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A photograph of an outdoor open-sided temple pavilion with grey stone pillars draped with red cloth. At the centre, a deity murti is seated on a raised platform, decorated with garlands and a red-and-gold textile. In front stands a stone pedestal with a shivalinga-style base and a kalasha. A man in saffron robes stands at left, another in saffron robes sits near the platform holding a tray, and a person in a long orange garment stands beside the deity handling a garland or offering. Green mango leaves hang from a string across the ceiling. A small white marble statue of a seated meditating figure with rudraksha beads sits on the right, and fresh greenery frames the scene.

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A stone shrine with red curtains hanging at its sides shows a long-haired man in an orange robe standing before a pair of deity murti, one dressed in a red-and-white garment with a crown, the other with a crown and garlands. His arm extends toward the figures over a black stone lingam on a golden base. Two other orange-robed attendants stand at left and right, one holding a tray of offerings. A white marble statue of a seated figure with a mala sits at right. Green leaves hang from the ceiling and marigold garlands drape the deities.2008-01-17A photograph of an outdoor stone shrine pavilion with dark grey carved pillars and red curtains draped between them. Inside, a large deity murti with a crown and garlands stands behind a black stone abhishekam basin where a shivalinga-like pillar is being bathed. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand around it: one bald man on the left with his arms folded, one older bald man in the middle, and a long-haired man in orange leaning forward to pour or touch the sacred stone. Leafy green garlands hang along the roof, and a small white seated statue and brass vessels sit at the side, with trees in the background.2008-01-17Outdoor stone pavilion with carved pillars and red cloth draped between them, housing a deity murti pair seated on a pedestal, one figure wearing a crown and orange garment. In front, a white-draped altar holds brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a lamp. Two people in orange robes stand nearby, one at left in orange and another at right with a shaved head holding a staff, in a puja setting with trees behind.2007-02-24January 17 20082008-01-17A woman in an orange sari stands with her back to the camera before a stone shrine with an arched golden frame and red curtain backdrop. Inside sits a pair of deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers, with brass lamps and offering vessels on the stone platform. Orange curtains hang at the sides of the open pavilion and green foliage surrounds it. A small orange-clad figure of a sage sits at the base.2010-09-12A temple shrine with a stone pillared canopy and red curtains hangs from the ceiling. Two large deity murtis stand behind a stone basin, one with a crown and garlands, both adorned with necklaces. A woman in orange robes pours liquid from a vessel over the central abhishekam basin while several men in orange and saffron robes stand around holding offerings and trays. A small white marble statue of a seated figure with a rudraksha mala stands at the lower right, and a bearded man in orange robes stands at the right edge. Sunlight falls across the wet stone floor.2008-01-17A photograph inside an open temple pavilion with grey stone pillars and red curtains. Several people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual before a deity murti of a seated couple, one figure with a crown and one with a tall headdress, both draped in garlands of marigolds and red. A standing figure in a dhoti with a pink-striped cloth pours or offers something over a black stone lingam on a dark pedestal. Brass pots and vessels sit on the wet floor at the left, and a white marble statue of a seated sage with a rudraksha mala stands at lower right. Green mango leaves hang from a string above. Several attendants stand around in saffron, with one kneeling near the pots.2008-01-17A photograph inside an open stone shrine pavilion with grey carved pillars and maroon velvet curtains tied at the sides. A bare-backed figure in an orange-saffron cloth stands with hands folded in front of an altar with a deity murti dressed in white and garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, seated on a throne-like peetha beneath a canopy. Brass oil lamps and a small flame stand on the stone platform, with a silver plate and offerings in front. A second person in white dhoti stands at the left edge, and another white-clad figure at the right, all in a puja setting with trees behind.2007-02-14Outdoor stone pavilion shrine with carved grey pillars and red cloth draped at the sides. Two large deity murtis stand on a raised platform: one golden-crowned figure in orange garment and a red-clad figure beside it. A shaved-headed man in orange robes sits cross-legged before brass lamps and a kalasha, performing puja. Two devotees bow with folded hands at the platform edge, one in orange and one in white with a red-floral garment. Another orange-clad person stands in the background among trees.2007-02-24January 17 20082008-01-17Outdoor temple shrine with a stone canopy, red drapes and green mango-leaf torans strung across the top. Inside, a figure in long orange robes with long dark hair pours liquid or applies offerings over a stone abhishekam vessel while a flame rises from it. Behind them stand deity murti with garlands and ornaments. A priest in orange bends to tend a white statue at right. In the foreground, a bald man in white with hands folded in namaskar and a woman in orange with hands pressed together watch. Several other orange-clad sannyasis stand by the pillars. Ritual abhishekam or homa offerings at a shrine.2008-01-17A shrine at an outdoor temple structure with grey stone pillars and a gilded arch behind a red curtain. On the raised platform stands a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown, flanked by two standing figures in red and blue garments, all garlanded with flower garlands. A small orange-robed figure in front is also garlanded. In the foreground a woman in an orange saffron-coloured robe stands with her back to the camera, her hands raised in front of her in prayer. Another orange-robed person stands at the left edge. Oil lamps and flowers surround the shrine.2008-08-07