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A photograph of devotees gathered at an illuminated stone shrine during evening worship. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow shawls, stand at the shrine's edge with hands joined in prayer. A woman in a yellow kurta faces the shrine at right, and a woman in a yellow sari with a red blouse stands beside her with palms pressed together. Inside the gold-framed arch, a deity murti adorned with red and orange flower garlands is flanked by brass lamps and a brass kalasha. Orange curtains hang from the pillars, and brass oil lamps and a brass vessel sit on the foreground ledge.

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A 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.2010-07-13November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12July 19 20102010-07-19A photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated roof and orange curtains framing a stone shrine. A golden arch surrounds a deity murti decorated with red and orange garments. Several men in white dhotis and orange-robed priests tend the shrine, one holding a small pot near the base. A woman in a blue-and-white sari with orange border and a girl in a teal top and purple salwar stand at the rail. A man in a blue-and-white striped shirt and dark trousers stands at right with a badge on his chest. Brass lamps and a kalasha rest on the platform, and a speaker is mounted on the wall.2010-07-13July 19 20102010-07-19July 19 20102010-07-19A dim temple interior with a crowd of devotees pressing toward a shrine. A grey stone shrine with carved pillars and a golden arch frames a deity murti dressed in red and adorned with marigold garlands, with lit oil lamps on golden stands beside it. Red cloth drapes hang on either side. Above, a painted panel shows deities and a pair of bulls. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar kameez, and a girl with a braided plait stand in the foreground with hands folded in prayer. Some people in the foreground have their backs to the camera.2010-11-12Photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arched niche holding a deity murti of a seated couple adorned with gold ornaments, red-and-yellow garlands and a kalasha-like vessel at the centre. Three people stand before the shrine in devotion: a man in a white shirt on the left, a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl lighting or offering at the altar, and a person in orange robes with long hair on the right with hands folded. Brass lamps with flames, brass stands and a sandstone carved pillared structure surround the shrine, with orange cloth hanging to the left.2010-07-07A dimly lit temple shrine with a stone arch framed by a gold-edged arch and red curtains. Two deity murti stand on a raised platform, adorned with red garlands and a dark stone shivalinga-like object before them, with brass lamps on either side. Several people stand and walk in the foreground, mostly wearing white: men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white saris with gold borders. One man in a grey shirt and khaki trousers stands near the shrine.2010-10-12July 11 20102010-07-11Night photograph inside a stone temple shrine with carved pillars and a golden arched frame behind a deity murti pair seated on a golden throne, draped in red and yellow garlands. Three men stand before the shrine: a priest in white with a yellow shawl bending over the altar with a mustard-colored shawl draped on him, a man in an orange shirt with his back to camera, and a man in a striped shirt, with another young man in a cream striped shirt pressing his palms together at right. Brass oil lamps and lamp stands flank the altar, and red curtains hang at the sides. Four physical people are visible.2010-07-13