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A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden deity murti at the centre, seated on a golden throne flanked by carved golden lions, decorated with white and red garlands and a bead necklace. Two smaller golden thrones stand on either side, one holding a garlanded figure. A brass tray of offerings sits before the central throne, with two brass bowls on the stone platform. In the foreground at left, a shaven-headed man with his back to the camera wears an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a sacred thread. Gold and orange drapery fills the background, and brass lamp stands stand at the edges.

Temple shrine with a large gold-and-white deity murti draped in long garlands of white and red flowers and layered beaded necklaces. A gold throne flanked by carved lions sits centrally, with two smaller garlanded peethas on either side and brass bowls with offerings on a dark stone platform. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth with a sacred thread stands facing the shrine, a rudraksha-style bead strand visible at his neck. Gold and maroon drapery and brass lamps frame the scene.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a priest seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his upper back and arm. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame toward gilded altar figures. Behind him stands a central gold-framed seated deity murti flanked by golden lion-form supports, dressed in orange and red garments with garlands, and decorated with pearl and gold necklaces. Two other gold-framed deity figures stand on either side, garlanded with white flowers. Brass vessels and a brass plate with offerings sit on the stone platform in front. The scene reads as aarti at a shrine.

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A temple shrine with a deity murti of a seated figure in a gold crown, adorned with gold necklaces and draped in garlands of white jasmine and multicoloured flowers. Two standing figures flank the central deity, one with a crown and one bearing a turban, along with a gilded arch behind. Bananas and offerings sit on a stone platform in front. A person in orange-red robes and a white flower garland stands at the right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the shrine. Brass lamp stand visible at right.

A photograph of a temple sanctum rotated sideways. Several deity murtis are dressed with flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple, set before red cloth draped over a shrine with gold-coloured metal fittings. A brass oil lamp with a visible flame and a small brass vessel sit in front. A priest in white dhoti and shirt with bare upper body sits at the upper left, performing puja. Plates of food, including yellow rice and flatbreads, are arranged on red cloth at the left edge. A standing figure in an orange garment with gold ornaments stands at the centre near the deity, with garlands and a crown-like headdress visible. Ornate gold-toned pillars frame the shrine.

Photograph of a temple shrine with two gilded metal deity murtis seated under an ornate gold arch, garlanded with yellow, red and purple flowers and green bead strands. One deity wears a tall crown with a red cloth and carries a ceremonial staff; the other wears a tall crowned headdress and jewelled necklaces. In front, a gold cylindrical vessel stands among flower garlands. A man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland over his bare shoulder stands on a raised platform holding a silver plate of flowers. Below him, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair raises a hand toward the plate. A small blue-clad figure and a gilded sun-shaped ornament sit at the lower left. Two people are visible.

Photo of a temple shrine with gilded deity murtis draped in garlands. Two larger figures, a male and female deity, sit on a gold throne with a kalasha-like finial and jewelled necklaces. In front stands a smaller ornate idol in a saffron-orange sari with a pink garland. A standing gold figure in a maroon garment and red turban is at the centre-back. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone plinth beside a woman in an orange sari with floral garlands, kneeling with folded hands in worship. Bright string lights and red curtains frame the scene.

A photograph inside a golden-pillared temple hall of a priest bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and chest, wearing an orange cloth wrapped around his waist and shoulder, holding a lit multi-flame oil lamp aloft toward two richly decorated deity murtis. The murtis are dressed in embroidered silver-and-red garments, with red and pink flower garlands and gold crowns, seated before ornate gold arches and a decorated umbrella canopy. In the background, a white-clad figure stands near a black stone sculpture, and brass bowls with offerings sit on a red cloth at the lower left. A large screen above shows a video of people. The scene depicts an aarti performed before the deities.

A figure with long dark hair wearing a red garment stands from behind in the foreground, facing an ornate temple shrine. The shrine holds gilded deity murtis draped in colourful garlands with yellow, red, green and pink flowers, with a seated form in orange cloth and a small figure before it. Oil lamps stand on both sides of the shrine, and a standing murti in a red garment sits to the right. The stone pillars and carved arch frame the scene, with trees and a red-and-white barrier behind.