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A night photograph at a temple-style shrine lit dimly, with a stone structure and a deity image of a seated pair of goddesses with crowns behind a red-draped altar bearing a garland and brass lamps. In front, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe and holds a walking cane, standing to the right of a woman in white clothes holding a small white box. Behind them, a man in orange clothing stands near the shrine. In the lower left foreground is a white-clad figure with long black hair and gold-trimmed shawl, hands in anjali pose, seen from behind. Dark background with red curtains.

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Night scene at an outdoor shrine lit by a flame. Two white-clad devotees stand at left and centre, one holding a small lamp, while a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a wooden staff stands at centre-right, a bead garland at his chest, facing a seated figure. Behind them a sculpted deity murti pair sits on an elevated altar with an orange cloth, brass lamps and a kalasha. At far right a man in white with an orange shawl stands, and in the foreground a bare-backed, dark-haired figure in white sits with a red-and-gold strap. The scene appears to be an outdoor puja or darshan at night.2007-01-27A dimly lit photo inside a temple shrine. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and draped orange dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, walks toward a stone shrine holding a deity murti, with a lit lamp and a brass pole beside it. On the left, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at the edge of the frame. In the lower foreground, a seated person with long dark hair, a white garment and a golden-brown sash has palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. Colourful fabric hangs at the top right. The image is not clearly a mark of recognised ritual, but shows devotional worship at a shrine. a person appearance cues are present on the central figure: orange ascetic robe and rudraksha mala, so it is labelled as a probable identification.2007-01-27January 27 20072007-01-27Outdoor temple stage at dusk with a seated figure in saffron-orange clothing and a red-and-orange flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar, smiling. Behind them, several people in white and orange garments tend a pair of deity murtis draped in yellow-and-orange marigold garlands, one holding a kalasha-like vessel and a lamp. Brass pots and a fire pit with flames stand at the right. A grey stone pillared canopy frames the scene with red curtains beside it. The crowd in the foreground is in silhouette.2006-12-31February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16December 10 20112011-12-10July 08 20112011-07-08January 27 20072007-01-27Night ritual photograph at a temple shrine lit by bright lamps. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl stands on the left holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp. Seated in front on a white chair is a figure in an orange saffron robe with hands pressed together in namaskar, with a red cloth hanging from the pillar above. Several men in white garments stand or sit behind, with a row of small oil lamps glowing along the platform. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a crown and a silver-trimmed ornament. A brass lamp stand and metal vessels rest on the stone platform.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Dusk worship at an open stone shrine with red velvet curtains tied to its pillars. Two painted deity murti sit inside, one seated with a crown and garlands and one standing beside with a pale face and red-orange garment. Brass oil lamps and offering plates stand on a white-draped platform in front. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair bows with joined hands toward the shrine on the left, while a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at right holding a brass plate. Another person in white stands in the background near a tree.2007-02-25