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Photograph of a temple courtyard with a carved grey stone pillar and a brass lamp on a raised stone platform. A person in a yellow sari-style garment with long dark loose hair bows forward with forehead pressed to the stone ledge, hands joined, in an act of reverence. Several richly dressed deity murti with silver crowns, jewelled necklaces and bright orange, blue and green silk garments are arranged to the left and right. Orange curtains frame the scene, and in the background women in sarees and a man in white stand near a red-railed staircase and an orange wall.

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December 23 20102010-12-23Outdoor temple scene with a grey stone pillar and red curtains. A person with long dark hair in a yellow sleeveless garment bends forward with hands on a stone ledge, bowing before a shrine. Nearby stand ornately dressed deity murti with silver crowns, jewelled necklaces and colourful silk garments, including one in orange and one in blue draping. A brass oil lamp stands on the ledge. Several people in white and pink clothing watch from behind a red railing in the background.2010-12-23A devotee in a yellow garment bows forward with head lowered onto a grey stone platform in a temple shrine. Beside them stand ornately decorated metal deity murtis with silver crowns, jewelled necklaces and red and gold silk garments, one holding a trident-like staff. Behind, a yellow-draped figure and marigold garlands sit on an altar with brass vessels and a green cloth. Carved stone reliefs and a red pillar frame the scene.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23Inside a stone temple shrine, a seated deity murti with a crown is decorated with thick garlands of yellow and red flowers, flanked by a second figure, with brass oil lamps on the left. In the foreground, several wooden and metal deity murtis dressed in saffron, orange, blue and silver garments with silver ornaments stand on pink and orange cloth. A young girl in a yellow dress stands on the right beside the murtis, touching her face, next to red and blue draped cloth and an open doorway to a room with red walls. No physical adult candidate for a person is visible.2010-12-23A man with long dark hair stands in a temple shrine in profile, hands pressed together at chest level in a namaskar-like gesture. He wears a flowing yellow-gold dhoti-style garment with a gold-toned wrap and a heavy gold necklace of beaded ornaments. Behind him, a decorated altar holds seated deity murti draped in yellow cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a large floral garland across the central figure. Smaller figurines in red, blue, orange and green dress and crowns line the foreground, with a red-and-white curtained pavilion behind. The scene suggests a devotional puja or satsang setting.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing a deity murti pair seated on a raised dais, draped in yellow and garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, with a larger central garland on a figure in the middle. Below the dais, several metal utsava murtis in ornate silver jewellery and orange, red and blue silk garments stand in front of the stone platform. A bronze oil lamp stands at the left and a brass vessel with a plantain leaf sits on the platform. A person in a yellow garment and dark hair bends forward at the right edge, apparently making an offering, while red curtains frame the shrine opening.2010-12-23A temple shrine with a deity murti adorned with yellow and multicolored flower garlands, lit by a brass oil lamp in front. In the foreground, several decorated utsava murtis of deities stand on red and orange cloths, with a blue cloth spread on the floor. A standing figure in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl with a beaded mala around the neck gestures toward the murtis, appearing to address or instruct them. Red and white striped walls and a palm tree are visible outside the shrine pavilion.2010-12-23A temple courtyard scene at a shrine with several deity murtis. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl, stands with palms pressed together in namaste before the shrine. Behind the shrine, a large deity murti sits with a garland of yellow and orange flowers, and smaller murtis in dark blue, pink and gold cloths are arranged on a blue cloth and a pink mat in the foreground. To the right, several men in white dhotis and an attendant in orange saffron robes stand, with a man in white holding a decorated umbrella and a woman in orange sari taking photos. Red curtains hang at the back and an orange-walled building with a palm tree is visible.2010-12-23