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October 29 2014

Outdoor temple shrine at dusk with a gilded arched frame around a deity murti in red, orange and gold garments, adorned with garlands and a large necklace, flanked by smaller figures and brass oil lamps on a stone platform. On the right, a woman in a rust-orange robe with a white flower garland stands with her hand raised toward the shrine, while palm trees and a glass-walled pavilion frame the scene.

A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with a carved pillar on the right. Several gilded and painted deity murti stand on a raised platform, one seated figure in orange and yellow dress wears a crown, holds attributes, and is garlanded with red and orange flowers and jewelled necklaces. Brass oil lamps with a lit flame sit on the platform in front. On the far right, one person in red-orange robes bows low with forehead near the platform edge, performing devotion. Green drapery and open windows show palm trees outside.

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January 21 2013

A temple shrine with dark stone walls and carved pillars holds a central sanctum of deities. A goddess with multiple arms and a sword sits on a lion-like mount, flanked by a second deity wearing a crown and bright floral garlands, with a Shivalinga-like form in front of them. A small figure in a green-curtained niche stands with hands folded in reverence. At the lower right, a bare-chested person in orange-brown dhoti stands with back to the camera facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and a metal railing and trees are visible outside.

A photograph of an illuminated stone temple shrine with carved pillars and a golden arched frame around a central deity murti decorated with garlands and layered necklaces, flanked by two smaller standing figures and a third figure on the right. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform before the murti. In the lower right foreground, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a white flower garland sits with her hands raised toward the shrine. Dusk light and warm lamps glow in the background trees.

February 28 2013

A 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.

A temple shrine at dusk with a carved stone pavilion and a gilded arched frame around a central deity murti in red and gold dress, garlanded with flower and bead necklaces, flanked by two standing attendant figures in saffron-orange garments and ornate necklaces. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform in front. A single person in an orange-red shawl with a white-beaded collar stands at the lower right, facing the shrine in quiet darshan.

October 31 2014

Interior of a stone temple shrine at night with a gilded arch framing a seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised dais, decorated with flower garlands and a bead necklace. Standing to the right, a shaved-headed man in a bare-chested, rust-orange dhoti and wrap faces the shrine, with a red beaded garland on his shoulders. Brass oil lamps stand before the altar. Flanking deity statues wear colourful garlands, one in a yellow dhoti and red turban, the other in orange garments. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge.

A photograph of a temple shrine with a garlanded deity pair seated on a raised stone platform, one figure in a dark red and gold dress with a crown, the other in a dark blue-green costume with a tall crown, both draped with marigold and red flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the platform. In a niche to the right stands a small statue of a sage in an orange robe holding a rudraksha mala. A woman in an orange sari with her back to the camera stands at the right edge, facing the shrine in worship.