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A photograph inside a temple shrine where a standing robed figure in pale orange cloth holds up a flame toward a gold-adorned deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a gold crown. A seated devotee in orange robes sits in front with palms pressed together in prayer, and a dark stone statue with a yellow garland stands to the left. Offerings of fruit, bananas and betel leaves rest on a yellow-draped platform, with a wall clock, green curtains and a gold-edged arch framing the scene. Several people in the foreground audience sit in the lower frame, including a woman in dark clothes with hands folded, and a flower-adorned devotee at the right edge; the crowd is partly cropped.

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A temple interior during an arati ceremony. A priest in a pale peach dhoti and shawl with pink borders stands at left holding a lit oil lamp with a tall flame toward a gilded deity murti decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands. A seated person in saffron-orange robes with folded hands and bare feet kneels in prayer at the shrine, with fruits and offerings on a yellow-draped platform in front. A black stone statue of a four-armed deity with a garland stands at left, and a wall clock hangs on the white wall. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothing, several with yellow flowers in their hair, fill the foreground facing the shrine.2006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at the centre-left with his right arm raised, performing an arati or blessing before a deity shrine. The deity murti, dark-faced with a silver-white face and adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, is framed by an ornate gold arch and green curtains. Two dark stone dvarapala guardian statues, each wearing a yellow garland, flank the shrine. Offerings of fruit and brass vessels sit on a platform before the murti. Seated devotees, many women in colourful saris and some with braided hair, fill the foreground, several with hands folded in prayer. White temple walls surround the scene.2006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01A photograph of a decorated deity murti housed in a shrine doorway framed by green curtains and gold-edged white pillars with a gold serpent motif. The central deity figure is draped in yellow and orange garlands, with a gold crown and metal ornaments, and a dark stone deity statue stands to the right wrapped in a yellow garland. In the foreground, a person in an orange-saffron garment stands with back to the camera, partly blurred, and a crowd of devotees with dark hair, some with yellow flowers in their hair, faces the shrine. A blue mask-like object dangles at the upper left edge. The scene suggests darshan or procession of a temple deity.2006-10-01January 24 20062006-01-24A faded, warm-toned photograph of a temple shrine. A standing priest in an off-white dhoti and cream upper cloth with a red border holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward a decorated deity murti set in an arched silver-toned niche, garlanded with colourful flower strands and draped in a teal garment. Green and red-striped cloth canopies frame the shrine. Brass lamp stands, a kalasha-like vessel and offering trays sit on the platform. At right, a person kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing white clothing. A short partial archive caption is visible at lower left.2007-01-01