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Photograph of a stone temple courtyard where a stone shrine with carved pillars and a small lamp flame sits at centre. A woman in a red sari with gold bangles stands at left holding a silver plate with offerings, while a bald man in white dhoti with gold necklaces stands at right with hands pressed together. Behind a metal railing, a crowd of onlookers watches from the colonnaded hall, many in white and orange clothing.

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January 03 20162016-01-03Photo 11731051 +2 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17Photo 11732166February 06 20172017-02-06August 17 20122012-08-17 +1 copiesInside a dim temple sanctum, a group of people in orange and saffron robes stand before small black stone shrines decorated with yellow marigolds and red cloth. A shirtless man in the foreground bends in worship, and a bald priest in an orange robe with a red-and-white headcloth stands at centre. A man with long dark hair and a forehead tilak in an orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha-style garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, flanked by others in orange and a man in a white dhoti with a yellow garland. A brass plate holding a lit oil lamp sits on the floor in front of the shrines, and fluorescent tube lights and stone pillars surround the scene.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and painted ceiling panels. A long-haired figure in a bright orange-red robe and gold armlet and bead garlands touches their forehead with one hand while holding a flame-lit oil lamp arati tray. Beside them a bald priest in orange-saffron robe and white-bead garland holds the lamp, and a bare-chested temple attendant in a cream dhoti and green bead necklace holds a silver tray with offerings. Devotees in white with folded hands stand behind. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the left, and a rudraksha mala is visible on a bare-chested man at left. Strands of marigold garland hang over the scene.2011-12-20Photo 11733682Photo 11710624A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold border carries a silver bowl of offerings past a stone shrine. The shrine holds colourful deity murtis draped with red and green garlands, with a small yellow figure beside them. Orange and red drapes frame the shrine. At the left edge, a woman in a purple sari with hands folded in namaskar bows toward the shrine. The stone pillars are carved with ornate motifs and the setting is an outdoor temple area.2011-08-19