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A photograph inside a temple shrine with carved stone walls and gold-painted arch. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a plain orange sleeveless garment and faces the shrine. Before them stand golden murti figures of a male deity in an orange turban and a female deity in a blue and gold sari, both garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands. A golden throne-like peetha sits in front with a small seated figure in orange and white, and gold lamp stands line the sides. A red-cushioned orange chair is in the lower foreground.

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A photograph inside a stone shrine with carved pillars and a gold arch framing a deity murti pair seated on a golden throne with red and blue garments, decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a golden crown. A single person in orange robes stands with their back to the camera in the foreground, facing the shrine. In front of the shrine is an empty orange upholstered chair with a red embroidered cushion, and a small wooden lectern. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-like vessels and small offering bowls sit on the altar ledge, with orange curtains and greenery visible on the sides.2010-07-04July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti dressed in red, orange and blue with a crown, garlands of marigold and red flowers, and a large golden kalasha in front. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform beside the murti. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sari stands at the right facing the shrine, with an orange cushioned seat in the foreground. Orange cloth hangs from the pillars and a red railing with yellow garlands is behind.2010-06-30October 15 20102010-10-15October 23 20102010-10-23A person with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless orange robe and orange dhoti, stands barefoot with hands joined, viewed from behind, before a temple shrine. Inside an ornate gold-framed arch, a pair of deity murtis are adorned with red, yellow and white garlands; the central figure wears an orange turban and jewellery, the other is in blue. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, a gold kalasha-like vessel sits in front, and a small red-robed figurine rests at the base. To the right stands an orange-upholstered chair with a red cushion and an orange footstool, facing the shrine. A white pedestal stands on the left. The setting is a stone temple with carved pillars.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 02 20102010-07-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a shrine niche with a golden arch framing two painted deity murtis: one with a crown, trident and blue-and-gold attire, and a companion figure in red and gold, both garlanded with yellow and red flowers. In front, a figure in long flowing black hair and an orange saffron garment kneels or bows facing the shrine, with brass oil lamps and offerings on a stone ledge. A saffron cushion and chair sit at right beside a red railing and trees. The person's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so they are described by role as a devotee.2010-07-08A photograph of a stone shrine with carved pillars and a golden arched frame. Inside, a large deity murti pair stands on a pink-draped backdrop, one figure in a blue skirt and the other in a red sari, both adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. In front, a decorated seated figure is garlanded with flowers, flanked by two smaller seated figures in orange and red robes with a brass lamp. In the foreground, a person in an orange sleeveless robe with cropped dark hair stands with their back to the camera, hands raised before the shrine, with a lit oil lamp and flower offerings on the stone ledge.2008-08-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a standing figure in a long saffron-orange robe, hands pressed together in prayer, facing a deity murti pair decorated with red and orange garlands and gold ornaments, seated beside a gold-colored kalasha or ritual vessel. A brass oil lamp stands before the shrine, and an empty orange-upholstered chair with a red cushion sits in the foreground beside a wooden offering box. Orange drapery frames the stone pillars, and the setting is an open-sided stone temple pavilion with greenery behind. a person is a bald...2010-06-30A photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arched frame and red curtain behind. Two large deity murtis stand in the niche: the figure on the left wears an orange turban and silver jewelry with a white dhoti, and the figure on the right wears a blue-green sari and silver necklaces. Both are garlanded with yellow and red flower malas. In front sits a golden shivalinga-like pillar with a tiered brass canopy, flanked by brass oil lamps. In the foreground, a person with long dark curly hair in a sleeveless orange top stands with hands folded, viewed from behind, facing the shrine. An orange cushioned seat and a red embroidered pillow sit in the lower right corner.2010-07-02 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20102010-01-17