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Photograph of a silver-faced deity murti of Kalabhairava-style form set in a stone shrine niche, wrapped in layered garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, with a red flower crown on its head. A carved stone pillar frames the shrine on the right. In the foreground, two men with shaved heads, one wearing a brown cap and the other in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, look toward the murti; a cameraman with a shoulder camera stands at the upper left. Gold Devanagari lettering on a dark blue panel below the murti reads a temple name, and a trident hangs at the right edge.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13May 19 20142014-05-19February 13 20132013-02-13Inside a Hindu shrine, a deity murti of Kalabhairava with a silver face, flower garland of marigolds and a red-and-white crown sits in a niche with a pale stone arch. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-white striped shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the murti. Devotees stand behind him with folded hands, one holding a silver aarti lamp, and a figure at right wears orange-saffron clothes and a rudraksha or bead mala. Marigold offerings sit on a brass plate at lower left, and a board below the murti is inscribed with the name Kalabhairava in Devanagari. This appears to be a puja or darshan at the Kalabhairava temple.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Inside a temple shrine, a bare-chested priest with a red-and-white striped cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera before a silver face of a deity murti adorned with a large marigold and green leaf garland and a red-and-white crown-like ornament. Behind him, devotees with folded hands face the shrine, including a woman in an orange-brown sari with pearl necklaces and a man in a dark shirt in the foreground. A brass oil lamp and a brass pot with offerings sit at the lower left, and a tray with marigold petals lies in front of the shrine. Stone carvings frame the shrine's arch. Visible text is carved above the shrine and on a blue panel below the deity.2013-02-13