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Two men stand in an indoor hall with a long row of framed deity images mounted on a pale wall beneath a fluorescent tube light. The framed pictures show colourful deity murti and decorated goddess figures with garlands and flower arrangements. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands at left, while a man in a blue-and-white striped polo shirt and glasses holds a black camera and looks down at it. Neither visible person is shown in saffron or ornate clothing, and no a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.

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August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of a long wall display of framed colourful deity photographs arranged in a grid of panels, showing ornately decorated murtis with flower garlands, crowns and bright clothing, with a tall temple gopuram visible in one corner panel. In the lower right corner a partly visible person in a checked shirt sits at the edge of the frame. The wall is pale cream and a wooden door frame is at the right edge.2010-08-09A photograph inside a small room with a green-tiled floor and cream walls covered in many gold-framed devotional prints and paintings of deities. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with her hands near her chest, facing the wall. Beside her, a figure with long dark hair wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and stands with his back to the camera. At left, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together beside a flaming oil lamp, and another person's hand holds a lamp near the edge of the frame. Brass lamps and small offerings sit on a low stand in the foreground.2010-02-18A framed wall display of eight photographs of deity murtis, each adorned with garlands of flowers and marigolds. The top row includes a multi-armed goddess, a figure with a red face and rich adornments, a deity holding a veena, and a fierce figure with a crown and an open mouth. The bottom row shows a red-faced murti wrapped in green-and-white garlands, a shrine deity framed by flower arches, a seated goddess with a veena surrounded by yellow and red garlands on a lotus base, and a standing deity in a floral arch. No people are visible; the pictures are printed photographs on a wooden frame against a white wall, with a partly visible red script sign at the top left.2010-08-09Indoor shrine room with framed deity pictures hung on a wall and draped with garlands of yellow marigolds and white jasmine. In the foreground, a person in a sleeveless orange robe with a white and red flower garland holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward the framed images, while beside him a man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands with hands folded in prayer. A shelf below holds brass lamps, small vessels and offerings. The scene suggests puja or aarti at a household altar.2010-02-16Indoor photo inside a blue-walled room with built-in cabinets and a small niche holding framed deity pictures, a framed portrait, oil lamps and small objects. On the left, a long-haired person in an orange sleeveless robe with an orange wrap stands smiling and looks toward the niche; the figure has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti reaches up with both arms to adjust a framed picture on the wall. A partially visible person in the foreground on the lower left and another in white stand at the edges. Colourful framed religious pictures hang on the right side.2010-02-15A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with her back to the camera in a small shrine room, holding a lit oil lamp in her right hand. Gold-framed deity pictures and painted panels cover the walls, including a lakeside scene of a figure with a trident and a bright red-framed image of a seated goddess. A small table holds a framed portrait of a woman in orange, yellow flower petals, a brass lamp stand and a tray of flowers. Green floor tiles and a bluish-white wall complete the room.2010-02-18A photograph in a narrow stone corridor lined with long wooden panels painted in red, green and yellow with rows of figures. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a floral headband, a large beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, walks forward and gestures toward the panels. Behind him a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a chain, and a shaved-headed man in orange follow along. Fluorescent lights hang overhead.2012-05-07 +2 copiesA photograph of a wall display of framed deity images hung in a row along a cream painted wall beside a brown wooden door. Each framed print shows a richly decorated murti or deity form adorned with garlands of marigold and jasmine, colourful silk cloth, gold crowns and jewellery. One panel shows a blue-faced figure with a tall black crown and red garlands; another shows a figure with an elaborate headdress and a sword. Smaller panels include a temple tower and a gopuram-like shrine photograph. No physical people are visible in the scene.2010-08-09January 23 20102010-01-23October 27 20152015-10-27Framed photographs hang on a plain white wall in a wooden display frame arranged in two rows. Most panels show deity images decorated with dense garlands and flower arrangements, including a figure with raised arms flanked by elephants, a seated goddess with a crown, and a figure with multiple heads. The two rightmost top and bottom panels show outdoor views of tall gopuram temple towers with palm trees and pillars. No people are visible in the scene.2010-08-09