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July 08 2012

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A small niche shrine painted in teal and mustard yellow holds a dark stone deity murti. Green leaves and white flower strands decorate its head. A small clay oil lamp burns on the ledge in front, with a steel cup to the left and scattered petals on the floor. No people are visible.2012-07-08August 03 20082008-08-03March 01 20182018-03-01A dim, weathered stone room with peeling pale blue-grey plaster walls and a worn concrete floor. In the corner stands a carved golden wooden shrine canopy with a thin kalasha-like top, draped with garlands of white jasmine and red roses and green leaves. Beside it is a small raised stone platform with a brass shrine figure or small murti, and a brass tray holding small brass lamps, a kumkum-like powder container, flowers and a brass bowl. A small oil lamp hangs from the upper left wall on a chain. No people are visible.2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01Photograph of a dim, narrow stone-walled inner shrine with a grey concrete floor and a low-hanging lamp. At the centre sits a golden deity murti in a tiered canopy, decorated with a garland of white and red flowers and green leaves. Brass pots and lamps sit on the floor and a stone ledge to the right. No people are visible. A metal grille door stands at the left edge.2018-03-01August 08 20092009-08-08August 21 20062006-08-21July 01 20142014-07-01A small roofed shrine in a dim courtyard of a temple-like building. At the centre is a colourful painted gopuram-style niche enshrining a Ganesha murti with an elephant head, seated and painted in red and green tones. Below it, a dark Shiva lingam wrapped in a white cloth and decorated with white flowers sits on a raised platform. A yellow-walled alcove with a stone counter and clay pots is visible to the left, and an orange pot stands at right. No people are present.2014-07-01A small arched concrete shrine in an outdoor setting, with dry ground and a chain-link fence behind it. Inside the niche stands a dark stone murti smeared with red and yellow powder and draped with a white flower garland, possibly a deity murti. A black stone bowl or lamp stand sits at the left, with a stick and a few white flowers and petals scattered on the ground. No people are visible.2007-05-04August 08 20092009-08-08