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A photograph of an outdoor stone shrine with grey carved pillars and a red-curtained arch. Inside, a large statue group shows a deity with a trident and a blue-skirted female figure, both draped in red-and-white garlands of marigold-like flowers, with a small white seated figure in front wearing an orange shawl. Silver puja vessels and brass lamps sit on the stone platform. On the right, a man in orange robes and an orange head-wrap bows low with his hands on the ledge. He is a devotee performing obeisance, and no a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance. Behind the shrine are trees and a red metal railing.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti pair draped in red and blue garments and yellow and purple garlands, with a gold arch behind. In front, a seated priest in an orange robe with a white shawl and orange head wrap sits beside an oil lamp and brass vessels. A devotee in an orange robe bends low in prostration at the stone platform, head to the ground. Silver pots, a brass lamp and a small smoking censer rest on the platform, and carved stone pillars and a green tree frame the open pavilion.2011-01-22January 29 20132013-01-29A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing two seated deity murtis on a raised stone platform, draped in orange and red cloth and garlanded with red and orange flower strands. The murti on the left holds a ceremonial staff and wears a crown and gold-embroidered garments; the central figure wears a crown and orange drapery. A small white and yellow figure sits in front, with a smaller yellow-robed figure in a niche to the right. A person in orange and green robes bows low with head near the platform edge at lower right, appearing to offer obeisance. Red curtains frame the shrine opening and a gate with a tree is visible outside.2011-10-05September 08 20152015-09-08A figure in orange robes bows low with head down at the stone base of a shrine, facing a carved stone platform. Behind it stands a deity murti pair decorated with marigold and yellow garlands; the central figure holds a trident and a rudraksha-style mala, and the figure beside it wears a red-and-gold crown. Brass puja vessels, a kettle-like pot and small lamps sit on a white-draped altar, with red curtains framing the scene. A gilded throne-like chair with red cushion appears at lower left. The bowing person is seen from behind and the orange-clad figure's identity is not clear from appearance, so this is marked unsure. A man in a pink shirt stands at right in the background.2011-01-22A photograph inside an open-sided stone shrine with a carved dark granite base and a gilded arched frame. At the centre sits a deity murti with multiple arms and a red-and-gold crown, holding a trident-like staff and a sword, seated beside a consort figure in green and gold garments; a small devotee statue stands to the right. The altar holds brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, fruit, flowers and a garland. In the foreground at right, a standing woman with bare shoulders wears a rust-and-gold sari with a white flower garland and faces the shrine with folded hands in worship. A red curtain hangs at left, and a bronze bowl sits in the lower corner.2013-04-30January 17 20132013-01-17August 17 20092009-08-17March 13 20132013-03-13A photograph of an open-sided stone shrine with carved pillars and a gold-framed arch holding two deity murtis, one red-and-gold with a crown and one in pink-and-gold, both draped in marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a blue-and-yellow figure sits at the shrine base among offerings and a kalasha. In the lower right foreground, a person in orange robes with shaved head bends forward in prostration before the shrine. Red curtains hang at the sides and greenery fills the background.2009-08-17A temple shrine photograph showing a large golden deity murti of a seated Shiva form with a trident, an ornate gilt arch, and a red drape behind. Beside it stands a smaller shrine figure in red and orange garments. Brass oil lamps, a brass bowl, and a flower-garlanded altar sit on a grey stone platform. In the foreground at right, a person in a saffron-orange cloth bends forward with hands pressed together in reverence at the shrine's edge, offering prayer. Grey stone pillars and a red-and-white painted wall frame the scene.2013-03-22A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing a deity murti with a gold arch behind it, decorated with flower garlands in yellow, orange and purple. The central figures wear crowns, jewelry and yellow and pink garments, and one holds a trident-like staff. In front is a small white-draped stand with a red figure and a kalasha-style brass vessel. In the foreground at right, a single person with a shaved or tied head wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, facing the deity with hands raised in prayer as in puja or darshan. Red curtains frame the shrine.2011-01-31