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A devotee in white clothes with long dark hair bows deeply with palms pressed together before a shrine on a raised stone platform. Behind them, a deity murti pair seated on a white-draped throne is decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot with leaves, lamps and a tray of offerings sit on the platform. Red and orange cloth hangs from the pillars, and a few men and a woman in white dhotis and saris stand nearby with folded hands. The setting is an open temple pavilion with a corrugated roof and palm trees beyond.

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A photograph of a temple shrine where a figure in plain white dhoti and white shirt bows forward with hands pressed to a stone platform before a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Behind the murti stand a brass kalasha-style vessel, brass lamps and a small pot on a white-draped altar. Two or three other people in white and cream clothes stand at the right, with an orange-painted wall and a red curtain behind. The figure has long dark hair and a mala around the neck; appearance alone is not enough to name him, so he is described by role as a devotee performing obeisance. A printed copyright caption appears at lower right.2010-12-21December 21 20102010-12-21A temple scene with a stone platform holding a murti of a deity seated on a throne, adorned with garlands of orange, yellow and purple flowers and an orange cloth. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap bows deeply with forehead to a small mat on the stone floor. Behind, several devotees in orange and white attire walk and stand in the covered temple courtyard, and a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit brass lamp. Brass lamps and a silver vessel rest on the platform, and an orange cloth hangs from a pillar beside a red-and-white painted wall.2010-12-27October 20 20102010-10-20October 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copiesA temple shrine with a deity murti seated on a throne-like platform, adorned with orange and purple garlands and a red-and-orange cloth backdrop. In the foreground a person in orange robes and an orange shawl bows low with bare feet on a patterned mat, facing the shrine's stone platform, which holds a silver tray and brass lamps. Behind, several people in white dhotis and white shawls, some with yellow or orange sashes, stand and move along a red-walled colonnade under a tin roof, with palm trees outside. A red cloth hangs from a pillar. The person bowing has an orange-clad figure's form and a dark head covering, but no identity can be established from appearance alone.2010-12-27A figure in orange robes with a matching orange head wrap bows deeply at a stone platform inside a temple pavilion, standing on a brown mat before a shrine. Behind them stands a deity murti in red and orange garments, decorated with bright marigold garlands in yellow, orange and purple, and holding a sword. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the altar. To the right, several people in orange and white stand near a draped orange cloth and a small decorated umbrella, while a woman in a white sari watches. Stone carvings line the pillars and walls, and a red-painted wall and palm trees appear beyond the open pavilion.2010-12-27November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA figure in orange robes with a shaved head bows deeply with hands together before a black stone shrine. Inside the shrine, a deity murti in pink and red drapery wears yellow and red marigold garlands and a gold crown, flanked by a second figure and brass oil lamps on the altar ledge. A large gold-and-red ornate chair stands empty in the foreground. Red-and-white striped pillars and a red curtain frame the open mandapa.2010-11-25March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a person in saffron-orange robes bent forward at a granite shrine platform, one hand resting on the stone, head covered by the orange cloth. Behind the shrine, a deity murti is adorned with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and wrapped in orange and purple cloth, with a brass kalasha-style offering and a lit lamp in front. Two people in white dhotis and white shirts stand at the left by a red-and-white painted wall, with incense smoke drifting in the air. Red-orange curtains frame the shrine pavilion. The person bowing is in an act of puja offering or padapuja at the shrine.2010-12-27