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April 23 20122012-04-23April 27 20122012-04-27A 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.2013-03-16March 16 20132013-03-16A photograph of a temple shrine with ornately decorated deity murtis garlanded in multicoloured flower strands and draped in orange and red cloth, with brass oil lamps (deepas) standing in front. A standing man on the right wears a long dark-haired style, an orange-red robe over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and gold bangles, and stands beside the shrine's stone pillar. a person is shown as the standing figure in orange-red robes with long hair and rudraksha beads, while the seated figures on the shrine are murtis.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30 +2 copiesA woman in a red and green sari stands with her back to the camera, facing a shrine in a stone temple pavilion. The shrine holds several deity murti: a figure on the left holding a trident, and a larger seated figure in red and gold garlands with a crown, flanked by marigold garlands. A smaller figure in red stands in a doorway beside brass lamps. Grey carved stone pillars frame the scene, with green and orange curtains and a red railing behind.2011-10-31A 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.2013-04-09A photograph of a temple shrine with large deity murti of a crowned pair, one holding a staff and the other a lotus-like object, both draped in red and green cloth and garlanded with white flowers. Golden arch and ornate stone pillars frame the altar. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. In the foreground, a bare-backed person with long dark hair and an orange cloth wrapped around the waist stands with hands folded in worship facing the shrine. A small orange-robed figure seated before the altar is garlanded with white flowers. Another orange-robed attendant stands at right near a green-curtained niche.2012-04-27December 22 20102010-12-22A person in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands at right, facing a shrine. The shrine holds deity murtis with red and gold garments, a trident-bearing figure at left and a seated goddess at center, decorated with pink and yellow garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and an arched gold-framed niche with a small figure sits behind. Stone pillars frame the open shrine, with an orange wall and a palm tree outside.2013-03-16December 22 20102010-12-22