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A 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.

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August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesJuly 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copiesJuly 12 20172017-07-12A 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.2018-03-06A 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 temple interior with a painted statue of a multi-armed deity murti standing against a blue-and-orange wall, holding a lotus-like object and a flame-like item in raised hands, wearing a gold waist belt, pearl necklaces and a green sash. Before a large wooden panelled door, a potted green plant stands near a seated priest in white dhoti with bare upper body, hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground, a bowed devotee with white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala kneels with folded hands on a colourful striped cloth. A polished gold ornamental figure sits on the cloth beside a small brass lamp stand, with a red cloth at the right edge.2017-06-21A photograph inside a temple shows a man with long, loose black hair bowing with palms pressed together before a wooden door with iron fittings. He is bare-chested, wearing a maroon cloth and a gold armlet. To the right stands a large painted deity statue with an upraised hand holding a damaru-like drum, a gold crown, gold necklaces and a white bead garland, and a red and pink dhoti. A smaller painted figure holding a flame appears at the left edge. Beside the door, the bowing devotee performs a puja-style gesture of reverence.2017-05-24May 29 20152015-05-29June 21 20172017-06-21A 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.2017-07-05June 28 20172017-06-28A 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.2017-07-23