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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.

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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 crowded shrine interior where a woman with long dark hair in an orange top pours liquid from a plastic bottle into a brass lamp or vessel lit with a flame. The vessel sits on a pedestal beneath a stone niche garlanded with white, orange and green flowers. 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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.Photo inside a stone shrine in a temple niche. A priest in white clothing with an orange shawl holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame toward a deity murti, a silver-faced idol draped in a red and gold cloth and wrapped in a thick garland of green leaves, white flowers and orange marigolds. Behind him an attendant in saffron-orange robes stands by a brass railing. At left, a person with dark curly hair and a gold bangle reaches forward with hands joined in reverence. A second white-clad attendant is at the right edge. The black base of the murti bears carved Devanagari lettering.A photograph inside a temple shrine with white marble walls and carved floral roundels. A devotee in an orange robe reaches into a marble niche to anoint a white deity murti decorated with white and orange marigold garlands and a green leaf garland. A man in white clothing at left holds up a brass oil lamp with a flame. Devotees in dark clothing are visible at the lower right and edge of frame. Floor is covered with scattered flower petals and offerings. Black stone base carries devanagari inscriptions. Some inscribed marble text appears above the shrine.2010-11-04February 13 20132013-02-13November 04 20102010-11-04