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Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk beneath a large tree, with a grey stone shrine pavilion holding a golden deity murti draped in orange cloth. Priests in orange and saffron robes perform a puja at the shrine platform, with a brass lamp in front. A woman in a white sari with a long grey-white braid bends over a low stone wall at right, while women in cream saris and many people dressed in white stand around the courtyard. A white tent canopy and brick walls frame the scene.

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Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with a grey stone shrine pavilion, carved pillars and a green-tinted canopy overhead. A saffron-robed figure sits near an orange-draped deity murti, with a brass oil lamp on a stand in front. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a gold border walks barefoot across sand past a low concrete step, while people in white clothes sit in rows, some wearing mala necklaces, with a small child near the front. Building blocks and wooden planks lie in the foreground, and a half-built brick wall stands behind the shrine.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph of an outdoor shrine canopy with grey stone pillars and red cloth draped at its sides, sheltering a seated deity murti decorated with red and gold garments and a garland. In front stand a brass lamp, offerings and kalasha-like vessels on mats spread on a green tarpaulin. A group of about six to eight people in white dhotis and saris and a man in orange robes stand at left near the shrine, while another man in white stands at right by stacked concrete blocks. Partly built walls and trees form the background.2007-02-24A temple courtyard during a ritual procession at an outdoor shrine with a corrugated roof and red and orange pennant strings overhead. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and orange sashes stand near a blue metal drum, one holding a small vessel. Behind them, a large crowd of people in white and pastel clothing gathers under the shelter. On the right, a carved stone mandapa with ornate pillars holds a seated figure in white draped with yellow and orange garlands, with a trident and flower garlands beside it, and a tray of offerings is placed on the platform. Carved stone bull figures sit on the roof above.2006-12-29A photograph of a devotional gathering under a corrugated roof at an open-sided stone shrine. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe holds an orange flag on a long pole and walks toward the crowd. A line of devotees, many women in white saris with gold borders and others in teal, green and maroon, stands with hands folded. At right, a figure in an orange robe sits on a raised stone platform before a brass lamp and a silver tray, with a red cloth hanging beside a carved granite pillar. Several people stand behind him. Brick steps lead up to the platform.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24December 31 20062006-12-31February 24 20072007-02-24