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A photograph of a temple shrine with deity murtis under a gilded arch with red drapery. A person in white clothing with a gold-edged border and a gold bangle lifts a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with a flame toward the shrine. Garlanded murtis are seated on a peetha, with brass vessels and kalasha-like pots on the stone platform. A smaller niche to the right holds a figure in orange and yellow draped cloth. Stone pillars and carved stone walls surround the shrine, and a grey-green background of trees is visible through the open side.

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A photograph of a shrine at an outdoor temple structure with grey stone pillars and a gold-framed arch. A priest in a white dhoti and shawl, seen from behind, raises a brass lamp with flaming wicks toward the shrine. Inside, a pair of deity murti, one in red with a crown and garland, one in a blue sari-like garment, sit on a blue-draped platform with white and red flower garlands, brass vessels and a kalasha. A smaller standing figure in orange and gold stands at the right. This shows an aarti being performed before the deities.2013-12-06A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-armed and with a red thread on his wrist, waves a lit camphor or oil lamp before a shrine. Behind him a deity murti of a goddess in red and gold drapery sits within a gilded arch, adorned with white and red garlands, with a smaller figure in an alcove to the right. Brass ritual implements, a peacock-shaped object and a flat brass fan sit on a stone platform in the foreground. Stone pillars with carved panels frame the shrine, as in an outdoor temple.2013-12-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arch framing a deity murti with red and blue garments, garlanded with white and orange flower strands, and a smaller figure in a golden niche at right. In the foreground, a figure in white dhoti raises a lit oil lamp or fire vessel with an outstretched arm. Below, a bare-chested man in a white cloth sits on the steps, holding a wooden implement near his head. Grey carved stone pillars and a red curtain frame the shrine, with brass and offering vessels on the platform.2013-12-06December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07A photograph of a stone shrine with an ornate gold arched frame housing a pair of deity murtis dressed in red and purple cloth with white and red flower garlands. A small golden murti stands in a gold niche to the right, draped in orange cloth. A brass multi-wick oil lamp burns in the foreground, flames rising, beside a metal offering vessel. The shrine is open-sided beneath a wooden roof with grey granite pillars. No people are visible.2013-12-07A photograph of a temple shrine where a priest performs aarti with a golden ceremonial lamp held in his raised right hand, wearing a red thread on the wrist and a gold bracelet. Inside the gilded arch, a deity murti is adorned with white and red garlands and stands in front of a red curtain, with a smaller deity figure in an orange-gold niche to the right. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, and offerings sit on the stone platform below, with a lit oil lamp in the lower left foreground. No identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2013-12-07December 06 20132013-12-06Photograph of a stone temple shrine with a golden arched frame and red drapes, housing a deity murti with garlands of white flowers, and a smaller golden-framed figure beside it. A standing priest in white clothing raises a brass handbell in his right hand with a red thread on his wrist, and a brass oil lamp with a flame sits on the right platform. Partially visible at the bottom, a person's head is seen near lit flames. The pictured shrine has a carved stone base with ornate panels.2013-12-06A photograph of a temple shrine with a gold-framed arch housing a deity murti pair, a male deity with a crown and a female figure in a blue sari, decorated with white and red garlands. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a brass lamp or vessel, facing the shrine. A small figure of a seated devotee or child is partly visible behind a stone ledge. Red curtains hang behind the deities; a standing deity figure in orange stands at right. The setting is an open stone-pillared mandapa with grey granite walls.2013-12-06December 06 20132013-12-06