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March 04 20072007-03-04 +1 copiesA rotated photograph of women in a temple shrine. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and red patterned sari with hair tied back stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with another woman in a magenta sari beside her. Beyond them, a richly dressed deity murti in orange and gold garments, decorated with garlands, stands within an ornate silver-framed shrine niche, with a small oil lamp burning at its base. Above the shrine, a man in white clothes stands near a framed picture. The space has dark polished floors and yellow-gold decorative drapery on the right.March 04 20072007-03-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti framed by a gold arch and decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, with oil lamps lit before it. A priest in an orange robe stands at the shrine offering a lamp. A woman in a purple sari with silver hair ornaments stands in front with hands held in prayer. Two men in white and cream dhotis and shawls, one with a green-bordered shawl, stand behind her with hands folded in prayer. Orange and red cloth drapes hang at the entrance, and a brass vessel sits on a yellow table at the lower left.A photograph inside a temple shrine where a black stone deity murti stands in a gilded arch, draped in a red silk sari with a gold border, wearing a silver-white crown, a gold necklace and a large jewelled pendant. A priest in white clothes sits on the raised dais in front of the murti, tending offerings and brass vessels and oil lamps on the platform. Below, a row of devotees sit seated on the polished floor with hands folded in prayer: women in pink, green and cream saris, a man in a white dhoti, and several children, including boys in red and orange. A small printed poster with a portrait is pinned to the left pillar. The murti is a deity form, and the setting appears to be a puja or darshan in progress.A photograph of a temple shrine courtyard. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed together in namaste sits on a large orange cushioned throne in front of a shrine holding a deity murti with gold-and-red garments and garlands. Around him, several people in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls sit on an orange mat; one holds a lit lamp. Offerings of fruit, a brass bowl and flowers lie on the mat, and a gold-colored tray sits near the throne. Flower arrangements and orange curtains frame the scene.2010-07-29July 19 20102010-07-19January 14 20102010-01-14Four men stand in a temple doorway facing inward toward a shrine with a golden deity murti seated under a silver arch, wearing a crown and garlanded with red and green flowers. The men on the left and right wear white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls; the man at lower left has his palms joined in prayer, and the man on the right has glasses and dark curly hair. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and flower offerings sit on the floor before the shrine, and a silver-framed niche surrounds the figure. The scene depicts devotees performing darshan and puja at a shrine. +1 copiesDevotees stand in two lines along metal railings inside a covered hall, facing a central aisle toward a shrine. On the left, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with folded hands, stand in prayer; on the right, women wear sarees, including one in a red-and-gold border with a long braid, and some carry a small child. At the end of the aisle is a shrine with a large deity murti in pink and purple garments and a gold arch behind, with a framed picture on an orange stand, a red chair, and a brass oil lamp in front. No one is visibly seated in the chair.2009-12-10A photograph inside a temple at night showing a gilded shrine arch framing a deity murti pair seated on a raised golden dais, decorated with garlands and flower strings, with orange drapes hanging at the sides and brass oil lamps on stands. Several devotees in white and yellow clothing stand or bow at a metal railing in front of the shrine, one man in a white shirt leaning forward, a woman in an orange and red sari and a woman in a blue and gold sari nearby, with a large silver vessel at right. Stone carved pillars frame the shrine.2010-07-13A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black stone deity murti dressed with silver ornaments and a garland, seated within a silver arch framed by red and white marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand beside the altar, and a yellow pedestal with brass lamps sits at left. Four devotees stand in namaste with palms pressed together before the deity: an older man in white at the rear, a woman in a green sari, a woman in a pink-and-white sari, and a boy in a yellow shirt and dark trousers at front, with a girl in pink salwar kameez at right. A priest in white stands near the left side of the shrine. The floor is polished dark stone with yellow and red decorative borders. No a person candidate is visible.