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Interior view of a shrine niche framed by bright red-orange wooden grille doors and a red carved lintel. Inside, a white marble platform holds a small seated figure draped in orange cloth, wearing a crown-like headdress and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with green leaves and a brass bowl placed before it. Ornate red and gold floral carvings surround the arched niche, and a framed picture hangs above. The flooring is grey-and-white marble tile. The figure appears to be a statue, not a living person, so no people are physically present.

October 27 2015

A photograph of a shrine with a barred metal grille and a red curtain behind it, where a deity murti and offerings sit inside a small chamber. In the foreground, a bald man in a flowing orange robe with a torn edge stands with his back to the camera, facing the shrine beside a red-speckled pillar. A reddish wooden door sits to the left against a yellow wall, and an orange cloth bag lies on the floor at the bottom edge with a person's head partly visible.

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A photograph taken through orange metal bars of an enclosure containing a shrine heaped with marigold and flower garlands, with a bare fluorescent tube hanging in front. Several men stand or sit behind the bars on a raised platform, some in white kurtas and one in a dark shirt, with some wearing orange or yellow cloth. Flowers cover a lower altar area, and a hand reaches toward the offerings.

A photograph inside a small enclosed shrine with red-painted walls and a red ceiling, with metal grilles and a glass-fronted case at the lower left. Four men stand at a red railing looking down toward the shrine's floor. The man at centre wears a red turban, a gold-coloured necklace and a large gold ornament, with his palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him stand two shaven-headed priests in rust and saffron cloths with beaded malas, and at the right a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange kurta with an orange shawl, his hands resting on the railing. A basket sits at the right edge. No reliable appearance-based identification of a person is made, so the central figure is described by role only.

Photograph of a concrete stairway inside an arched passage flanked by red metal mesh railings and grilles. Three men in saffron-orange robes climb the stairs barefoot: the nearest, in a saffron wrap over orange robes, is looking down at the steps; the one on the left wears an orange robe with a long beaded necklace; another man behind wears a dark shirt and orange wrap. A fourth figure in white clothing stands partly visible behind them, and a woman in a pink sari is at the lower left. The setting appears to be a pilgrimage temple staircase.

Photograph of a shrine niche set into a yellow-ochre wall between pinkish speckled granite pillars. A red-and-gold cloth hangs over a barred iron grille with a dark red wooden door, and marigold garlands and offerings sit inside on a low ledge. A small opening and steps lead to a doorway at right. No people are visible in the scene.

Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand behind a tall steel barrier of vertical rails in a dim temple hall with ceiling lights. The man in the center, with a yellow tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, presses his palms together in prayer with his eyes lowered. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange also stands with hands folded, and a third person in orange with a yellow border stands at the far right. Two more people in white and orange are visible at the left edge, partly obscured by the rails. The scene suggests devotees waiting in a temple queue or sanctum enclosure.

March 14 2014

A photograph of a concrete staircase enclosed by orange-red metal mesh railings, with a low arch above. Several people in saffron-orange robes climb the steps barefoot. The front robed figure in the center has long dark hair and wears a saffron cloth over one shoulder; a second robed man follows behind him. A woman in a pink sari and another in a dark green sari stand at left, and a bald man in dark clothes with sunglasses and an orange shawl walks in the middle. A photographer with a camera stands at the right edge, and a sign-like purple emblem is visible at top left.