drapes and banana leaves. Inside, a deity murti pair is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a flower-garlanded backdrop, with brass lamps and flower offerings in front. A woman in an orange sari stands with hands raised in prayer at the shrine, beside a person in a patterned leopard-print wrap. A photographer in white stands at left by a tripod. Three people are visible.2010-02-12March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA night-time temple scene at a shrine with a white stone arch framing a seated deity murti decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a gold-edged canopy. A woman in a leopard-print top and lime-green pants stands barefoot on a mat before the shrine, facing it. To the right, a saffron-robed monk with shaved head and rudraksha beads holds a brass plate of lamps, while a multicoloured umbrella and orange cloth panels frame the courtyard. Several white-clad priests and orange-robed attendants stand behind him. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar platform. Six people are visible in the scene.2010-12-20October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl over his shoulder and a white and red flower garland, raises one hand in greeting while walking through a temple hall. Behind him a deity murti is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and brass lamps stand on a stone platform. Two orange-robed attendants with rudraksha malas stand at right, one holding a brass vessel on a tray, and a brass bowl with a ladle sits on a stand in the foreground. Red curtains and a banana plant frame the open pavilion. Cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-adorned attendants, ceremonial garland. a person greeting devotees during a temple visit.2010-02-12A photo of a temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with a multicoloured garland of flowers, gold and red marigold garlands, and a gold crown on the figures. A single person stands at right in saffron-orange dhoti and a leopard-print top, with a red and orange flower garland around the neck and a gold armband, facing the shrine with hands at the sides. Brass oil lamps and bowls sit on the granite platform in front, with stone carvings along the base and a red-and-white painted building behind.2013-03-10A photograph of a temple shrine with a large stone platform in the foreground. A person in orange robes with long dark hair, shown from behind, stands facing a deity murti. The murti is adorned with thick garlands of orange, red, and purple flowers and sits under an ornate golden arch. Two orange-clad figures are seated or standing in front of the murti. A brass oil lamp, a metal kalasha-style pot and flower offerings sit on the platform. Behind the shrine, drummers in white dhotis play drums, and an orange flag hangs on a pole at left. Carved stone pillars frame the scene.2010-12-27A temple shrine courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A woman in an orange blouse and red-orange sari stands at a stone platform, her hands extended toward a deity murti adorned with a red garland and flowers, with gold-toned lamp stands and a golden kalasha-like ornament nearby. Two men in orange cloth stand at left with hands folded in prayer, and a man in white dhoti stands further back. Orange and red flowers decorate the stone ledge and pillars, and an orange cloth hangs beside the shrine.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA 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 temple shrine in an open-air stone pavilion with a grey stone platform. Behind it stands a deity murti pair decorated with a garland of marigolds and a golden arch, with orange and purple cloth draped around them. A man in a saffron-orange robe bows low with his head near the floor before the shrine, in front of a small square mat. Orange curtains hang at the pavilion sides. To the right, several people in white and cream dhotis and saris stand in a line, some in orange, and a man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti holds a lit lamp or plate. Red-orange walls and palm trees are in the background.2010-12-27A photograph inside a temple shrine with a stone-pillared open pavilion. A woman with hair tied back stands in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, hands held together, facing a richly adorned deity murti seated on a gilded peetha, draped in red cloth with a gold-and-red garland. The murti is decorated with flowers, a gold crown and yellow and red garlands, with brass lamps on a stone platform heaped with red, orange and yellow flowers and green leaves. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the left holding a tray, and an orange cloth hangs beside an orange-and-white painted wall. A small seated figure in orange sits before the altar, the main murti being the focus.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copies