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A temple ritual in a stone-walled shrine hall. Four men push a golden wheeled palanquin-style base beneath a tall golden standing deity murti. The man at left wears white dhoti with red borders and a gold necklace, bending over the frame. Next to him a bald man in saffron-orange cloth and a gold beaded mala presses his hands on the base. A younger man in white with red border and gold garland pushes from the right side, and another in white dhoti with red border kneels at the far right. Behind them, women in yellow and white saris stand with folded hands, and a black stone deity relief is visible on the right wall. a person candidate not clearly identifiable; no features confirm identity.

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Photograph inside a temple hall of four men in white dhotis and shawls moving a gilded golden pedestal table on wheels beneath a golden standing deity murti with raised hand. The man at left in white with glasses bends over the table; a bald man in an orange-yellow dhoti and shawl with beaded necklaces stands centre-left, hands on the gilded frame; two younger men in white with yellow-and-red beaded garlands lean in at right. Background shows women in yellow and white saris with hands folded, a dark wall plaque with white printed lettering, and a black stone deity niche at right. Three people are clearly visible in the middle ground beyond the table, with a fourth partly visible.2010-12-19A photograph inside a temple shrine where four men are leaning over a gold-covered ornate platform. A white standing deity murti with raised right hand and gold-coloured trim stands on the platform. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shirt with red border, and glasses; the man second from left wears a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha mala and gold ornaments; the man second from right in white with a mala; the man on the right in white clothes. Their hands rest on the gold frame. Behind them are orange drapes, a golden lamp stand and gold-decorated walls.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19July 08 20122012-07-08December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20072007-02-23Interior of a bare, white-walled hall being prepared for a temple, with yellow scaffolding on the right and grey carpet underfoot. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis bend over a long ornate gold-coloured wooden base carved with foliage, placing it on white blocks; one man on the left is bare-chested with rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured shawl. Behind them a man in an orange robe and orange head wrap stands beside a black sofa, and a young man in white is seated on the right. Draped cloth-covered shapes, possibly statues or thrones, stand against the walls, and a silver bowl and dish rest on a stone pedestal at right.2007-11-07April 01 20082008-04-01A photograph of a temple ritual in which a shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) and a brass bell beside a standing white-coated stone statue of a figure with raised right hand, and is bathed or anointed with white liquid. Two men in white dhotis with maroon borders stand behind; the central one holds his palms together in namaskar with a gold necklace and pendant. Smoke rises from the lamp against an orange wall, a red curtain, and a carved stone pillar, with a gold-framed pedestal beneath the statue.2010-12-19