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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large rock-cut deity form, a stone murti smeared in vermilion (sindoor) and draped with a white cloth and layered garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers with blue ornaments. A young shirtless man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl with red border stands at left, looking toward the murti, wearing a pendant on a cord. At right, a shirtless man in a white dhoti bends forward in worship, wearing an orange shawl with a green-and-gold border. A framed picture hangs on the wall above, and a blurred hand is in the foreground.

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A temple ritual photograph inside a dim shrine. Three bare-chested priests dressed in orange or saffron dhotis stand around a red-stained stone lingam, which is draped with a white cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, red flower strands, white blossoms and green leaves. The priest in the centre, wearing a white-and-pink shawl, reaches toward the garland and offering. Another priest in an orange dhoti stands at the left, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a green-bordered wrap stands at the right edge. Brass vessels, flower heaps, leaves and offering items lie on the floor at the lower left. A small framed picture hangs on the back wall, and a white-clad figure stands partly at the left edge.2010-09-04September 04 20102010-09-04A photograph inside a dim temple shrine. On the left, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and orange turban wears a long garland of yellow and white flowers with a red-pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala at his neck, standing with hands clasped in front. Beside him a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded. In the background a young shirtless attendant wearing a yellow shawl watches, while a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and pink-and-white cloth bends to decorate a large red-orange deity murti with garlands of yellow, white and red flowers. A hanging bulb lights the arched alcove, with brass bells, offerings and a small framed picture on the walls. A man in a striped shirt stands at the left edge.2010-09-04A photograph inside a dim stone shrine chamber where a red-painted deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a white cloth draped over its head and blue-stone ornaments, lit by a bare electric bulb. In the foreground a figure in an orange sleeveless robe and a green leaf garland around the shoulders holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti. Beside him a man in a white dhoti stands with folded hands, and on the right a figure in orange cloth holds a garland. A bald man in the left foreground turns his face away. A painted panel with red and gold imagery is visible behind the murti. The scene shows a puja or aarti at the murti.2010-09-04August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A temple shrine interior with grey granite walls. In the center, a figure in an orange turban and saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair stands with hands extended over a brass plate toward a deity murti decorated with a large garland of orange and white flowers. To the left, a black stone deity relief with a white and orange garland. Behind the murti hangs a dark blue curtain. Around them stand several devotees: a man in a beige jacket with folded hands on the left, a bare-chested man with a gold chain and folded hands, a person in white with long hair and an orange cloth at the front, and a man in an orange wrap standing near the entrance. Oil lamps sit on the steps.August 09 20102010-08-09November 11 20162016-11-11 +2 copiesMarch 14 20142014-03-14