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A man in orange robes and a silver necklace stands with palms together at a temple shrine, eyes closed in prayer. Beside him stands a brass ritual setup with a tall brass oil lamp, brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot and small brass vessels on a wooden tray. To the left, a sculpted figure sits draped in red and orange cloth beneath a garland of red and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala, with a red-and-gold shawl and a brass vessel nearby. Grey carved stone pillars and orange walls frame the courtyard.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a grey stone pillar and corrugated roof. In the foreground a white-draped Shiva lingam is decorated with a golden snake hood and a garland of marigolds and red flowers. Beside it sits a small yellow-robed statue with folded hands and a brass oil lamp stands on the stone floor. At left a large red-robed deity figure is partly visible. On the right, a man with shaved head wearing white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl stands at the doorway holding an orange cloth bundle, looking up. A framed portrait hangs on the orange wall, and a green-and-blue signboard is visible.2011-10-19A photograph of a temple shrine interior. On the left, a standing sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a red rudraksha-style cord and bare feet faces a raised stone altar, while a second man in white dhoti and shawl stands further back near a doorway. The shrine has grey carved stone pillars, a golden canopy, and a deity murti draped in a red cloth, adorned with multicolour flower garlands and gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform, and a red-orange cloth hangs beside the pillar. A small seated figure in saffron robes appears near the altar, possibly a statue.2010-10-12November 14 20102010-11-14March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20112011-09-24March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple courtyard ritual. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron robe and a multi-strand orange and gold necklace stands with his hands raised and eyes lifted, holding a small vessel, beside a tall brass lamp with a lit flame. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long-handled red and gold umbrella over him. To the left a white-clad elder stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white sari with a shawl stands near him. A young man in a light shirt films or photographs. On the left, a deity murti in orange cloth is garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands, with a white draped altar cloth. Brass lamps, flower-filled plates and a stone pillar frame the scene, and a red-walled building stands behind.2011-12-11March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with a stone-pillared open pavilion. A woman with hair tied back stands in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, hands held together, facing a richly adorned deity murti seated on a gilded peetha, draped in red cloth with a gold-and-red garland. The murti is decorated with flowers, a gold crown and yellow and red garlands, with brass lamps on a stone platform heaped with red, orange and yellow flowers and green leaves. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the left holding a tray, and an orange cloth hangs beside an orange-and-white painted wall. A small seated figure in orange sits before the altar, the main murti being the focus.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 26 20112011-10-26Outdoor temple courtyard at dawn-like light beside a red-washed building with a corrugated roof. A man with long dark hair and a yellow headband, wearing an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, stands with palms pressed together in prayer at a stone parapet. On the parapet are brass lamps, a small kalasha-like vessel and offering plates. Behind him, a shrine-like seated figure dressed in orange, draped in garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, sits under a red canopy. Other devotees in white dhotis and orange robes stand in the courtyard, one in a white shirt and orange dhoti at left. Petals or flower bits drift in the air above.2010-12-27November 12 20102010-11-12