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A temple interior shows a deity murti with a red face and gold-edged crown set within a shrine framed by a blue curtain, heavily decorated with marigold, yellow and orange flower garlands. A man in orange robes stands on the left with palms pressed together in prayer. A priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth bends forward at the shrine, holding a brass bell near the feet of the murti. A third man in white stands at the right edge with hands folded, and a small framed picture sits at the lower right. The walls are grey stone with red fabric draped at the top left.

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August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and flower strands around a blue curtain backdrop. Two red-faced deity murti faces are visible within the shrine. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with his hair swept back stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, his eyes lowered, and a faint mark on his forehead. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti and cloth stands at right, adjusting or touching the garlands. The stone wall and carved panel frame the scene.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Inside a small stone shrine, a deity murti with a face and head decorated with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and white flowers stands framed by a blue backdrop and red cloth valances. A priest in a white dhoti performs puja at the shrine. A seated person in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a white wooden seat facing the deity, while a man in a pale peach shawl stands with hands folded nearby. Two more seated people in orange robes sit to the side, and offerings of fruit, a kalasha-style lamp and brass vessels rest on a tray before the murti.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph inside a shrine where a red-faced goddess murti is decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands against a blue cloth backdrop. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shawl bends low to offer fruit and bananas on a plate. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands joined in prayer, including a bald man on the right in light saffron and a figure in orange with long dark hair at left-centre. A brass lamp and vessels sit near the offerings.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph inside a small stone shrine where a priest in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl bends over a copper vessel before a deity murti heavily decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands. Two seated devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on a raised red platform with offerings, and a standing man in a long peach-coloured robe watches at right. A framed picture stands beside the murti.2010-08-09Photo inside a small shrine niche decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a blue cloth backdrop. A goddess murti with red face and large eyes is adorned with flowers. A young man in a peach-orange robe stands at left holding a brass plate of white flowers and offerings. A second man in orange robes stands beside the murti, adjusting a garland. At lower right a man in red clothing bends low to make an offering. A small oil lamp burns on the floor near the murti, and a garlanded brass vessel sits at lower left.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09