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A person in an orange-saffron robe bends forward with head lowered in reverence before a shrine. Behind them stand dark-complexioned deity murti dressed in red and white silk, adorned with gold crowns, layered necklaces, and multicoloured floral garlands. A gilded arched prabhavali frames the deities, and brass oil lamps sit at the left. Colourful embroidered hangings with floral and elephant motifs decorate the background. The scene reads as puja or darshan at a temple shrine.

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Inside a white tented space, a person in orange saffron robes with long dark hair bends forward at the lower right, face turned down, near a row of black-stone deity murti. The murti are adorned with colourful flower garlands in pink, yellow, green and white, gold and jewelled crowns, ornate jewelled necklaces and gold-trimmed ornaments. A brass oil lamp and brass vessels stand at the base in front of the figures. A gold arched frame surrounds the central deities, with a vertical banner in green, yellow and navy bearing embroidered flowers and an elephant motif behind them. The scene suggests a temple-style puja or abhishekam setting.2006-08-25A photograph of a temple ritual before a golden arched frame. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and touches the hands of a deity murti with a gold crown and red silk sari trimmed with silver. A second person in a white dhoti with a red border and gold necklace stands at the lower left, bent forward. The murti has a gold crown and a jewelled necklace, and is garlanded with orange, yellow, red and blue flower strands. A brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial stands at right. Swamiji (probable): the man wears a saffron robe and long swept-back hair, the cues described above.2007-04-18A photograph inside a temple shrine showing two standing deity murtis, one black-faced with a gold crown and jewelled necklaces, the other golden-faced in a red silk sari with gold crown and silver jewellery. Garlands of orange, yellow, red and white flowers drape the arch behind them, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. At left, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a red forehead mark, holding out a small offering toward the deities while a second person in white ritual clothes with a bare back sits in the lower left corner holding a white cloth.2007-04-18Photograph inside a temple-style tent at a shrine with two large deity murtis decorated with multicolour flower garlands. Centre-right, a black-faced murti with gold crown and red garment sits under a golden arch, with a kalasha-like lamp stand and brass oil lamps in front on a yellow-draped table. At left, a standing deity murti wears a gold-and-yellow garment and a tall crown. Two people stand in front of the shrine looking up at the deities: on the left a bald man in a pale cream-white dhoti and shawl, and beside him a person with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe. Hanging textiles in red, yellow and blue decorate the background.2006-08-28A photograph of a shrine with two large black-stone deity murtis seated side by side under a gold arch, wearing gold crowns, silver necklaces and garlands, one in white dhoti and one in a red and gold sari. Garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers frame the arch, with white and orange flowers and a brass lamp at the lower corners. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's claim, but appearance is only partially visible, so a person is set to unsure. The scene suggests a devotional puja or darshan setting.2007-04-18A devotee in white ritual clothes bends forward with head bowed, pressing hands and forehead to a large golden kalasha on a flower-decked altar. Behind the kalasha stand two ornately adorned metal deity murtis wearing jewelled necklaces, crowns and garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers framing the shrine. The bowing figure is a priest or devotee performing reverent worship, seen from behind with dark hair visible. Offerings of flowers and marigolds fill the foreground and a red-cloth-wrapped object appears at the bottom edge. Warm sunlight falls across the scene.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01March 02 20112011-03-02A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a flower-covered backdrop. Two gilded metal deity murtis are seated on a black stone lingam-shaped base, one male and one female, both adorned with jeweled crowns, necklaces and bangles. In front, a white-clad priest kneels beside a silver ceremonial arch hung with yellow and red flower garlands. On the left, a standing person in an orange robe with gold border stands barefoot, palms pressed together in prayer, with long dark hair. A decorative tiled arch frames the upper shrine.2007-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, stands with their back to the camera before a shrine holding two gilded deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A black stone yoni-shaped base with a kalasha and flower offerings sits in front, and a brass kalasha stands at lower left. The shrine has an ornate copper arch, and a painted cloth panel and a carved lion-mounted figure are visible at right.2009-03-29Photograph of a decorated shrine with a deity murti group heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, white and purple flowers, set under an arched floral backdrop. A central figure with a crown and necklaces holds a raised hand near a mounted image, while a female figure in an orange and gold sari with a white garland stands beside it. A standing figure in blue and yellow with a blue turban stands to the left. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair and gold bangles kneels in front of the shrine with hands together, near brass oil lamps and a gold throne-like seat at the left edge. Strings of small lights hang above and a green and gold curtain frames the right side.2016-12-02