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A photograph inside a temple shrine. At center, a silver-framed arched niche holds a golden deity face mask garlanded with marigolds, red flowers and a white cloth, with a small silver crown-like ornament. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits in the lower left foreground. On the right, a bare-shouldered figure with hair tied in a bun, wearing an orange shawl and a beaded orange-brown necklace, stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside them, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti stands with eyes closed. Silver railings and marble walls with Sanskrit inscriptions surround the shrine.

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May 04 20152015-05-04Inside a Hindu temple, a silver-framed shrine arch holds a golden deity murti face wearing a silver crown, draped in marigold and rose garlands over a white cloth. In front, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the rail. On the right, a person in saffron-orange garments with a rudraksha mala and gold chain stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing the shrine. Behind the rail, a man in a red shirt and white shawl stands near the murti. The silver-decorated walls behind have carved floral patterns.2015-05-04A photograph inside a shrine where a silver-framed niche holds a golden deity murti with a face and crown, draped in marigold and red flower garlands with a white cloth behind. In the foreground at right, a person with hair in a bun and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace over an orange wrap stands with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, in prayer. Behind him, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, also stands with folded hands. An oil lamp burns at left edge, and a steel barrier rail and offering box sit in front of the altar. a person: the foreground figure wears saffron/orange wrap and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, with hair in a bun, offering prayer at the shrine.2015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04A photograph inside a temple shrine. A golden face-form murti of a deity sits in an ornate silver arch, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, white flowers and a silver-framed niche. In the foreground a man with hair tied in a bun and an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace. Behind him a second man in a red garment and orange tilak is partly visible. An oil lamp with a flame sits at the left edge, and a silver railing runs along the bottom. Devotional darshan at a temple shrine.2015-05-04A photograph inside a shrine where a golden face-form deity murti of Kalabhairava stands in an ornate silver arch, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, white flowers and silver ornaments on a white cloth. A man in a bright red kurta and white dhoti sits in the middle background, facing the shrine. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron garment with a beaded necklace and long swept-back hair stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in apparent darshan. An oil lamp flame burns at the lower left and a silver railing is in the foreground. Probable Swamiji (probable) figure with saffron clothing, beaded mala and long swept-back hair, in prayer before the deity.2015-05-04A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a golden deity murti with a face and garlands of yellow marigolds and red-and-white flowers sits within an ornate silver arch. In the centre, a man in a red kurta with white dhoti and a red tilak on his forehead stands in prayer posture. On the right, in the foreground, a bald-headed...2015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04May 19 20142014-05-19