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Outdoor temple scene under green trees. In the foreground, a person in orange saffron robes with a matching orange wrap bends low with hands pressed together, touching a red-and-white striped base beside black stone deity murtis draped with garlands of yellow and red flowers. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti stands with folded hands among other white-clad devotees and a person holding a camera. A small potted plant and a brass-trimmed offering tray with a glass cover sit at left. Smaller black Shiva-lingam style shrines and a golden arch frame the scene.

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September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09Outdoor temple scene under shady trees. A bare-headed devotee in orange robes bows low at the base of a dark stone deity murti adorned with red and white flower garlands, placing his hands on a small white figure with an orange cloth. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, and a cameraman in white holds a camera. A brass ritual lamp and potted plants sit on a side table, and red-and-white striped pedestals surround the shrine.2011-09-09A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with red-and-white striped plinths. A person in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap bends forward with hands raised in reverence before a dark stone deity murti draped with white and red flower garlands. A smaller black murti and a golden ornate arch frame the scene, with trees behind. A photographer in white clothing stands at left with a camera. The bending figure has long hair tied up, a saffron cloth wrapped across the body, and rudraksha beads at the waist, and appears to be performing padapuja-style worship.2011-09-09December 19 20112011-12-19October 09 20112011-10-09Outdoor temple grounds shaded by green trees. A figure in orange robes, with an orange head wrap and a beaded necklace, stands with back to the camera, facing a group of dark stone deity murtis garlanded with white and red flower strands. The central pair of murtis stand on a black plinth ringed by red-and-white striped borders, framed by gold-painted arches. Another dark murti in a green and pink garment with a garland stands at right. Small shrines and signboards are visible along the grounds.2011-09-09Outdoor temple scene under trees with a black stone deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands and a red-and-orange cloth. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange saree and holds her hands together in prayer before the shrine. A man in white dhoti and shawl carries a tray of offerings on the left, and a second man in orange cloth with rudraksha mala stands beside the woman. Before the shrine stand a small white and orange seated figure, a metal oil lamp, a kalasha-like vessel and a small green-and-orange figure on a brass plate, set on a red and white painted platform with a black plaque.2011-10-07September 09 20112011-09-09September 17 20122012-09-17Outdoor photo at a shrine with a black stone murti of a seated deity holding a trident, wearing an orange turban, garlands and a red-and-gold cloth, under a golden arch. Beside it, smaller dark murtis stand on a red-and-white striped plinth with a black inscription board. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl bends low, touching the plinth in reverence. To the right a standing man in white dhoti and shawl watches beside a potted palm, with trees and a pale sky behind.2012-09-27Outdoor shrine scene under trees. A figure with long dark loose hair wearing an orange saffron wrap stands with palms pressed together in front of a black stone deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth, garlanded with white and multicolored flower garlands. Beside the murti sits an orange-robed small figure and a green-clad statue on a platter with offerings. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with bare chest holds a tray with a kalasha-like pot and fruit, and another orange-robed attendant stands behind. Brass lamps and a metal plate sit on the red-and-white painted platform, with an ornate gold-toned arch at right.2011-10-07