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A photograph inside a temple-like shrine. A smiling man with short hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate cream upholstered throne with carved wooden arms, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, and holding a white cord in his hands. Behind him stands a gold-framed arch with a green curtain and a golden shrine containing a deity murti with a kalasha and gold-coloured figures in orange and pink garments garlanded with yellow and magenta flowers. A small blue-clad figure stands in a side niche. Oil lamps stand on brass bases, and a red box with fruit sits beside the throne. A man in white clothing leans in at the lower left edge, and another person in white appears at the right edge.

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A photograph of a temple-style shrine hall. Behind, a gilded arch frames large painted deity murti of a male and female figure with a cobra over a lingam; the male figure wears an orange turban and holds a trident, garlanded with marigolds. A smaller blue-clad female figure stands at right beside a brass lamp. A seated man wearing a saffron/orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark sits on an ornate cushioned throne, holding a thread-like string and smiling. In the foreground at lower left, a man in a white shirt leans forward. A pink box with red fruit sits on a white pedestal at left, and a saffron cushion rests on the throne.2011-07-08A photograph in a shrine room with an ornate gold arch framing a large deity murti of a four-armed figure in an orange turban and pink-and-yellow garment beside a seated consort, both draped with yellow and magenta marigold garlands, with a shivalinga-like object with a cobra hood in front. Beside them stands a smaller blue-clad figure in a gold niche, with brass oil lamps flanking the altar. In front, a man with bare chest, rudraksha mala and orange cloth sits smiling on an ornate cream-and-gold throne chair with orange cushion, while a person in white kneels before him and leans toward him, arms extended. Trays with fruit sit on white pedestals. Only two physical people are visible.2011-07-08A seated man in orange sannyasi clothing and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate cream upholstered throne with gold carved trim, smiling and holding a thread. Behind him stands a large gilded arch framing golden deity statues: a figure in an orange turban and pink-and-orange garments holds a trident, and a seated figure in orange with a crown and jewelry is adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands. Between them is a golden shivalinga-like murti with a cobra hood and garlands. To the right, a blue-robed standing figure with rudraksha beads holds a brass lamp stand. A green curtain and a brass oil lamp complete the shrine. A bowl of red apples sits at the left edge. The man is the only physical person in the scene.2011-07-08Photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in orange robes and a multi-strand rudraksha mala sits on an orange-upholstered throne with bare feet on a small orange footstool and a dark mat, his right hand extended toward a kneeling elderly man in a pale peach shawl who bows low before him. A younger attendant in orange stands at left beside a wooden offering box. Behind them are brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style pot, and a deity murti draped in yellow and white garlanded with red and yellow flower strings, with a red-turbaned figure seated at its base. Grey stone carved pillars frame the scene.2010-07-14A photograph inside a temple-style hall with an ornate gilded arch framing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, draped in flower garlands and a cobra hood, with a smaller blue-clad figure in a gilded niche beside them and brass oil lamps on a blue-draped altar. In the foreground, a seated figure in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair sits on a cream upholstered throne with an orange cushion, while a kneeling man in white clothes bends forward with his forehead near the seated figure's head, receiving a blessing. Another man in white bends at the left edge, and fruit and small boxes sit on white pedestals.2011-07-08A seated man in orange saffron robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, eyes lowered and one hand resting on his knee. He has long dark hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand gilded deity murtis with a trident and garlands of yellow and red flowers, flanked by golden swan-like carvings. In the foreground, two devotees in white and orange clothing sit with their backs to the camera before a silver tray of red flowers and offerings. a person seated on the peetha during a darshan-style gathering in a temple setting.2010-08-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, a small gold footstool beneath his bare feet. He extends his right hand to clasp the hand of a bald, older man standing to the left in orange dhoti and a teal-green shawl with a patterned border. Behind them a gilded arched shrine holds a deity murti with a red and orange crown, a trident and a bow, garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on the left. The scene reads as an in-person darshan exchange at an open temple pavilion.2010-08-02 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits in a cream-upholstered gilded chair, eyes lowered and smiling as he threads a string. Behind him stands a large golden arched shrine holding a four-armed golden deity in orange turban and pink-and-orange skirts with a trident, flanked by a second figure in a dark crown. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang over a Shiva-lingam-style form and a cobra hood, while a blue-robed female figure stands to the right beside a brass oil lamp. Red apples sit on a tray at left, and a green curtain backs the shrine.2011-07-08August 09 20102010-08-09October 21 20102010-10-21A man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an orange upholstered throne-like chair with his palms pressed together in namaskar and his eyes lifted upward. He has swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead; his bare feet rest on a dark woven mat on an orange cushioned platform. Behind him, a garlanded deity murti with yellow, red and white flower garlands stands beside golden oil lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel, with grey carved stone pillars and a red-railed doorway behind. A small black stone shrine niche with a carved figure is visible on the right.2010-07-22A photograph inside a stone shrine with an ornate gold-framed arch. Two deity murtis stand behind a garlanded central lingam on a yoni base, with marigold and flower garlands on the figures; a small image sits in front. A man in a white dhoti and shirt kneels at the altar, bending over the offering table with brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair in orange-red robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a green mat with a red footprint pad, eyes closed, hands folded in lap. Flower pots and brass lamps frame the shrine. A camera operator is partly visible at the lower left. The seated figure has a distinctive long swept-back hairstyle and saffron robes, a probable match to the page's a person cues, though the appearance is uncertain.2009-02-16