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A temple shrine photograph centred on a seated white statue in saffron-orange cloth with an orange head wrap, its hands joined in anjali and garlanded with white flowers. Behind it stands a large deity murti in a golden-yellow and dark garment, adorned with long garlands of yellow and red flowers and a gold kalasha-shaped vessel with green leaves. Gold oil lamps stand on either side and a small framed image with a garland sits at the right. Offerings, a small brass pot and a flower arrangement lie at the base. No living people are visible.

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August 11 2011

2011-08-11 +2 copies

A photograph of a shrine with a large deity murti under a red-and-gold arch, adorned with a yellow and red marigold garland. Above the figure rises a multi-headed serpent hood with green stones. The deity wears an orange turban and a gold-trimmed white cloth. In front sits a white marble statue of a seated sage in a red robe with a gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, one hand raised in blessing and the eyes covered by a yellow cloth. Gold oil lamps stand on either side, with offering plates and flowers at the base. The setting is an outdoor temple-style enclosure with trees behind.

A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large deity murti with a cobra hood, wearing an orange cloth wrap, a multi-strand white pearl necklace, green-stone pendant ornaments on the crown, and a red and white flower garland draped down its body. Two standing figures in orange and teal with gold bangles flank the central figure. In front sits a small white and yellow statue of a seated figure with hands raised in blessing and a yellow turban, holding a yellow flower. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp and a ritual bell rest on the floor. Gold-patterned walls and red drapes surround the shrine. The people are statues and figures rather than physical people.

March 03 2011

A photograph of a shrine with a large golden deity murti adorned with jewelled necklaces, a crown and a sceptre, seated behind a golden lingam on a golden pedestal. Garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers hang from the pedestal. Below, a small white statue of a seated figure in a red robe and red turban sits with hands raised in a gesture, a statue rather than a physical person. Brass oil lamps, a bell and a brass vessel stand in front, and a red-robed figurine appears at the right edge. No physical people are visible.

2010-10-11 +1 copies

A decorated deity murti, shown as a seated figure with a tall orange-and-maroon turban, a gold hooded serpent canopy above, golden armlets and a gold-and-red necklace, draped in a white cloth with a red-and-gold border and framed with yellow and purple flower garlands. Behind it hang blue and pink fabric drapes. In the foreground a small white statue of a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, hands in anjali, wears a gold-toned rudraksha-style mala. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the foreground figure and a brass lamp stand on the right, with a small painted figure in blue at the far right. No living people are visible.

A photograph of an ornate temple shrine with a large gilded deity murti under a golden hooded cobra canopy, its face veiled in orange cloth and adorned with a green-jewelled crown, a long garland of yellow marigolds and purple flowers draped around it. Below sits a smaller white seated figure in red robes, right hand raised in blessing, with a red and silver backrest and beaded necklace. Brass oil lamps, bowls and vessels stand in front on the red-draped platform, while a white-robed attendant and a green-curtained gilded arch frame the scene. No living people are visible.

October 29 2010

A photograph of a large deity murti in a temple sanctum, draped in white cloth with a blue and orange skirt, a gold kavacha and a cobra hood above, wearing a red-and-white crown and garlands of yellow and pink flowers. Seated in front is a small figure in saffron robes with a saffron head cloth, hands raised in a mudra, appearing to be a sannyasi or statue. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on either side, with brass kalashas and vessels in the foreground.

A temple shrine photographed from the front. Two large gilded deity murtis stand behind a white-draped altar with a golden throne; one wears a crown and holds a trident-like staff, the other wears a blue and red sari and jewelry. Garlands of yellow and purple flowers hang down the shrine. In front of the altar sits a white marble statue of a seated sage wearing an orange-red robe, orange turban and rudraksha-style beaded mala, with one hand raised. Brass and copper vessels, a bell, a kalasha-like pot, a small brass lamp, flower petals and a white cloth sit on the platform, and a red-draped small shrine stands at right. No living people are visible.