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December 10 2011

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July 20 20102010-07-20September 05 20172017-09-05A photograph inside a temple at night showing a gilded shrine arch framing a deity murti pair seated on a raised golden dais, decorated with garlands and flower strings, with orange drapes hanging at the sides and brass oil lamps on stands. Several devotees in white and yellow clothing stand or bow at a metal railing in front of the shrine, one man in a white shirt leaning forward, a woman in an orange and red sari and a woman in a blue and gold sari nearby, with a large silver vessel at right. Stone carved pillars frame the shrine.2010-07-13July 20 20102010-07-20February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion draped with red cloth. Garlanded deity murti, with a decorated figure in green and orange silk, sit behind an altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels. A man in an orange robe stands at left tending the lamps, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at center with hands raised in worship. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a dark top with a blue hair clip watch from the foreground, their backs to the camera. Stone carvings and red-and-white railings surround the shrine, with green trees behind.2009-10-15December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesNight photograph of a devotional gathering in front of a decorated temple shrine. Several figures are shown mostly from behind, dressed in white dhotis and saris with orange or saffron shawls, with hands folded in prayer. The shrine is adorned with marigold garlands and yellow flower strings, featuring deity murtis with a central figure in orange and gold, flanked by smaller figures in garlands. A photographer in white stands at right. Oil lamps and brass vessels appear at the shrine base, and red-and-gold banners hang above.2016-12-12 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered before a small shrine with a red-and-gold temple gateway. A richly decorated deity murti stands at the centre, draped in red and adorned with garlands and gold ornaments, with brass lamps flanking the entrance. Red cloth hangs from the pillars. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar-style dress, and a figure in saffron clothing stand close together with hands folded in prayer, some with palms pressed together and others looking toward the shrine. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the scene reads as a darshan or puja at a temple shrine.2010-11-12July 20 20102010-07-20Night-time ritual at an open-sided temple shrine with a gold-framed deity murti and pink-draped central figure beneath a grey stone canopy. A man in red robes and a tall golden crown with a fan-shaped backdrop sits on a golden seat at centre, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace. Around him, shirtless men in white dhotis and saffron cloth, and women in white and orange saris, crowd close, some holding white papers or offerings. Pink curtains and a gold pillar frame the scene, with a painted panel of deities above.2017-09-05