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A woman with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a red-orange sari with yellow border, stands with her back to the camera facing a shrine. The shrine holds two large painted deity murtis in colourful dress with red and gold crowns, garlanded with marigold and rose necklaces, flanking a central image seated on a golden peetha. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and a golden arched frame surrounds the deities. Brass vessels and a tray with red offerings sit on a green cloth in the lower left. No other physical people are visible.

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A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long dark braid stands with her back to the camera at the granite base of a shrine, facing a deity murti pair seated on a raised throne. The murti pair wears garlands of marigold and white flowers, red and orange head-dress, and green and pink silk; brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, bells and offerings sit on the stone platform. Behind them a gold arch frames a yellow backdrop, with a smaller gilt niche and carved temple pillars around the open-air shrine.2013-04-09April 09 20132013-04-09May 07 20132013-05-07A temple shrine with a large golden arch framing a pair of deity murtis seated on a raised platform, draped with orange and gold cloth and garlanded with marigolds and red flowers. A central linga-like form sits before them with a silver-and-gold necklace and offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. A small standing figure in orange robes stands at the right of the shrine. In the foreground a man with a shaved head wears an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, facing the shrine, and a partial figure stands at the far left edge. Stone pillars carved with figures frame the scene, and a red curtain hangs at the left.2013-02-25February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20132013-02-27April 30 20132013-04-30May 15 20132013-05-15February 27 20132013-02-27A temple shrine photographed from the front with a devotee standing at the bottom right in a rust-brown garment, facing the deity murti. The central statues are a male and a female deity under a golden arched frame, with a turquoise backdrop and gray stone pillars. The male figure wears an orange-yellow crown and holds a trident-like weapon, the female wears a pink sari and crown, and both are draped in red and yellow garlands and beaded necklaces. A small carved orange-robed figure stands in a side niche, and a red cloth hangs at the left edge.2013-02-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with large deity statues decorated with garlands and gold ornaments. Two tall figures stand within a gilded arch: one holds a trident-like staff and wears a red crown and jewelry, the other wears a gold crown and a green-and-red garment. A small seated figure with a garland sits in an adjacent green niche. A lone person in an orange-brown cloth, seen from behind with bare shoulders and arm bangles, faces the shrine. A red cloth hangs at left and oil lamps stand on the pedestal. Stone pillars frame the scene. This is a deity murti shrine, not a live ritual with a person visible.2013-01-20February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copies