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A photograph of a decorated deity murti housed in a shrine doorway framed by green curtains and gold-edged white pillars with a gold serpent motif. The central deity figure is draped in yellow and orange garlands, with a gold crown and metal ornaments, and a dark stone deity statue stands to the right wrapped in a yellow garland. In the foreground, a person in an orange-saffron garment stands with back to the camera, partly blurred, and a crowd of devotees with dark hair, some with yellow flowers in their hair, faces the shrine. A blue mask-like object dangles at the upper left edge. The scene suggests darshan or procession of a temple deity.

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October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01A photograph inside a temple shrine where a standing robed figure in pale orange cloth holds up a flame toward a gold-adorned deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a gold crown. A seated devotee in orange robes sits in front with palms pressed together in prayer, and a dark stone statue with a yellow garland stands to the left. Offerings of fruit, bananas and betel leaves rest on a yellow-draped platform, with a wall clock, green curtains and a gold-edged arch framing the scene. Several people in the foreground audience sit in the lower frame, including a woman in dark clothes with hands folded, and a flower-adorned devotee at the right edge; the crowd is partly cropped.2006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at the centre-left with his right arm raised, performing an arati or blessing before a deity shrine. The deity murti, dark-faced with a silver-white face and adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, is framed by an ornate gold arch and green curtains. Two dark stone dvarapala guardian statues, each wearing a yellow garland, flank the shrine. Offerings of fruit and brass vessels sit on a platform before the murti. Seated devotees, many women in colourful saris and some with braided hair, fill the foreground, several with hands folded in prayer. White temple walls surround the scene.2006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01Photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A standing priest in orange robes faces the sanctum, holding a cloth or fan near the doorway, while a seated figure in orange with a long garland sits before a table of fruit and offerings. Gilded deity murti in the sanctum wear yellow flower garlands, with black stone dvarapala guardian statues flanking the doorway. Green curtains frame the entrance and a crowd of seated devotees, mostly women with dark braided hair and bright saris, watches from the foreground. A ceiling fan and wall clock are visible.2006-10-01May 07 20172017-05-07January 24 20062006-01-24May 07 20172017-05-07