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A photograph of a stone shrine at night, lit by brass oil lamps standing on a granite platform. Inside an arched gold frame, a deity murti in red-and-gold garments is garlanded with white and yellow flower strands and wears gold ornaments. A single standing person in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland bends forward at the right edge, hands together in devotion before the platform. Red curtains frame the shrine, and flower petals and offerings lie on the stone ledge.

A person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands with hands folded in front of a stone shrine at night, facing a deity murti in red garments, adorned with marigold garlands and a gold crown, with a trident-like staff. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform and a small white-clad figure sits on the plinth before the murti. Red curtains hang beside carved stone pillars, and a striped orange-and-white wall is visible at right.

October 19 2008

A barefoot person in saffron-orange robes bows deeply at the stone base of an open temple shrine. Behind them, a golden-framed altar holds a deity murti of Shiva with Parvati, the figures dressed in red cloth and decorated with yellow and purple garlands, with a silver-toned lingam and brass oil lamps set before them. Stone pillars carved with reliefs frame the shrine, a red curtain hangs at the right, and a small black pillar stands with flowers.

A photograph of a temple shrine at dusk with a carved stone niche holding two deity murtis, one with a golden crown and blue body and a consort in red and gold, both garlanded with marigolds. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and small offerings and a kalasha sit on the stone platform. In the lower right, a person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala bows forward before the shrine, beside an orange-cushioned seat with a fruit and sweets tray placed on a white stand. Orange curtains frame the scene.

A photograph inside a temple shrine with a stone mandapa framed by hanging orange-red curtains. Two gilded deity murtis stand in front of a golden arch and red backdrop, adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and wearing yellow and blue garments. A row of brass lamps stands on the stone platform, with brass vessels and offerings in front. A person in an orange robe bows low at the right edge beside an orange upholstered chair with a red cushion, and a small table holds a tray of items. The scene appears to be a darshan or puja setting.

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August 17 2009

A temple shrine with a gilded deity pair: a standing figure in a purple and yellow dhoti and a consort in gold, both adorned with marigold garlands and gold jewellery, set in a stone niche. In front, a red-clad small figure sits beside a golden kalasha-like vessel, with fruit offerings, brass oil lamps and flower garlands on the platform. At right, a person in orange robes bends forward at the altar edge, offering or prostrating. Red and orange curtains frame the shrine and carved stone pillars surround it.

A figure in a long orange robe bends forward at a shrine, hands near a stone platform decorated with flower garlands. Behind them, a shrine with a deity murti and framed image is adorned with orange and pink flowers and marigold garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Red curtains hang at the sides, and small brass plates with offerings sit on the platform. A microphone stand stands in the foreground, with another orange cloth draped nearby. The setting appears to be a temple ritual or darshan.

A photograph inside a stone shrine with carved grey pillars and orange curtains. At the centre, a golden-framed deity murti seated on a throne is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a crown and a red-orange cloth; a seated consort figure in green and pink sits beside it. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the altar, and a brass kalasha with offerings sits in front. In the lower right, one person in an orange robe with a red shawl bows with hands folded at the altar edge. A camera is partly visible at the left edge. The scene looks like puja or darshan at the shrine.

A shrine with a stone pedestal holding a central deity murti decorated with garlands in red, yellow and green, with a painted portrait panel on the left. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-style brass vessels stand on the pedestal, with flower arrangements in orange and pink on the pillars. A standing person in an orange robe bends forward with hands together at the shrine base, near a small microphone stand. Red curtains frame the shrine.