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A photo inside a temple shrine room with dark red curtains and a tall multicoloured painted pillar. A standing figure in a flowing coral-red garment with long dark hair holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, with smoke rising. A dark stone Ganesha murti stands on a tiled pedestal, and a dark carved deity murti sits on the right. A black shivalinga-style stone base is garlanded with white and red flowers. Brass vessels, flower offerings and a seated person in a red-orange garment with a folded cloth sit in the foreground.

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May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22Interior of a temple under renovation, with draped maroon curtains and a bare ceiling. A person in a red garment at the left edge holds a lit brass oil lamp, flame rising, aloft toward a golden arch. Black stone deity murti stand around the room, including a seated Ganesha on a tiled pedestal and a larger multi-figure carving at right. A shiva-linga-style stone base wrapped with a flower garland and marigolds sits at lower right. A tall pillar is wrapped in a colourful patterned cloth. Brass kalasha pots, a small brass figure, a brass pooja vessel and an orange cloth sit on the floor, with white sheets spread beneath. Step ladders stand near the deities.2009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22November 15 20072007-11-15A photograph of a puja at a shrine. A person in an orange-red sleeveless garment with an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a silver lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. A three-line tilak marks the forehead. In front stand black stone deity murti, including a large black lingam-like form and a carved black figure, with a silver peetha and a white fan-shaped offering. Garlanded deity images and draped fabric stand behind in a dim hall, with a faint haze of smoke rising. The page-flagged person has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, though the face is not used for identification; the appearance cues are partial, so this candidate is uncertain.2007-11-15May 22 20092009-05-22A temple abhishekam scene in a dimly lit hall. A man in a red sleeveless garment with a gold-trimmed shawl stands on a raised step, lifting a white and gold kalasha pot high above a dark stone deity murti, pouring water over it. Two people in saffron and peach robes watch from the lower foreground; one has a bare shaved head, the other has hair tied back. Behind them is a painted pillar with elephant and floral motifs, a gold-framed arch, and draped fabrics with a pink flower offering near the murti.2009-05-22A photo of a temple ritual at a shrine with deep red curtains and a gold-framed arch on the left. A long-haired figure in a red-orange robe with a beaded necklace stands on a raised tiled platform, touching the trunk area of a black stone Ganesha murti seated on a pedestal, with a small oil lamp and a fruit set nearby. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth holds a wooden tray with a brass lamp, betel and offerings while bending forward. Glass lanterns with candles sit on the floor, and a metal stepladder stands at the left edge.2009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22