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August 23 2011

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A photograph of a temple shrine with deity murtis adorned with red and white garlands and gold jewellery, including a seated figure in a golden-yellow garment and a standing figure in blue. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel and small offering plates sit on the stone platform in front. On the right, a man with long dark hair, in an orange-red shawl and gold-beaded necklaces, stands with hands folded in prayer facing the shrine. Orange curtains hang at the open pillared doorway, and through it a few women in saris stand in a garden setting with a red gate beyond.2011-08-23August 17 20092009-08-17October 29 20102010-10-29July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with carved stone walls and gold-painted arch. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a plain orange sleeveless garment and faces the shrine. Before them stand golden murti figures of a male deity in an orange turban and a female deity in a blue and gold sari, both garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands. A golden throne-like peetha sits in front with a small seated figure in orange and white, and gold lamp stands line the sides. A red-cushioned orange chair is in the lower foreground.2010-07-04January 21 20132013-01-21A devotee in an orange sleeveless top sits facing a shrine inside an ornately carved grey stone temple structure. Two deity murtis stand in the niche, adorned with garlands of marigolds and gold ornaments, one dressed in yellow and red cloth. A brass lamp stand and a large golden kalasha-like vessel sit in front, with brass oil lamps and offering trays on the stone platform. Orange curtains hang at the sides, and a red-and-white painted wall and greenery appear beyond the open pillars.2010-07-10A photograph inside a stone temple shrine. On the left, a deity murti sits on a raised platform adorned with yellow and purple marigold garlands, a blue and red cloth backdrop, and a golden crown. A white-draped altar holds a saffron-clad figure and brass puja vessels, lamps and a plate. A standing ritual figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with dark red borders and a rudraksha mala stands at the right, facing the shrine with hands together, while smoke rises from the altar. Behind the iron railing, two other people in white and orange are visible in the background. Red and white striped walls and stone pillars frame the scene.2011-01-22A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long dark braid stands with her back to the camera at the granite base of a shrine, facing a deity murti pair seated on a raised throne. The murti pair wears garlands of marigold and white flowers, red and orange head-dress, and green and pink silk; brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, bells and offerings sit on the stone platform. Behind them a gold arch frames a yellow backdrop, with a smaller gilt niche and carved temple pillars around the open-air shrine.2013-04-09October 15 20102010-10-15February 05 20152015-02-05A photograph of a shrine with painted deity murtis dressed in red and green silk, adorned with marigold garlands, rudraksha-style beads and jewelry. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and plates of offerings nearby. On the right, a person in orange and red clothing with white forehead markings and a long rudraksha-bead necklace stands with hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine. An open arch leads to a tree and a red railing outside. The person is a devotee, and there is no appearance-based candidate for a person.2013-03-16