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A photograph of a shrine at an outdoor temple setting. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at the back right, hands joined in prayer before a deity shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored garlands, with brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel on the stone platform. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands in front of the shrine, hands folded. To the left, a woman in an orange sari and a man in a checked shirt and grey trousers stand watching, and a young girl in a red dress holds a white cloth. Red and white striped walls and a small building with a signboard are behind. Visible people total five.

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A photograph at an open-air shrine with grey stone pillars and red draped cloth. A man in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform and waves a lamp toward a deity pair garlanded with multicoloured flower chains; the murtis are decorated with orange and pink cloth. Five devotees stand in front with hands folded: a man in a white shirt, a woman in green sari, an older man in checked shirt, a child in red dress, and a woman in orange sari. Brass lamps and a steel vessel sit on the stone altar.2008-03-25A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a stone arch and carved pillars. A man in orange robes with a shaved head stands at the centre, raising a lamp toward a deity murti adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers and a red garland. The deity figures wear orange and pink garments. Brass oil lamps and a silver vessel sit on the ledge. Five onlookers stand in front: a woman in green sari with a handbag, an older man in a checked shirt with hands joined, a small girl in red dress, a man in white with hands folded, and a woman in orange shawl seen from behind. Red cloth hangs from the roof beside the shrine.2008-03-25Outdoor temple courtyard with white walls and a corrugated roof. On the right, a man in an orange robe bows low with his hands joined in front of a grey stone shrine ledge holding brass lamps and a small brass pot. Standing in a line to the left are devotees: a woman in an orange sari and dark blue border, a woman in a green sari, a girl in a red dress holding a folded paper, a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl, a man in a pink checked shirt holding a bottle, a bald man in white kurta with orange shawl, and young men in white dhotis with orange shawls. A red cloth hangs from the roof beside the shrine.2008-03-25May 25 20082008-05-25February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor temple ritual before a stone shrine with a deity murti adorned with multicolored flower garlands and gold-trimmed red and magenta cloth. Two men in white dhoti and kurta with yellow shawls stand at a stone platform; one holds his hands in anjali while the other offers a lamp or arati flame toward the deities. A woman in white sits at the right with hands folded in prayer. Seated devotees, mostly children and adults, watch from the foreground. Red and orange draped cloth frames the shrine, and a sheet-covered table sits at left. Ornate carvings line the stone pillars.2008-04-04A photograph of a temple shrine at an outdoor temple complex. A priest in a saffron-orange robe sits at the centre on a raised platform before a deity murti adorned with orange and red garlands and a crown, performing a puja with brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates. To the left, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl stands with his hands folded in reverence, next to a woman in orange robes with palms pressed together. A man in white garments stands in the foreground, facing the shrine, and two heads of onlookers are visible at the lower right. Red curtains hang at the left, and a plaque with lettering is on the wall behind them.2009-10-15A photograph of devotees gathered before a shrine with two deity murtis under a stone arch, the figures wearing red and yellow garments and garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands. A golden kalasha-like vessel sits on a gilded stand in front, flanked by brass oil lamps. A man in white clothes bends forward in prayer at the center, while women in saris, including one in a red sari with patterns and one in a white dress, and children stand nearby. Orange curtains frame the carved grey stone pillars of the temple structure.2010-07-10A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion draped with red cloth. Garlanded deity murti, with a decorated figure in green and orange silk, sit behind an altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels. A man in an orange robe stands at left tending the lamps, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at center with hands raised in worship. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a dark top with a blue hair clip watch from the foreground, their backs to the camera. Stone carvings and red-and-white railings surround the shrine, with green trees behind.2009-10-15Outdoor stone shrine with carved pillars and red curtains hangs behind a central deity murti adorned with yellow and green garlands, with a seated figure in orange robes before it. A standing person in an orange top and orange skirt bends forward toward a white-draped seat with a red cushion, while a row of seated devotees in white and orange clothing watches from the ground on a green mat. A microphone stand stands at the front. Trees and a low white wall frame the scene.2008-01-07Devotees stand in a line at a stone-railed shrine pavilion with orange curtains tied back on red pillars, offering worship to a deity murti seated in the golden-framed shrine. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti reaches toward the stone ledge holding offering items, while others in white dhotis, light shirts and a red shirt stand with folded hands. A woman in a white sari with a border stands at right. Brass lamps and ritual vessels rest on the ledge, and palm trees appear in the background.2010-07-11Outdoor photo of a grey stone shrine pavilion with red drapes tied to its pillars, housing a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and a golden halo-like arch, flanked by smaller figures. A bald man in orange robes sits on the raised platform before a framed picture and a white cloth, performing worship. Several devotees stand in front: a woman in a red-and-white saree, a woman in a white and yellow sari, a girl in a yellow dress, a woman in pink and white, and a woman in white clothes. A man in an orange dhoti bends forward with folded hands at the left. Brass lamps and a large brass pot stand nearby under trees.2007-02-24