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Photograph of devotees viewing a temple shrine with a black-stone deity murti. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a lit flame burns in front of a small seated figure in orange clothes. Several devotees face the shrine from behind: a young woman with a flower in her hair, a girl with a braid and pink flowers, and a man in an orange polo shirt. Brass puja trays with fruit and offerings sit on the floor in the foreground.

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Devotees in a temple shrine face a dark deity murti draped in red and green garlands with gold jewellery and a crown, set within a silver arched frame. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt stands with his back to the camera, while a girl in a white top with a pink flower in her braid kneels near a small figure, and other visible people include a woman with a braid and flower at left. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame stand before the shrine, with a striped cylindrical pillar at left. The scene suggests puja or darshan.2010-01-01January 01 20102010-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black stone deity murti dressed with silver ornaments and a garland, seated within a silver arch framed by red and white marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand beside the altar, and a yellow pedestal with brass lamps sits at left. Four devotees stand in namaste with palms pressed together before the deity: an older man in white at the rear, a woman in a green sari, a woman in a pink-and-white sari, and a boy in a yellow shirt and dark trousers at front, with a girl in pink salwar kameez at right. A priest in white stands near the left side of the shrine. The floor is polished dark stone with yellow and red decorative borders. No a person candidate is visible.Photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a blue and gold backdrop, where a deity murti with silver crown and jewelled ornaments stands before brass oil lamps. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a sacred cord, stands at left performing a puja and holding a ritual item toward the deity. On the right, three women in yellow-green and pink saris stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass kalasha vessels and offerings rest on the altar.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black-stone deity murti of a goddess, adorned with a silver crown, silver jewellery, a blue backdrop and garlands of red and white flowers framing a silver arch. In front, a priest in a white dhoti and shawl holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti. Brass oil lamps stand on the right beside a yellow-and-red decorated platform with offerings and kalasha-like vessels. On the right, a row of devotees with hands folded in namaskar stands in prayer: a woman in a green patterned sari, a woman in a pink sari with red bangles, a girl in pink, and a boy in yellow. An older man in white stands behind them. A small purple logo appears in the upper right corner.A person in a long orange sari with a bare back and curly dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. Inside a large ornate silver arch framed with red and white garlands sits a black deity murti with a white crown, wearing a white and red silk dress and white floral necklaces. Below, a smaller white marble figure in green draped cloth and a red garland stands before a pink cloth holding a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Tall brass oil lamps flank the shrine, with a brass lamp at the left edge. The scene is a puja at a home shrine.2010-02-04Photo taken through a doorway of a temple shrine at night. Several devotees stand at the entrance, including a man in a white shirt and dark trousers and women in sarees, one in pink and white striped, another in dark and pink. Inside, a seated priest in white clothes performs puja before a deity murti decorated with red and white garlands, a gold arch behind it and a crown-like ornament on its head. Brass puja vessels and oil lamps glow on the floor and a yellow-banded platform.2010-01-14January 09 20102010-01-09A photo of a devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, seen from behind with hands pressed together in namaskar before a silver-framed shrine. Inside, a black stone deity murti stands adorned with red and white flower garlands, a white and gold crown, and red-and-gold skirt draping, flanked by brass oil lamps and a small green-robed figure with a red garland at its base. A pink cloth with a brass plate of offerings lies in front. The a person field is unsure because no face is visible, and the figure is shown from behind in orange, which is not enough to establish identity.2010-02-04A devotee with long dark curly hair, wearing a sleeveless orange garment and orange shawl, stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine. The shrine holds a silver-framed arch of garlands in red, white and orange, with a dark deity murti in a red and gold skirt, silver necklaces and a crown, flanked by smaller marble and green-robed figures. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a brass tray with flowers and offerings sits at the bottom. A red-and-white patterned cloth hangs on the right.2010-02-04Inside a temple shrine, a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left performing aarti with a lamp before a black deity murti adorned with a silver crown, silver necklaces, garlands and a blue backdrop framed by red and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand in a row beside the shrine on a yellow platform. To the right, three devotees with folded hands in prayer stand facing the deity: a woman in a lime-green saree, a woman in a pink patterned saree, and a child in a yellow top, with an older man partly visible behind them.A photograph of a person seen from behind, wearing a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, standing at a shrine doorway and facing a deity murti. The murti is a dark-faced goddess figure in a red-orange sari, adorned with a crown, a green and red garland, a pendant necklace and a jewelled ornament, set within an ornate silver arch. A framed calendar or poster hangs on the wall to the right. The interior is dimly lit with a dark background.