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A photo inside a small shrine chamber where a priest in a red-and-pink checked shirt holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) before a decorated stone deity murti with a face-like carved image wreathed in green leaves, marigolds and white flowers. Yellow marigold offerings sit on the floor and a black cloth below reads 'काल भैरव बाबा की'. On the left a woman with long curly black hair and a leopard-print top stands with palms pressed together in namaste, beside a man in white with an orange shawl. On the right a man with a tilak on his forehead in a white shirt claps or gestures, and a shaved-headed person's bald head is in the foreground. Brass railings and marble pillars frame the scene. Several people are visible.

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Photograph inside a stone shrine with carved white marble arches and an inscribed plaque above. A woman with curly dark hair and a leopard-print top, seen from behind, holds her hands in anjali near a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. In the centre, a seated priest in a red-and-white patterned shirt and red cloth sits beside a silver-faced deity murti garlanded with green leaves, white flowers and orange marigolds, backed by a black cloth with Hindi lettering. A white-clad devotee with folded hands is at the right edge, and yellow marigolds lie at the base of the shrine. Brass railings frame the scene.A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground a person with long dark curly hair and a leopard-print top stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a white marble shrine. Beside them on the left, a man with a tilak mark on his forehead wears white and orange. Behind the shrine, a man in a red patterned shirt sits near a brass lamp with a burning flame. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with a green leaf garland, orange and white flowers, and a yellow marigold cloth, set in front of a black cloth with white Hindi lettering. A brass donation box with Hindi script sits at the bottom, and a yellow flower offering lies on the floor. Several other people in white stand at the right edge.Photograph inside a marble shrine at a temple. In the foreground, a woman with dark braided hair and a leopard-print top stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a tall brass oil lamp whose flame burns brightly. Behind the lamp, a man in a red-and-white patterned shirt sits on a red mat, looking toward the camera. To the right, a silver face-mask murti of a deity is adorned with a green leaf garland, yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flowers, set before a black cloth with a white Hindi inscription. Carved marble arches and floral reliefs frame the shrine, with yellow flowers in the lower right.A photograph inside a stone shrine at a temple. In the foreground, a person with voluminous dark curly hair and a leopard-print top stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a small shrine. Behind them a man in a red patterned shirt with a necklace stands beside a brass railing. A flame burns in a brass lamp at left. The shrine's central niche holds a silver-faced deity murti garlanded with green leaves and orange and white flowers, draped in a black cloth with white lettering, and a yellow marigold garland lies below. A brass donation box sits in the foreground. A man in white with red and white wrist threads stands at right with hands raised.Inside a carved white marble shrine, a man in a red and white patterned shirt and red trousers kneels and holds a brass tray of burning camphor flame toward a silver-faced deity murti draped in a black cloth. The murti is adorned with a large green leaf garland, yellow marigold and white flower garlands, and an orange flower tilak. A woman with dark curly hair in a leopard-print top stands in the foreground with hands folded in prayer. Yellow marigold flowers lie on the floor in front, and brass railings frame the shrine. Hindi text on the black cloth reads Kaal Bhairav Baba.November 04 20102010-11-04A photograph inside a stone shrine niche decorated with carved white marble arches and floral reliefs. A silver face of Kala Bhairava, a deity murti with a moustache and a tilak, is framed by a large green leaf garland and marigold and yellow flower garlands, in front of a black cloth with white Devanagari lettering. A man in a red shirt with white dots stands behind a brass railing, holding a flaming oil lamp on a tray. In the foreground a woman with dark wavy hair and a leopard-print top stands with her palms pressed together in prayer. A pile of yellow marigolds lies at the lower right.A crowded photograph inside a stone shrine niche of a temple, with a black stone deity murti dressed in a garland of white and orange marigold flowers and green leaves. A brass oil lamp with a bright flame stands in the foreground. A priest in an orange saffron shawl with a white forehead band and red tilak stands at left, holding a bundle of green leaves and a small bottle, while a man in an orange shirt with his hands folded in namaste stands beside him. Devotees press close at right, including an older woman in a red sari and several elderly men in white clothes with hands clasped in prayer. A black placard with white lettering is set against the shrine base. The scene conveys puja at the shrine.A photograph inside a small stone shrine with carved white marble arches and a Devanagari inscription above. A priest in a red shirt holds a lit aarti lamp with flames toward a deity image garlanded with green leaves and white and orange flowers, set against a black panel with Hindi lettering. In front, a woman in a leopard-print top and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stand with palms pressed together, while two men in light shirts look on from the right. A donation box marked in Hindi and English sits on the floor by yellow marigolds.November 04 20102010-11-04A photograph inside a stone shrine where a deity murti is decorated with white and orange marigold garlands and green leaf garlands, with a red-orange cloth draped over it. A devotee in an orange sari holds up a lit oil lamp, and a bald man in white clothing raises a hand nearby. Other people in dark vests and white shirts lean in at the carved stone railing. Black Devanagari lettering on the shrine reads 'Kal Bhairav', indicating the Kal Bhairav shrine, and the ornate grey stone carvings surround the altar.Crowded interior of a stone shrine in a temple. A carved marble niche holds a deity murti, a white stone figure decorated with a wreath of white and orange flowers, green leaves and a garland. A brass oil lamp with a bright flame sits in front. Around it, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on the forehead, crowd close, reaching toward the shrine. A man in an orange cloth and white shirt stands at left with a red shawl. A carved inscription in Devanagari script runs across the top of the shrine wall.