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Photograph at dusk of a woman in a leopard-print blouse with an orange cloth draped over her shoulder, hands pressed together in prayer before a large black stone deity murti set within a circular halo carved with flames. The murti wears a white and red garment with a gold border, a multi-strand bead necklace, and red and yellow flower garlands, and holds a trident. A man stands at the left edge, partly visible, with a metal plate of red flowers in front of him. Red petals lie on the ground around the base. Behind them is an orange-walled building with a window and a ceiling fan.

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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02A woman in a leopard-print blouse and orange sari stands at night before a dark stone murti framed by a circular halo. The sculpted figure wears a white cloth, a red shawl, rudraksha-style beads and a gold waist band, and a trident is set beside it. She leans forward with one hand on the base as red and yellow marigold garlands drape the image and pedestal, with red petals scattered on the plinth. The setting is an outdoor courtyard beside a lit building and iron gate.2013-03-02A devotee with long dark hair and white forehead markings stands barefoot at left, palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl with a red-and-pink flower garland. Before him is a dark stone deity murti in a circular halo-like arch, dressed in a white and red silk cloth with gold border, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, yellow and red flower garlands, and a trident beside it. A small lit oil lamp sits on the stone plinth with scattered petals, and a metal rod stand lies in the foreground. Night setting, outdoors near a building.2013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02Night photo outdoors beside a red-brick wall and lit building window. A large black stone Shiva murti stands at right, draped in a white and gold cloth, with red and yellow marigold garlands, rudraksha-style beads, and a trident leaning against it. A person at left with long dark hair, white tripundra on the forehead, red and yellow garlands, and a leopard-print wrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer before the murti. A camera and lights are visible at the lower edge. The person's presentation shows long hair, a leopard-print wrap, and garlands, but the face and cues are not distinctive enough to confirm an identity, so the figure is described by role as a devotee.2013-03-02Night outdoor scene at a shrine. A woman in a leopard-print blouse and orange sari stands at left, holding a lit flame toward a black stone deity murti, which has a tilak, red and white garment, rudraksha malas, a trident, and garlands of red and yellow flowers, set within a dark circular halo-like arch. A small oil lamp sits on the ground in front. A photographer in white with a Canon camera stands at right, and a partly visible person in pink stands at far right. A green metal gate and a dark background complete the scene.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02Night-time outdoor scene at a shrine. A standing person on the left, wearing an orange saffron-toned wrap over a leopard-print patterned top, a long dark braid, red-and-yellow flower garlands and white forehead markings, holds an offering and looks up at a large dark stone deity murti with a trident and a circular halo-like backdrop. The murti wears a white and red-bordered garment, rudraksha malas and red-yellow garlands. A small oil lamp burns on the base and red petals are scattered; a curved metal implement with yellow fruit sits in the foreground. The person is clearly a devotee or sannyasi; no appearance-based a person cues are clear enough to identify anyone.2013-03-02 +1 copiesNight photograph at an outdoor shrine. A woman in an orange sari with a leopard-print blouse stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, a red and pink flower garland over her shoulder and a red-beaded necklace. Before her is a black stone deity murti of Shiva with a trident, draped in a white and red cloth, adorned with red and yellow flower garlands, rudraksha or bead necklaces, and red petals on its base. A small oil lamp burns on a stone platform with yellow fruits beside it. The structure behind is painted orange with a window and a green metal gate at right.2013-03-02