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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.

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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.2011-01-22January 29 20132013-01-29A 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.2011-01-31A 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.2013-03-22September 12 20102010-09-12A photograph of a temple shrine with a large ornate sanctum: two large painted deity figures in orange and red garments with blue and yellow lower cloths stand behind a central seated figure in orange robes with a red cloth. Garlands of white, red and yellow flowers hang on them. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a green curtain frames the shrine. On the right, a standing figure in orange robes is also present. In the foreground at lower right, a person in maroon and orange robes bends forward in reverence toward the shrine. Carved granite pillars with niches frame the scene, and a small flower offering sits at lower left.2012-04-04A 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.2011-10-05January 17 20132013-01-17A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars and carved walls, hung with purple and gold festoons along the roof edge. Inside, a golden-framed shrine holds a large deity murti with dark face, crown and ornaments, seated beside a female figure, with a red curtain behind and brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels placed on the stone platform in front. A single person in a standing, reverent pose faces the shrine, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl, barefoot on a woven mat. Red-and-white painted railings and trees frame the scene.2013-03-22October 23 20102010-10-23January 21 20132013-01-21A photograph of a temple shrine seen from behind a single person in an orange-saffron garment with long dark wavy hair, who stands with hands joined in prayer facing the shrine. The shrine holds two stone or metal deity murtis dressed in red and pink cloth with garlands of orange, purple and white flowers, one murti wearing a crown. Brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel stand on the platform in front, and an ornate stone carved pillar frames the scene with a view of greenery through an open gateway. The setting appears to be a padapuja at a shrine.2010-11-18 +2 copies