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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with a grey carved stone base and pillars. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck walks through the foreground, his hands folded at his waist. Behind him, a deity murti group stands in a golden-arched niche with orange drapes, showing a central figure flanked by two female figures in blue and orange garments, with a crown and a large shivalinga covered in a garland and offerings. Orange curtains hang at both sides of the open-sided shrine, with trees visible beyond the railings.

A photograph inside an open-sided stone temple shrine with grey carved pillars and red-and-white painted walls. Behind a dark stone altar stands a group of deity murtis, including two tall figures in blue and white dress with golden crowns, and a central white-and-gold murti. Orange draped cloth hangs around the shrine. In the foreground a standing person in an orange-saffron robe with a long braided plait walks past the altar, which holds brass lamps and offerings. The person is seen at mid-body, facing right, with a light-coloured shawl over the shoulder. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.

A photograph inside a temple shrine with stone pillars and carved panels. In the background, an altar holds deity murti figures with crowns, one of them dressed in blue, flanked by golden arches and orange drapes, with a Shiva lingam draped in white and rudraksha-style beads at the base. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, walks past the altar. Red curtains hang at the sides of the pavilion.

A photograph inside a temple shrine with a stone-pillared pavilion. In the foreground a man stands in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching upper cloth, with a long braid over one shoulder and a dark sash at the waist. Behind him is a raised stone platform holding a large deity murti group with a Shiva lingam draped in dark rudraksha-style garlands, flanked by figures in blue and orange-red garments and a golden arched backdrop. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-type vessels sit on the platform, with red-and-white striped curtains framing the pavilion. Foliage is visible beyond the railings. Presence of the saffron-clad man in the foreground is consistent with a sannyasi in an appearance-based sense but uncertain, so identity is marked unsure.

A photograph inside an open temple shrine with grey stone pillars carved with figures and a red-and-white painted border. Behind a stone altar stands a golden arched shrine with an orange and gold backdrop holding two standing deity murtis in blue and white garments, one holding a trident-like staff, with a shivalinga-like form in front. A seated white-robed figure sits on the altar with a bead mala. In the foreground a standing man in an orange-saffron robe with a long braid walks past the altar, while orange curtains hang at the sides and brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the platform.

A temple shrine with a grey stone base and gilded arch holds a large murti of a deity pair, one with a trident, draped in orange and pink cloth, with garlands and a central decorated kalasha in front. A man in white dhoti, bare-chested, sits at the left making offerings with a lamp and brass vessels, while a standing man in a rust-coloured dhoti and matching wrap with a rudraksha-style garland walks toward the viewer across the stone floor. A small table with a patterned cloth and brass bowls stands at left beside a red curtain. A golden standing figure and a small shrine niche appear on the right.

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A barefoot man with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha-style bead garland walks across a stone platform before an ornate shrine. He wears a rust-red and orange dhoti and a matching shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him stands a gilded arched niche with a teal backdrop holding a sculpted deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and a consort, garlanded with red and white flowers, flanked by brass oil lamps and a small standing attendant figure in orange. The stone shrine has carved pillars and a dark stone base.

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A stone temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and a consort adorned with garlands, gold crowns and red-orange cloth backdrop, set on a stone altar with flower garlands and oil lamps. A man in white dhoti sits at left performing puja with brass vessels in front of the deities. In the foreground a standing man wears a maroon-red robe and rudraksha mala, walking past the altar. A smaller murti stands in an arched niche at right in orange cloth. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance; the person in maroon robes is described by role as a devotee.

A shrine at an outdoor temple structure with grey stone pillars and a gilded arch behind a red curtain. On the raised platform stands a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown, flanked by two standing figures in red and blue garments, all garlanded with flower garlands. A small orange-robed figure in front is also garlanded. In the foreground a woman in an orange saffron-coloured robe stands with her back to the camera, her hands raised in front of her in prayer. Another orange-robed person stands at the left edge. Oil lamps and flowers surround the shrine.

A man in a rust-brown dhoti and matching shawl walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple hall in front of a large golden-framed shrine. Two gold-crowned deity murti of a seated couple sit enthroned, decorated with red and white flower garlands and gold jewellery, backed by a teal curtain. Beside the shrine a smaller figure stands in a green niche, and oil lamps and brass vessels rest on the stone platform. Red fabric hangs at the left, and a brass bell is visible at the top left.