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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing a figure in an orange saffron robe standing at left and touching the decorated deity murti with a ceremonial object. The seated deity murtis wear orange and red garments and are heavily garlanded with marigolds and white and multicoloured flowers, with gold crowns and jewellery. In front is a decorated altar with a flower-covered central image, brass oil lamps (lamps with flames rising from their wicks) on each side, a brass kalasha and flower offerings. A second robed person in orange stands at the far left edge.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti pair seated on a raised peetha, both figures adorned with marigold and yellow flower garlands and a rich orange-and-gold draped cloth. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari holds a lit oil lamp toward the deities, while a shaved-headed man in orange robes stands at the left edge. Brass oil lamps and a small brass vessel with white flowers stand on the altar, and red curtains hang on the stone pillars. The image is wide and the shrine appears warmly lit.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A photograph of a temple shrine with deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers. A standing person in an orange robe, with long dark hair, stands at left reaching toward the shrine with a ritual item, consistent with puja or aarti. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a floral arrangement sits in the foreground. Behind the murtis are a gold arch and carved grey stone pillars. The main figure's appearance is not clearly recognizable as a specific person, so identity is unsure. Two other figures in orange clothing are partly visible at far left.2008-03-22A photograph inside a temple shrine lit by brass oil lamps. A tall figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe with gold waist ornament stands at the left of the shrine, reaching forward toward the altar. Beside him a man with a shaved head wears an orange robe and stands at the altar. The altar holds a decorated deity murti with a red-and-gold crown and garlands, flanked by two larger seated deity figures draped in red, pink and gold cloth, with floral garlands and a red lingam or kalasha-like form in front of them. Garlands of marigolds and red flowers cover the altar, and brass lamps stand on either side. The pillars are carved stone with red curtains behind. The swami's identity is uncertain from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2008-03-22March 24 20082008-03-24Inside a temple shrine with grey stone pillars and draped red curtains, two people in saffron-orange robes perform worship before a decorated deity. The taller figure, a woman with long dark hair, holds a brass plate of offerings, while a shaven-headed young attendant in orange holds a lamp. Behind them, several murtis are garlanded with yellow, orange and green flower chains; the central figure wears a red and orange turban and beaded necklaces, and a figure in pink sari-like dress stands at right. A large floral arrangement and a brass aarti lamp sit in the foreground, with a seated deity murti dressed in red in the lower centre. Two brass lamps flank the altar.2008-03-22March 03 20112011-03-03A temple shrine with a golden arch and carved stone pillars holds a central deity murti of Shiva with a Shivalinga draped in garlands of purple, yellow, red and white flowers. Two large painted deity figures stand behind it: one wearing a red-and-orange turban and gold necklace, the other in red sari with a tall crown and gold jewellery. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and a standing figure in maroon dhoti hold a large brass plate or tray over the lingam during abhishekam or puja. To the left, a man in white dhoti and an attendant in white robes stand near brass oil lamps and a curtain in orange. Two people are visible in the foreground, and a further priest in white is partly visible at the left edge; the shrine holds a small statue of a seated saint in orange robes.2011-12-18March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03A temple shrine with a priest in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange dhoti standing at left, raising his hand toward a richly decorated deity group. Two gold-and-red deity murtis sit on a blue-and-white pedestal, one wearing an orange sari, the other a red crown and orange garment, both draped with red, yellow and green garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel with flowers, pink flower offerings and a small decorated shrine frame surround the scene.2009-07-08March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copies