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Outdoor temple pavilion with grey carved stone pillars and a red curtain draped on the right. Central raised shrine holds two metallic deity murtis seated on a throne-like base, one in orange garments and one in red, with crowns and garlands; a multi-hooded cobra canopy sits above the figures. In front, a white-clad figure with a shaved head and cloth bundle lies prostrate on the floor, with a man in orange robes standing beside. A standing figure in orange holds a tall orange-tipped staff or flag and a second attendant in white stands at left, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha on the shrine platform. Trees surround the pavilion. The prostrate figure's identity is not established by appearance.

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Outdoor stone pavilion shrine with carved grey pillars and red cloth draped at the sides. Two large deity murtis stand on a raised platform: one golden-crowned figure in orange garment and a red-clad figure beside it. A shaved-headed man in orange robes sits cross-legged before brass lamps and a kalasha, performing puja. Two devotees bow with folded hands at the platform edge, one in orange and one in white with a red-floral garment. Another orange-clad person stands in the background among trees.2007-02-24A photograph inside an open temple pavilion with grey stone pillars and red curtains. Several people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual before a deity murti of a seated couple, one figure with a crown and one with a tall headdress, both draped in garlands of marigolds and red. A standing figure in a dhoti with a pink-striped cloth pours or offers something over a black stone lingam on a dark pedestal. Brass pots and vessels sit on the wet floor at the left, and a white marble statue of a seated sage with a rudraksha mala stands at lower right. Green mango leaves hang from a string above. Several attendants stand around in saffron, with one kneeling near the pots.2008-01-17Photograph of an abhishekam ritual at an open-pillared stone temple shrine under orange curtains. Two large deity murtis, a seated goddess and a standing figure with a trident and crown, are garlanded with red and yellow flowers and sit on a raised stone platform. In front, a priest in white dhoti and a shawl stands on the platform, and a man in an orange robe holds a sheet of paper. Two people in orange robes stand in the foreground with their backs to the camera, one in an orange shawl and a gold necklace, another in a white dhoti and orange sash. Brass oil lamps and a garlanded kalasha stand on the platform, with fruit and flowers offered before the murtis.2010-07-21January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph inside an open stone shrine pavilion with grey carved pillars and maroon velvet curtains tied at the sides. A bare-backed figure in an orange-saffron cloth stands with hands folded in front of an altar with a deity murti dressed in white and garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, seated on a throne-like peetha beneath a canopy. Brass oil lamps and a small flame stand on the stone platform, with a silver plate and offerings in front. A second person in white dhoti stands at the left edge, and another white-clad figure at the right, all in a puja setting with trees behind.2007-02-14A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe sits at left on a stone platform, one arm raised with hand near the head, in front of an open stone pavilion with carved pillars. Behind a central golden peetha stands a large statue pair of deities: the figure at left holds a trident and wears a crown and a multi-hooded serpent canopy, while the figure at right wears a red garment and jewelled necklaces. Below them, a white-draped altar holds a small golden deity figure, brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, bowls and a conch-shaped vessel. Trees and a red cloth hanging appear at the edges. The figure at left is a devotee in ritual dress, and no person on the platform is identified.2007-02-24February 25th 20072007-02-25A photograph of an outdoor open-sided temple pavilion with grey stone pillars draped with red cloth. At the centre, a deity murti is seated on a raised platform, decorated with garlands and a red-and-gold textile. In front stands a stone pedestal with a shivalinga-style base and a kalasha. A man in saffron robes stands at left, another in saffron robes sits near the platform holding a tray, and a person in a long orange garment stands beside the deity handling a garland or offering. Green mango leaves hang from a string across the ceiling. A small white marble statue of a seated meditating figure with rudraksha beads sits on the right, and fresh greenery frames the scene.2008-01-17Photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a stone shrine open to the outdoors, with orange curtains and carved pillars framing the scene. Two deity murti stand in the shrine, one with a red crown and gold garlands, the other with yellow and orange marigold garlands, before a gold-framed arch. A bare-chested priest in a red shawl and white dhoti stands at the altar, a white-clad priest in a yellow-bordered dhoti works at the front altar, and orange-robed devotees stand nearby. Brass oil lamps, a gold offering tray with marigold flowers and fruit, and a garlanded pot sit on the altar platform. A tall man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right corner.2010-07-21Photograph of a stone shrine with deity murti of a standing and seated divine couple adorned with flower garlands, gold crowns and colourful garments, set in a stone temple structure with orange curtains. In front, an orange-robed priest stands at left holding a small object, while an orange-robed devotee bends low at right tending puja items. Brass oil lamps, bowls of yellow flowers, green leaves and fruit, and a flower-decorated kalasha on a wooden platform form the offerings.2010-07-21Outdoor stone pavilion with carved pillars and red cloth draped between them, housing a deity murti pair seated on a pedestal, one figure wearing a crown and orange garment. In front, a white-draped altar holds brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a lamp. Two people in orange robes stand nearby, one at left in orange and another at right with a shaved head holding a staff, in a puja setting with trees behind.2007-02-24Night photograph of a small white marble shrine with carved pillars and red velvet curtains draped at the sides. Inside stand two painted deity murti figures, one in orange-red with a crown and ornate necklaces, the other in red with a tall crown and jewelled ornaments. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings sit on a white-draped altar. In the foreground a figure in orange robes with an orange shawl bends toward the altar, while a second man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together holding a tray. A third person in white stands further back near the shrine. The scene suggests puja or aarti at the shrine.2007-02-25