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A photograph inside a decorated temple shrine with a stone and gold-trimmed altar holding a deity murti pair draped in marigold garlands. A standing man in white ritual dress with a cream shawl and long dark hair wears a red-and-orange flower garland and stands beside tiered stacks of silver bowls filled with offerings, which line the foreground. Blue velvet drapes frame the shrine, with hanging banana bunches, flower arrangements, a brass oil lamp and a kalasha nearby. Fresh marigold and yellow garlands trail along the stone platform. Setting suggests a puja or naivedyam offering.

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January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and flower arrangements. A long-haired man stands centrally in a white dhoti-style garment and a white shawl, wearing a gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, with his right hand raised in a blessing gesture. Behind him, a deity murti with a crown and a tall decorated backdrop sits above a silver kalasha-shaped altar and brass lamp stands. Rows of brass and steel bowls with offerings line both sides in the foreground, and blue drapes frame the sides of the shrine.2009-01-01A photograph of an outdoor shrine decorated for a ritual offering. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment, a bare upper body, a red flower garland and gold-coloured necklaces, stands centrally on a paved walkway. Behind him is a deity murti pair in an ornate shrine with marigold garlands, yellow and orange flower strings, and blue draped cloth on both sides. Rows of brass plates with food offerings stand in tiers on red-draped tables on either side. On the right, a man in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white sari with orange trim stands at the left edge. Banana plants and palm fronds frame the scene.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A figure with long dark hair and a white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine decorated with marigold and yellow garlands. Behind him, a deity murti pair sits in an ornate gold-framed alcove, flanked by blue velvet drapes and tall banana plants with flower decorations. In front of him, tiered stacks of silver-toned bowls with offerings of fruit and sweets are arranged on red-draped platforms, part of an offering display. Another man in white stands at the right edge with hands folded, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, a red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, shown in a ritual role as a presiding figure before the shrine.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph inside a decorated temple-style shrine with a dark stone arch. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a ceremonial gold necklace, a red and white flower garland and a white dhoti stands centre with palms joined in namaskar before the altar. Behind him is a deity murti with a crown, flanked by yellow and orange marigold garlands and blue draped cloth. Rows of brass lamps are stacked on red-draped tiers on both sides of the platform, and banana stalks and flower decorations frame the entrance. A man in a white shirt on the right also stands with palms joined, and a few people in saffron and sari colours are at the left edge.2009-01-01A man with long dark hair stands with palms joined in a namaskar gesture before a richly decorated shrine. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth, a gold necklace and a red-and-white garland. Behind him, a deity murti pair with crowns and gold ornaments is framed by marigold and yellow flower garlands, with brass lamps and flower arrangements on both sides. Dozens of metal bowls filled with offerings are arranged on the floor in the foreground.2009-01-01A man with long dark hair stands in front of a shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, with a deity murti of two figures in the back. He wears a white ceremonial garment, a multi-strand gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, with hands joined in namaskar. Tiered rows of silver plates and bowls hold offerings on both sides, and blue draped cloth and banana plants frame the shrine. Women in white and orange saris stand at the left and a man in white shirt joins palms at the right. Appearance-based candidate; identity uncertain from appearance alone.2009-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, blue draped cloth and banana plants. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti of a seated and standing divine couple. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha-style red and white garland and a gold necklace, stands with palms joined in namaskar before tiered rows of silver plates heaped with offerings. Another man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at right with hands folded. A brass lamp stands at lower right.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01