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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe with bare feet and a shaved-looking dark head stands on a brown mat before a granite platform, folding his hands in front of him in reverence. On the raised platform a deity murti in white with gold ornaments and red-and-white garlands is flanked by brass lamps, a kalasha and small offerings, with a red curtain and carved stone pillars around it. The scene reads as a temple puja or darshan.

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October 23 20102010-10-23October 21 20102010-10-21November 14 20102010-11-14A photograph inside an open-sided stone temple shrine with a grey granite plinth and carved pillars. A single person in a sleeveless orange-saffron garment and matching orange dhoti walks barefoot toward the shrine, back to the camera, long dark hair down the back. Orange cloth covers the floor and an orange-upholstered seat with a footstool stands to the left. Inside the shrine, a deity murti sits on a golden throne decorated with red-and-yellow marigold garlands, golden kalasha-style vessels and brass lamps, with an orange-red backdrop. Orange curtains frame the open sides and a red-and-white striped wall is visible behind.2010-07-10A barefoot man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap stands facing a stone shrine at a temple. Inside the arched, red-backed niche, a deity murti with a trident and garlands of yellow and red flowers is adorned, with brass lamps and vessels set before it on the granite platform. Red and white curtains hang at the sides of the open pavilion, and palm trees are visible beyond. The man's presence is a practitioner's stance at the shrine, and the page's a person claim cannot be confirmed from his appearance, so his identity is not asserted.2010-10-21A man in saffron-orange robes stands with his back partly to the camera, facing a stone shrine. Inside the arched, gold-trimmed shrine are carved and painted deity murtis, one with a crown and multiple arms holding weapons, draped in pink fabric and garlanded with marigold and purple flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the granite platform, with small brass vessels and offerings in front. Red and orange curtains hang beside the shrine under an open-air temple pavilion with striped red-and-white walls. The scene suggests puja or darshan at a temple shrine.2010-10-21A single devotee in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis draped in pink and red cloth, with a garland of yellow and orange marigolds hanging across them. Brass oil lamps and offering plates sit on a grey stone platform in front. Behind the shrine an orange-walled building with white and red striped trim and a corrugated roof stands among palm trees, and orange curtains hang at the open pavilion.2010-09-15October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside an open-sided temple shrine. A man in saffron-orange ochre clothing with a bare upper body stands on the right, facing the altar and looking up at the deity murti. The altar holds ornate deity figures, a seated deity with a crown and trident-like weapon, and a female figure in pink and red, all draped with garlands of purple and yellow flowers. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks line the stone platform, along with brass kalasha vessels, plates of offerings and fruit. Carved granite pillars frame the scene, with orange curtains and a red railing behind, and trees visible outside.2010-10-21A 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 barefoot man in an orange sleeveless robe with orange-and-gold trim and a beaded necklace stands at a stone shrine at night, hands joined in devotion. Before him on the raised stone platform are a deity murti in red and gold garments with garlands of marigolds, a small figure, brass oil lamps and a small bowl, under a gilded arch. Red curtains hang from pillars beside the shrine, and a red-and-white striped wall runs behind.2010-11-12A figure in orange robes bends forward at a stone shrine in an open pavilion, facing a deity murti dressed in yellow and red cloth and decorated with marigold and yellow garlands. Brass lamps, a golden kalasha-like vessel and brass ritual vessels stand on the stone platform. An orange-draped chair with a red cushion sits beside the shrine, with a wooden tray of items nearby. Orange curtains hang from the pillars, and carved grey stone columns frame the scene, with a red-and-white painted wall behind.2010-07-10