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August 05 20142014-08-05August 05 20142014-08-05October 31 20142014-10-31August 05 20142014-08-05June 16 20142014-06-16March 07 20132013-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a seated deity murti pair decorated with red and white garlands, gold crowns and jewelled necklaces against a turquoise backdrop. A small standing figure in orange sits to the right within an arched niche. In the foreground, a person in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands with their back to the camera, facing the shrine. Dark stone pillars frame the scene, with brass oil lamps on the sides and a red curtain at left.2013-02-02A photograph inside a temple shrine of a multi-armed deity murti seated on a throne, with a red-orange face, crown, trident and ornate jewelry, draped in red and orange cloth and garlanded with purple and white flowers. Two smaller figures stand to the sides, one with a dark crown and orange clothing near a gold arch. A single person with a shaved head, wearing an orange robe, stands with hands folded at the lower right facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style offering stand on the stone platform in front, with a blue backdrop and carved grey stone pillars around.2013-01-29A person in a rust-red sannyasi-style cloth with a red garland stands with back to the camera at the base of a stone shrine, facing a richly decorated deity group under a gilded arch with a turquoise backdrop. Central figures include a seated deity with garlands and a crown, flanked by standing statues wearing red and white garments and flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform before the murtis, and a red velvet curtain hangs to the right. The scene is a temple darshan or puja setting with murti statues rather than living figures.2016-01-24January 24 20162016-01-24May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph of a temple shrine with two large deity murtis seated on a raised dais, garlanded with red and white flower strings. The figure on the left wears an orange turban and gold ornaments; the central figure wears a crown and a red-and-gold sari-like drape. A smaller standing figure in orange robes with palms joined stands in an arched niche behind them. Brass lamps and oil lamps sit on the dais in front. On the right, a single man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, tilak and tied-back hair stands beside the pillar with hands folded in reverence. Turquoise drapes frame the shrine and a red railing and trees are visible beyond.2013-02-02