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Photograph of a stone shrine with carved granite pillars and golden arches holding deity murti draped with marigold garlands. A young priest with bare upper body and orange dhoti stands at the left of the shrine performing ritual with brass lamps. On the left, a large printed portrait shows a smiling man in a red headdress, red garment and rudraksha malas seated in meditation pose. Several girls and women in orange sarees stand in devotion with palms pressed together on the right and in front of the shrine. Brass oil lamps and offerings sit on the platform.

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January 25 20172017-01-25A photo of a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and gold-framed niches holding deity murti draped in garlands. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands at the shrine's left with his hands together near the altar. Beside the shrine stands a large printed portrait of a man with a red turban, rudraksha mala and red clothing, hands raised in a blessing gesture, seated in a pose. Several girls and young women in orange outfits stand at the lower right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the shrine. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar in front of the golden throne and the deity murti.2017-01-25A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with carved pillars and a red curtain at the right edge. Several gilded deity murtis stand in arched niches, garlanded with yellow and orange marigold strings, with a golden kalasha-like arrangement and oil lamps on the platform. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a white sacred thread stands at left, holding a lamp-like object and gesturing toward the shrine. A seated priest in a red-orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits at far left, hands folded. A row of women in saffron and cream saris with folded hands stands at bottom right, watching the ritual. A small statue in white and purple stands on the platform, and a standing sage figure in brown robes with a beard and garland appears at right beside the shrine. Ritual worship or aarti at the shrine.2017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with a carved granite pillar and a gold-framed arch. Two deity murtis stand behind an offering table draped in white, adorned with marigold garlands, flanked by brass lamp stands. In front, a person in an orange saffron robe with bare shoulders stands with hands together in reverence at the shrine. In the foreground on the left, a framed orange-robed portrait of a seated figure with a rudraksha mala, decorated with a garland and orange cloth, sits on a red-and-gold chair. Orange drapes hang at the sides of the shrine.2009-12-11January 25 20172017-01-25May 13 20152015-05-13June 22 20132013-06-22Outdoor temple shrine with a dark stone facade, carved pillars and a gilded arched niche holding deity murti dressed in pink and blue cloth with flower garlands and gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps stand before the shrine. A bald priest in white dhoti with a gold border and red sash raises his arm toward the deities. Flanking him, several young people in white and orange-saffron clothing with gold-bordered garments stand in a row, along with an adult in orange sari at right. Tall painted pillars with floral patterns frame the scene, and a brass plate sits on the ground in front of metal stanchions.2016-04-03Five bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand with their backs to the camera before an ornate shrine with golden deity murti and gilded attendant figures. Some hold flower petals and offering baskets in their hands, and their hair is long and dreadlocked. Garlands of white and red flowers drape the central figure, and brass oil lamps stand on either side. The stone shrine is carved with floral and figurative reliefs, and the scene suggests a puja or abhishekam.2015-05-13January 12 20172017-01-12