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Inside a Hindu shrine, a deity murti of Kalabhairava with a silver face, flower garland of marigolds and a red-and-white crown sits in a niche with a pale stone arch. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-white striped shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the murti. Devotees stand behind him with folded hands, one holding a silver aarti lamp, and a figure at right wears orange-saffron clothes and a rudraksha or bead mala. Marigold offerings sit on a brass plate at lower left, and a board below the murti is inscribed with the name Kalabhairava in Devanagari. This appears to be a puja or darshan at the Kalabhairava temple.

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February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph inside a temple shrine at the Kalabhairava temple in Varanasi. A silver-faced deity murti with a crescent-shaped ornament is framed by a thick garland of orange and yellow marigolds with green leaves, set in a carved stone niche. Below it, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands beside a brass plate of offerings. A shirtless priest with a red-and-white checked cloth draped over his shoulder stands at the shrine, while a man in a black shirt in the foreground, and devotees in orange and white clothing with rudraksha-style beads, press their palms together in prayer nearby. The scene is dim and crowded.2013-02-13Inside a temple shrine, a bare-chested priest with a red-and-white striped cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera before a silver face of a deity murti adorned with a large marigold and green leaf garland and a red-and-white crown-like ornament. Behind him, devotees with folded hands face the shrine, including a woman in an orange-brown sari with pearl necklaces and a man in a dark shirt in the foreground. A brass oil lamp and a brass pot with offerings sit at the lower left, and a tray with marigold petals lies in front of the shrine. Stone carvings frame the shrine's arch. Visible text is carved above the shrine and on a blue panel below the deity.2013-02-13Photograph inside a temple shrine at Kalabhairava in Varanasi. A silver-faced deity murti with a moustache-like tusk is adorned with a large garland of marigolds and green leaves and a red crown-like headpiece. A shirtless priest with a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder stands at the altar, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the left, and a brass plate holds offerings. On the right, a man in orange-saffron robes with a pearl-strung necklace and gold chain stands with folded hands, beside another devotee, while a man in black clothing is seen from behind in the foreground. Carved marble walls and an inscription in Devanagari script frame the shrine, with the name Kalbhairav visible on the base panel.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a silver-framed shrine in a temple. A silver-ornamented deity murti with a yellow and orange marigold garland and purple flower garlands is seated behind a black cloth, with a brass lamp stand and a metal railing in front. A man in orange robes and an orange turban, shown from behind with bare shoulders and arms raised to his head, stands before the shrine. Beside him, a man in a white shirt stands near the railing, and a bald man in orange cloth and a woman with folded hands are visible to the right. Several people are partially visible at the edges, with an orange garment at left. Writing in Devanagari is carved on the silver panel above the shrine.2015-07-02February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph inside a dim, smoky shrine chamber with a gilded doorframe on the right. A deity murti draped in marigold garlands and a blue cloth stands at the back, with a brass lamp and offerings on a platform below. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and white shoulder cloth, with a red-brown thread at his neck, faces the murti in the centre. A man in a grey shirt stands at right, another in a maroon top and white cap stands at left, and a few more people are partly visible at the edges. The room is hazy and warm-toned, with a crowd pressing in for darshan.2013-02-13Photograph of a silver-faced deity murti of Kalabhairava-style form set in a stone shrine niche, wrapped in layered garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, with a red flower crown on its head. A carved stone pillar frames the shrine on the right. In the foreground, two men with shaved heads, one wearing a brown cap and the other in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, look toward the murti; a cameraman with a shoulder camera stands at the upper left. Gold Devanagari lettering on a dark blue panel below the murti reads a temple name, and a trident hangs at the right edge.2013-02-13A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-framed deity murti with a painted face, adorned with white flower garlands, green leaf garlands and a multi-strand necklace. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-and-gold shawl and a patterned cloth, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before the shrine. Beside him a man in a saffron wrap and another man with a shaved head stand in devotion. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a metal stand in front, next to a red donation box and floral offerings. Another man in a green checked shirt stands in the background near the shrine.2014-04-05