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A photograph inside a small stone shrine where a priest in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl bends over a copper vessel before a deity murti heavily decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands. Two seated devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on a raised red platform with offerings, and a standing man in a long peach-coloured robe watches at right. A framed picture stands beside the murti.

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August 09 20102010-08-09A temple shrine interior with a richly garlanded deity murti, its face framed by marigold and white flower garlands in orange and white, with a blue backdrop behind. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a red border, bends forward at the shrine base, placing his hand on a red-painted stone base near a framed picture, while fruit, flowers and brass vessels are set on a tray in front. Four men stand around him in saffron and orange robes; one at the left has his hands folded in anjali, and two at the right with folded hands wear saffron clothing. Setting suggests a puja or padapuja at a temple.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Inside a small stone shrine, a deity murti with a face and head decorated with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and white flowers stands framed by a blue backdrop and red cloth valances. A priest in a white dhoti performs puja at the shrine. A seated person in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a white wooden seat facing the deity, while a man in a pale peach shawl stands with hands folded nearby. Two more seated people in orange robes sit to the side, and offerings of fruit, a kalasha-style lamp and brass vessels rest on a tray before the murti.2010-08-09A temple shrine interior with grey granite walls. In the center, a figure in an orange turban and saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair stands with hands extended over a brass plate toward a deity murti decorated with a large garland of orange and white flowers. To the left, a black stone deity relief with a white and orange garland. Behind the murti hangs a dark blue curtain. Around them stand several devotees: a man in a beige jacket with folded hands on the left, a bare-chested man with a gold chain and folded hands, a person in white with long hair and an orange cloth at the front, and a man in an orange wrap standing near the entrance. Oil lamps sit on the steps.Photo inside a small shrine niche decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a blue cloth backdrop. A goddess murti with red face and large eyes is adorned with flowers. A young man in a peach-orange robe stands at left holding a brass plate of white flowers and offerings. A second man in orange robes stands beside the murti, adjusting a garland. At lower right a man in red clothing bends low to make an offering. A small oil lamp burns on the floor near the murti, and a garlanded brass vessel sits at lower left.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway. A devotee in orange robes stands at left, one hand raised toward the shrine frame. Another person in a peach-coloured shawl stands in the centre-right with his back to the camera, and a partly visible figure in orange stands behind him. The shrine holds a red-faced deity murti garlanded with white and orange marigold flowers and a red-and-white decorated arch, set before a blue curtain. Brass lamps, a coconut, fruit and a red-and-white offering plate lie at the bottom right.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21August 09 20102010-08-09