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A photograph of a shrine interior with a seated worshipper in white clothing at lower left, facing a decorated deity murti under an ornate silver arch. The deity is adorned with a crown, layered garlands of red and white flowers, gold jewellery and a red and gold garment. In front of the deity is a smaller white and red figure draped in garlands. Brass oil lamps on stands and a tray of offerings including fruit, rice, plates and small bowls fill the yellow and red painted platform.

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January 01 20102010-01-01January 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesInside a shrine room, a seated priest in white dhoti and shirt performs puja before a deity murti dressed in red and gold garments with a crown, silver-framed arch and red-and-white flower garlands behind it. Brass oil lamps with lit flame stand on both sides, and trays with fruit, bananas, plates of food, small brass bowls and betel leaves are arranged on the floor. Blue drapery and painted decorative columns frame the altar, and the threshold has yellow floral painting.2010-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine niche with a silver arch framing a deity murti dressed in a red and white garment, adorned with a white garland and red flower garlands. In front, a seated man in a plain white kurta and dhoti holds a lit flame, performing puja. Brass lamp stands, a kalasha-like brass vessel, plates of fruit and offerings, and yellow-painted floral borders surround the altar. Only the seated devotee is a physical person; the murti is not a person. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible from appearance; the figure shows only white ritual clothes and a shaved or short-haired head.2010-01-01January 01 20102010-01-01January 01 20102010-01-01A photograph of a shrine niche with a deity murti dressed in a red and gold sari with heavy gold necklaces and a crown, framed by a marigold garland. A seated figure in white clothing, viewed from behind with long dark hair, sits before the altar on a yellow-bordered platform. Brass oil lamps with flames stand on both sides, and brass plates hold fruit, flowers, rice and other offerings. Floral yellow and red painted borders and striped red and gold cloth hangings frame the scene. The setting suggests a temple puja or abhishekam.2010-01-01January 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth kneels at the left, hands folded in prayer before a deity murti. The black stone murti wears a silver crown, gold necklaces and a garland, and holds a trident, set within a silver arch framed by red and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a white marble figure in orange cloth with beads sits on the platform before the murti. Metal vessels and a small brass dish sit on the altar, and brass dvarapala figures flank the doorway in the foreground.A seated person in plain white ritual clothing, with long dark hair, performs puja at a shrine before a black stone deity murti wearing a white crown, garlands of red and white flowers, a gold necklace and a maroon and gold silk garment. A small white marble figure in orange clothing with a flower garland sits below the deity. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops flank the shrine, and the offering tray holds bananas, apples, a coconut and a kalasha-style brass vessel. Colourful striped fabric hangs on the sides.2010-01-01Photograph of a temple shrine with a dark deity murti of a goddess adorned with a silver crown, gold and silver necklaces, and a trident beside her, framed by a silver arch and red and white flower garlands. In front sits a white marble figure of a seated sannyasi-like saint in orange robes with a garland. A man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged at the lower left, tending brass plates and bowls of offerings on a tray, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style lamp stand nearby. The shrine is decorated with marigold and flower garlands and a painted cloth banner.January 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copies