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A photograph of an outdoor shrine with a grey stone canopy and carved pillars, framed by blue velvet curtains with red edges. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis draped in garlands, with brass oil lamps and offering plates on the stone platform. In the foreground at right, a devotee in orange robes bends forward in prayer. At left, a person in a dark red robe with a long beard stands beside a drummer. The setting is a temple courtyard with trees behind.

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A photograph of an outdoor stone shrine with a grey carved stone canopy and blue velvet curtains drawn back on both sides. Inside, a deity murti stands with garlands of orange and white flowers, and brass oil lamps (lamps) flank the shrine. In front, offerings of fruit and brass vessels sit on the stone platform. A woman in an orange-red sari bends forward in prayer at the right, and another person in a maroon sari stands at the left, near a drummer with a drum. Strings of small lights hang above the shrine.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor shrine with a grey stone niche framed by blue velvet drapes pulled to the sides. Inside the niche stand deity murti with flower garlands in orange, pink and purple, including a white horse figure and a central deity with a crown. In front, a brass oil lamp stand and an ornate silver-gold vessel sit on the stone platform. On the right, a figure in orange robes bends toward a flame in a small lamp or fire dish at the base of the shrine. At the left edge, a sadhu in orange with a long dark beard and a beaded necklace stands watching, and a partly visible person is at the lower left. Trees and string lights appear overhead.2008-12-29A temple shrine decorated with banana stalks, blue drapes and flower arrangements, with a deity murti of a seated pair adorned with garlands and a golden arch behind. In front, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands at a stone altar with offerings and oil lamps, while a white-clad person is at the left edge. A silver vessel sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja at a festival shrine.2008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. Garlanded deity murti with a white horse vahana and a golden kalasha stand on a dark stone platform, surrounded by brass oil lamps, flower garlands and offerings on plates. In the foreground, two devotees in orange robes bow or sit facing the shrine. Blue cloth hangings and a stone pillar frame the scene, with a woman in a white sari visible in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a gilded arched niche. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at a stone platform: the figure on the left, in an orange garment, faces the second man, who wears an orange shawl, a white turban and a white garland. He holds a flower garland and appears to make an offering. Behind them, a white horse-form vehicle and a deity murti are adorned with marigold and multicoloured garlands. Brass lamps, kalasha pots, fruit, flowers and metal offering bowls sit on the platform, and a blue cloth hangs at left. Hindu puja offerings are arranged before the shrine.2008-12-29