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A photograph of a decorated shrine with two large golden statues of a male and female deity standing side by side, the male wearing an orange turban and jewelled necklaces and the female wearing a gold crown and teal and purple garments. Both are framed by thick garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. In front, a smaller white statue of a seated figure in orange robes with an orange head covering and a white garland is placed on a blue cushion, with a silver flower-filled vessel, brass lamps and terracotta pots arranged on the stone platform. No living people are visible.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Photograph of a shrine with a standing male priest in orange robes and an orange turban offering a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a decorated deity pair. The large gold-faced murti in the background wears crown, jewellery and an orange headdress, beside a female figure in a teal and magenta sari. Both are framed by garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. Below them sits a seated white-and-orange robed figure.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Photograph of a decorated shrine with two golden metal deity murtis, a male figure in an orange-red turban and layered silver necklaces holding a lamp and a bell-like ritual object, and a female figure in a red-brown blouse and crown seated beside him. Both are draped with garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers. In front is a white marble figure of a seated sannyasi in an orange robe and orange head wrap with hands raised in greeting, also garlanded, set on a white plinth. Brass offering plates, a conch shell and a green leaf offering sit on the floor, and a person in orange garments stands at the left edge. The setting is a stone-pillared hall.January 01 20082008-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A temple shrine decorated with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands and banana stalks at its entrance. Two large deity murti figures stand behind a central altar, one with a crown and orange turban and the other in a green and gold sari with a red bodice. A small orange-robed figure sits before the altar. A standing man in an orange saffron robe with an orange turban faces the shrine with his hands together. To the left, a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a tray, and a bearded man in orange sits near the edge. Clay pots line the foreground, and red cloth draped on the pillars frames the pavilion.2007-12-30A photograph inside a temple-like shrine hall showing a man in orange robes and an orange turban bending forward to touch or adorn a white-clad figure seated before a flower-decorated altar. Behind him stand two large gold-toned deity murti, one wearing an orange turban and layered necklaces, the other in a teal and purple sari with ornate jewellery. The altar is draped in a blue cloth with garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a small seated white-and-orange figure sits in front with brass lamps, a covered brass vessel and terracotta pots around the base. The man is the sole physical person visible; the seated figure appears to be a statue.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30