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Photo inside a temple shrine decorated with floral garlands and sacred objects. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white bead necklace stands at left. A man in a red sweater and jeans stands in front of him, and a woman in a white sari with orange border stands with her back to the camera. At right, a person in orange robes with long dark hair sits before a large deity murti draped in garlands and orange cloth, with a red-and-white tilak on its forehead. Fruit and offerings are arranged on a tiered stand, brass bells and oil lamps sit on a wooden table, and a black bull statue with flower garland is at left. Several pink and red garlands hang around the deities.

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November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine room with a tiled ledge and gold-framed altar. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a raised seat in front of an altar. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace stands beside him, hands clasped. Several devotees, including a young man in a bright blue shirt bending over the altar and a girl in a yellow kurta, make offerings. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, plates of fruit and flower garlands decorate the altar, with colourful marigold garlands on the deity murtis behind. Behind them are dark-skinned murtis of deities adorned with garlands and silver ornaments.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a temple sanctum decorated for a consecration event. Two ornate deity murtis stand on a raised stone platform, draped in garlands of yellow, red and pink flowers and dressed with crowns and jewellery. Before them stands a tall fruit and offering arrangement of bananas and sweets. A man in an orange-brown wrap and red-striped shawl with a beaded necklace bends forward toward a child in red, while a woman in a maroon jacket holds an oil lamp on a tray. A seated man in saffron robes sits on a wooden chair to the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange clothing stands nearby, and another man in white clothes holds a ritual item. Brass bells and an oil lamp stand on a low wooden table in the foreground, and black stone Nandi figures with garlands sit at the left edge.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine room with white tiled walls and a dark floor. A smiling man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a raised platform in saffron-orange robes with a gold chain necklace, extending his hand over brass vessels and a tray of offerings. Beside him, a second man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands near tiered trays of bananas, apples and oranges. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a red border stands next to a woman in a pink patterned sari with long grey hair, who faces the shrine. Behind them, large decorated deity murtis in black stone are adorned with garlands of red, white and green flowers, and brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels are arranged on the platform.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Inside a temple shrine, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on the floor at a raised platform, smiling and holding a string of yellow flowers or fruit. Beside him, a man in orange robes stands, and a man in a red silk garment bends forward in a devotional gesture. Brass puja vessels, oil lamps and a kalasha sit on the platform. Behind them is a deity murti adorned with garlands, and a tiered fruit and sweets offering stands to the left, with a small child in a white shirt watching. Flower garlands decorate the shrine.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Indoor temple scene with a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold necklace, long dark hair and a smile, sitting on a carved wooden seat before a decorated shrine. A standing man in an orange robe with rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace stands behind a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who bends to offer something over a tiled platform holding brass lamps, bowls and kalasha-style vessels. Behind them are a pyramid of fruit and food offerings, garlanded deity murtis in red and white flower garlands, and a brass-framed shrine with a bright blue figure and a tilaka-marked image. Three people are visible.2007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine area. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised platform, smiling, with brass puja lamps, bowls and offerings in front of him. Behind him stands a large deity murti draped in red and white flowers and garlands, with a tall ornate crown and a red-and-gold bindi-style forehead piece. To the left a second man in an orange robe with a gold necklace gestures toward an elderly man in grey jacket and light blue shirt leaning on a cane. A woman in a red and white sari stands at the right edge. Fruit arrangements sit on red trays at the left, and a yellow-sari woman appears at the far left.2007-11-09