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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing several black stone lingams or deity forms, each draped with white, red, green or blue cloth and garlanded with flowers. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread bends forward over the central stone form. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange cloth with a gold necklace presses his palms together in prayer. Behind them a man in white ritual clothing with a forehead mark and orange shawl stands with hands folded, and other devotees in white and orange stand in the background. Small oil lamps and scattered petals sit on the stone floor and a plastic bag rests near the base. Printed signs are visible on the wall behind.

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September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesInterior of a dark stone temple shrine lit by a single overhead tube light and small oil lamps. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera before black stone deity murtis garlanded with white flowers and draped with white and green cloths. Devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in prayer along both sides of the passage; a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl stands at right. The people appear to be performing darshan and puja.2008-08-02October 12 20122012-10-12January 02 20082008-01-02September 12 20122012-09-12May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesInside a dim stone temple passage, a bare-chested temple priest in a white dhoti stands at left, facing a central figure in long saffron robes and a yellow-and-white flower garland, who holds a small brass plate or offering tray. Two other saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand beside him, and a crowd of devotees fills the background. In the foreground, several black stone lingams are draped with red, blue, yellow and green cloths. The central figure has long swept-back hair and gold armbands, a person by appearance, while the others appear to be priests, sannyasis or devotees.2011-12-20