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A photograph of a decorated altar with statues rather than living people. In the centre stands a white statue in a maroon and gold garment with a golden crown, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow-orange flowers, its hands raised in blessing. Beside it stands a golden-skinned figure in a green silk sari with gold border, adorned with jewellery and a jewelled headpiece, also garlanded. At left a golden hooded serpent canopy sits on an orange cloth draped with marigolds and red flowers. Golden wheat sheaves hang behind, flanked by brown lion sculptures on a carved wooden stand. Behind is a large framed picture of a robed figure in orange holding a mala. The altar sits on a reed mat with orange cloth in the foreground.

A photograph of a decorated altar in an indoor hall. In the centre, a framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes with rudraksha beads sits on a dark wooden throne with carved lion-like armrests, draped with a marigold garland. Below it, a white-faced deity murti in a purple and gold garment and gold crown stands beside a gold cobra hood and green silk skirt, surrounded by marigold and yellow flower offerings on an orange cloth. Behind is a large printed backdrop of a temple gateway and a banyan tree, and a rainbow-coloured circular decoration hangs above. No living people are visible.

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A photograph of a temple shrine showing a golden cobra-hooded serpent sculpture on a stone base beside a standing deity murti dressed in a green silk sari with gold border and a gold crown. A white flower garland and marigold garlands adorn the figures, with a purple and orange cloth draped behind and wooden carved furniture at the sides. A mural with a figure is faintly visible at the top left. No people are visible in the frame.

A photograph of an ornate temple shrine with a large gilded deity murti under a golden hooded cobra canopy, its face veiled in orange cloth and adorned with a green-jewelled crown, a long garland of yellow marigolds and purple flowers draped around it. Below sits a smaller white seated figure in red robes, right hand raised in blessing, with a red and silver backrest and beaded necklace. Brass oil lamps, bowls and vessels stand in front on the red-draped platform, while a white-robed attendant and a green-curtained gilded arch frame the scene. No living people are visible.

October 26 2011

A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large deity murti with a cobra hood, wearing an orange cloth wrap, a multi-strand white pearl necklace, green-stone pendant ornaments on the crown, and a red and white flower garland draped down its body. Two standing figures in orange and teal with gold bangles flank the central figure. In front sits a small white and yellow statue of a seated figure with hands raised in blessing and a yellow turban, holding a yellow flower. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp and a ritual bell rest on the floor. Gold-patterned walls and red drapes surround the shrine. The people are statues and figures rather than physical people.

A temple shrine dressed with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow and white hanging in vertical strands. Central is a large deity murti with a black face, gold crown with a cobra hood behind it, and a green and gold garment with an orange sash. In front sits a small white marble-like statue of a seated saint in green robes with raised hand, flanked by brass oil lamps and offering bowls, a book on a stand at left. White silk cloth drapes the seat. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.

October 06 2011

A white marble statue seated in front of a shrine, dressed in a green sari-style garment with a green turban, draped in red and white flower garlands, its right hand raised in blessing. Behind it hangs a white cloth with a red and gold border and a jewelled heart-shaped ornament. To the left stands a golden tiered kalasha-like ornament on a silver tray, and to the right a small deity murti in a silver arch on a silver stand. Silver-and-floral garlands frame the shrine.

A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of yellow and red-purple flowers hanging over a central deity murti. The large murti wears a green and yellow garment, an orange and dark cloth and a tall ornate crown with gold ornaments. Below it is a white draped cloth holding a gold-rimmed vessel and an orange garment with a long beaded necklace. In front sits a smaller pink-robed figure with a gold pendant, and flanking figures in blue and pink are garlanded. Brass oil lamps and small brass lamps stand on the sides, with flower offerings on the platform. No living people are visible.

A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. Above, a large seated figure wears an orange turban with a gold band, jeweled crown-like headdress, and a gold cobra-hood backdrop; the figure's face is hidden by the cloth. In front, a white marble statue of a seated sannyasi in orange robes, a gold-edged saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in namaskar, sits on a draped platform. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, a lamp and offering trays stand in the foreground, with a book at the left edge. A gold-embroidered satin backdrop frames the scene. The seated sannyasi is a statue, not a living person.

October 26 2011