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A temple shrine decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands, showing two deity murtis in a stone-pillared pavilion. The central figure wears a red and gold crown and green-and-gold garment, with an ornate golden figure beside it. A kalasha and oil lamps sit on the shrine platform, and a line of floral garlands runs along the front edge. In the foreground, a man with long hair and a shaved bare upper back wears an orange-red dhoti and white garland, with hands joined in prayer before the shrine. Another person in white clothing stands at the left edge. Trees and greenery are visible beyond the pillars.

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A photograph of a stone temple shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. Two deity murtis stand in the shrine, one wearing a red and gold crown and the other a golden crown, both adorned with necklaces and draped in marigold garlands. A shaved-headed person in an orange-red cloth and a white flower garland around the neck is seen from behind, kneeling or bowing before the shrine at its base, which is also lined with flower garlands. Oil lamps and a small offering plate sit on the platform, and a lone standing person in white clothing is visible at the right edge near a tree.2007-07-29A devotee seen from behind, wearing an orange-red cloth and a white flower garland around the neck, faces a shrine with two decorated deity murtis seated under a stone canopy. The murtis are heavily garlanded with long bands of yellow, red and green flowers, and the seated figure on the left wears an orange cloth and a crown. 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Central deity murti figures, dressed in gold and red with yellow and pink marigold garlands draped over their shoulders, sit before a flower-bedecked stone platform. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a white garland, holds a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward the deities as a smoke trail rises. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes and an orange sash stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, white-clad attendants hold colourful umbrellas beneath trees, and the platform edge is decorated with flower strings.2007-07-29A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone pavilion and carved pillars. Two deity murtis stand on a raised platform, one with a red and gold crown and the other in a green and red sari-like garment, both draped with thick garlands of yellow, white, red and pink flowers. Below, a long rope of flower garlands hangs along the platform edge. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and faces the shrine with his right hand extended, as if offering or touching the platform. To the left, a figure in white robes stands near the pillar, and a small umbrella-like canopy is visible in the background.2007-07-29A photograph of a temple shrine on a raised stone platform beneath a stone pavilion with carved pillars. Two seated deity murtis, one in gold-and-orange draping and the other in red, are heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, pink and green flower garlands and wear crowns and gold ornaments. A kalasha-style silver vessel, a bell and brass puja implements sit before them with flower offerings. In the foreground at right, a man with long black hair wears a saffron-orange cloth and a white flower garland across his shoulders, seen from behind as he faces the shrine. A figure in white stands further back near the right edge.2007-07-29A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, white and magenta flowers draped along the stone platform. On the right, deity murtis dressed in green and red garments and adorned with flower garlands stand beneath a stone pavilion with carved pillars. In the left foreground, a man with long hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron cloth, faces the shrine and raises one arm toward it. Behind the shrine, two men in white clothes stand near a striped umbrella, and a tree is visible beyond the open pavilion.2007-07-29A photograph of a stone-pillared temple shrine open to the outdoors, with a deity murti of a seated couple or pair of goddesses (one in red-and-gold with a crown, one in green and gold) heavily decorated with yellow, red and white garlands and flower strings. Flowers are scattered on the platform and brass lamps and plates sit before the murti. A standing figure in a long orange-red robe with a bare shoulder and a white rudraksha-style mala stands at the left, facing the shrine and holding an offering. A video camera operator is visible at the right edge. Trees fill the background.2007-07-29A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing a deity murti pair seated on a raised platform, decorated with layered garlands of yellow, white, red and magenta flowers and a red-orange cloth backdrop. A woman with long dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange-red cloth draped over her back, stands with hands folded in prayer before the shrine. On the left a man in white stands holding a tall golden trident, and a second man in white stands nearby. A flower-garland border hangs along the platform's edge, with brass lamps and offerings in front. Greenery is visible through the open pillared side of the shrine. Several people are visible.2007-07-29