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A photograph of a stone shrine in an open-air pavilion with orange and red curtains. A deity murti stands at the back of the granite platform, decorated with marigold garlands, a gold kalasha and brass oil lamps. A man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala bows low with hands folded in front of the platform, standing on a small mat. Stone carvings decorate the pillars and the front of the altar. Greenery is visible beyond the open structure.

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A single person in an orange-saffron robe and wrap stands barefoot on a woven mat in front of a granite shrine platform, bending forward at the waist with hands together in reverence. Behind the platform, a deity murti draped in pink and white cloth and garlanded with marigold and multicolored flower strands sits within a gilded niche, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style offering on the stone ledge. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine, with a small relief panel showing a seated figure to the left, and red-and-white striped drapes and an orange canopy surround the open-sided pavilion. The person has a rudraksha mala hanging from the neck.2010-10-21A photograph of a stone temple shrine with carved granite pillars and a raised granite platform. Behind the platform stand deity murtis draped in yellow and orange cloth with garlands of marigolds and white flowers, including a seated figure with a crown and a standing female figure. Brass oil lamps and offering plates sit on the platform. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe and orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala hanging from his neck, bows low with his head near the platform edge, standing on a woven mat. Red curtains frame the open pavilion, and red-and-white striped walls surround the courtyard.2010-10-23October 20 20102010-10-20A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple shrine with a grey granite platform in front of a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a pink-and-white cloth. A lone person in orange saffron robes bends forward with hands together at the platform's edge, making obeisance. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and red-orange curtains hang at the sides beside a red-and-white striped wall and a tiled roof with palm trees outside.2010-11-18 +1 copiesOctober 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a stone-pillared shrine open on the sides, with red and white striped walls and draped red curtains. On a raised granite platform sits a deity murti with a crown, draped in blue cloth and garlanded with marigold-type flower strands. Brass oil lamps stand before it. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron garment, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala around his neck, bows low with hands together on a small mat. A banana plant grows at the right edge.2010-11-30November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesA person in an orange robe stands barefoot on a dark mat, bowing forward with hands together before a stone shrine platform. Behind the platform stand deity murtis draped in pink and white cloth, with a white-clad figure and yellow-and-white garlands around the central image. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels stand on the stone ledge, and red-and-white striped walls and a red curtain frame the open temple hall with flowers and palm trees beyond.2010-10-19A figure in orange robes with a shaved head bows deeply with hands together before a black stone shrine. Inside the shrine, a deity murti in pink and red drapery wears yellow and red marigold garlands and a gold crown, flanked by a second figure and brass oil lamps on the altar ledge. A large gold-and-red ornate chair stands empty in the foreground. Red-and-white striped pillars and a red curtain frame the open mandapa.2010-11-25A figure in orange robes with a matching orange head wrap bows deeply at a stone platform inside a temple pavilion, standing on a brown mat before a shrine. Behind them stands a deity murti in red and orange garments, decorated with bright marigold garlands in yellow, orange and purple, and holding a sword. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the altar. To the right, several people in orange and white stand near a draped orange cloth and a small decorated umbrella, while a woman in a white sari watches. Stone carvings line the pillars and walls, and a red-painted wall and palm trees appear beyond the open pavilion.2010-12-27A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone platform and carved stone pillars. A single man in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching upper wrap bows forward at the waist with his hands near the shrine ledge, barefoot on a woven mat. Behind the ledge, a deity murti stands draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers, with a large white cobra hood arching above it, and brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the altar. Red and white painted walls and a corrugated roof frame the courtyard, with palm trees beyond. The man's face is not visible, so his identity cannot be determined from the image.2010-11-15A photograph inside a temple shrine where a single man in an orange saffron garment bows forward at a granite platform with his hands near the stone ledge. Behind the platform stand deity murtis draped in pink and white cloth with garlands of marigolds and purple flowers, including a blue figure at the centre. Brass oil lamps and offering plates with flowers sit on the stone altar. Red-and-white striped walls, orange curtains and a corrugated roof frame the scene, with palm trees beyond the open pillared hall. The man is in a respectful puja posture, and the figure's appearance matches the orange-clad sannyasi cues only loosely, so identity is uncertain.2010-10-20 +1 copies