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A photograph of a temple-style stage setting with heavy red curtains drawn open on either side of a large yellow-painted wooden double door with square panels. To the left stands a painted stone deity murti in orange and green dhoti-style garments with gold ornaments, a crown and a raised hand holding a lotus bud, mounted on a blue-and-white pedestal. A small golden bull figure sits near the base of the doorway, with floral offerings on the floor. A blurred hand and arm appear in the left foreground. The edge of an ornate painted frieze with floral motifs runs across the top. No physical people are clearly visible in the main scene.

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A photograph of a temple interior showing a large golden-yellow double door with a dark iron latch and bolt, framed by deep red curtains pulled back at both sides. To the left stands a painted stone deity murti with multiple arms, holding a flaming lamp in one raised hand and wearing a gold crown, gold jewellery and a green sash over red-orange lower garments. A small gold seated bull figure. A dark head is faintly visible at the lower right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2017-07-23June 21 20172017-06-21A temple interior photograph showing a painted deity statue on the left with four arms, holding a flame in one upper hand and making a mudra with another, wearing gold jewellery, a pale orange-pink body, red-orange dhoti and a green sash. Beside it is a large wooden double door with square panels, a black iron handle and worn orange paint. On the right hangs a deep maroon curtain. Strands of white beads border the painted wall, and a gold ritual object is partly visible at the bottom. No people are visible.2017-06-21A photograph of a wooden temple door with a gold-framed opening, partly ajar, showing a figure in a maroon garment passing through the gap. Flanking the door are painted deity statues with four arms, one holding a trident and one a flaming lamp, wearing gold ornaments, pearl-bead garlands and orange-red lower garments with green sashes. Brass oil lamps stand at the base of the walls and a white and pink flower garland hangs on the door edge. The setting is a temple sanctum entrance.2017-07-05A closed wooden double door with a gold-painted, square-panelled surface and a dark iron bolt across the centre, set between two painted guardian statues. Each standing figure has a crown with a crescent, gold earrings, multiple beaded necklaces, a jewelled waist belt and red dhoti-like trousers with a green cloth draped at the hip. The figure on the left holds a flaming torch in one raised hand, and the figure on the right holds a ceremonial staff or club in one hand. Their skin is orange-toned and the surrounding walls are grey with red and yellow decorative borders. No people are visible; the statues are sculpted or painted figures.2017-07-12A photograph of a temple entrance with a pair of tall, painted dvarapala guardian statues flanking closed wooden double doors. Each statue has four arms, a tall crown, gold jewellery, rudraksha-like beaded necklaces, a green sash and orange-red dhoti, holding a lotus bud and other objects. Golden lion or bull figures sit at the base of the doors, and a lit oil lamp flame glows at the upper left corner. No physical people are visible.2017-07-07July 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12July 12 20172017-07-12July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine hall with a tiled white floor. Two large painted deity figures, each with four arms, a tall crown and orange-red dhoti with green sashes, flank a pair of wooden double doors that are open to a gilded inner sanctum. A painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban is visible on the open door panel, labelled only by the framed image. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and orange cloth holds up a silver lamp with a lit flame, facing the doors. Two people in orange and white clothing sit with folded hands on the right, and a seated person in white is at the left. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small ritual tray sits on the floor. Five people are visible.2013-09-29August 12 20172017-08-12