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A smiling young woman in a turquoise salwar kameez with a pink dupatta stands in a temple shrine room, holding up a small red book with a cover showing a bearded man in ornate attire. Behind her stands a large black Ganesha murti draped in a yellow cloth with a white and gold turban-like headdress, a gold necklace, and a garland of marigolds and red flowers. To the right, a second deity murti in a red and gold garment is partly visible, and a dark curtain frames the room. Small brass lamps and offerings sit on a raised marble platform beside a smaller Ganesha figure in a pink cloth. A red bindi marks her forehead.

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A photograph of two smiling women standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra in a shrine room with red curtains and a large black Ganesha murti. The murti wears a yellow cloth, a gold-and-red jewelled necklace, and a white and gold crown, and is garlanded with yellow, red and green flower strands. On the left, a woman in a cream floral long dress with a dark bindi stands near a framed notice. On the right, a woman in a turquoise salwar kameez with a peach-and-pink shawl stands beside a raised marble platform holding a brass oil lamp, a brass bell, a small brass bowl, a pink lotus, and a smaller dark murti in a purple cloth. The setting suggests a Ganesha puja, though no specific ritual is visibly shown.2024-10-20August 26 20112011-08-26October 10 20132013-10-10Photograph inside a Hindu temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a golden deity murti in an ornate niche. In the foreground a woman in a cream shawl and grey jacket with a vermilion bindi stands with hands pressed together. Beside her a woman in a light blue headscarf and maroon top holds her hands in namaskar. On the right, a man in white dhoti garments and a woman in white sari with red-brown hair hold a silver kalasha pouring water, while a man in white clothes holds a steel vessel. A man in a blue shirt and dark trousers stands at left with hands folded near the shrine.A standing man in a rust-red and maroon robe with gold trim waves his right hand beside a large floral-decorated deity display. He wears a saffron-orange turban with a gold ornament, a yellow-white flower garland, and a red bindi. Behind him, two ornately dressed deity murti sit on a golden-yellow pedestal framed by a multicolour arch of white, yellow, red and purple flower garlands. The backdrop is deep maroon velvet drapery with a pink curtain above and a gold carved frame. Two statues appear in the arch, one wearing a crown and layered necklaces, the other smaller beside it. The man appears to be a devotee or sannyasi posed for the photograph in a temple hall. He stands alone and the a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2013-11-14October 18 20152015-10-18September 15 20132013-09-15 +1 copiesPhoto 11737853October 18 20152015-10-18A man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and matching shawl stands on a white stage, one arm raised in an explanatory gesture, wearing a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style beaded mala. Behind him are golden thrones draped with red cushions, flanked by two decorative statues of standing deities in green and red garments with crowns, and a seated pair of richly garlanded murtis in yellow and orange, one with a crown and a silver necklace. A lion-shaped throne and a small blue-and-white wave photograph sit at the sides, with brass oil lamps on stands before a blue temple-style backdrop with pink and green pillars and a wooden door. A clear lectern stands at left under a maroon velvet valance.2013-09-02Photo 11697687 +2 copiesApril 25 20152015-04-25