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A woman in a red-orange sari with a red blouse and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at the right edge of a temple hall, holding a handheld microphone and gesturing with her raised left hand while speaking. Behind her a red-and-yellow cloth banner hangs from a wooden pillar. In the centre, a grey stone shrine holds a deity murti and standing figures adorned with white and red flower garlands, with brass oil lamps (diyas) and a small ornate golden palanquin or peetha in front. In the left foreground, two dark stone or metal statues of standing deities wear white and red garlands. Smoke rises near the shrine, and a monitor is mounted at the upper left.

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June 17 20172017-06-17June 17 20172017-06-17Photograph inside a temple shrine with a stone plinth holding brass oil lamps, a small deity figure on a silver chariot-like base, and garlanded murtis behind. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border stands at left photographing the shrine with a smartphone. At right, a woman in an orange-red sari holds a microphone and speaks while standing beside a saffron-and-yellow cloth hanging from a red pillar. Carved stone pillars and greenery are visible through a grille behind.2017-06-17May 26 20172017-05-26A stone temple shrine with carved pillars houses a deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a goddess-form figure with a crown, both draped in red and adorned with marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the shrine platform before them. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange ritual dress with a yellow waist cloth and a marigold garland stands on a mat with his hand raised in a gesture of offering, facing the shrine. Red cloth hangs on the right side, and other figures in white stand farther back.2015-09-08September 02 20172017-09-02January 21 20132013-01-21A temple shrine inside a stone mandapa with carved pillars and gold-framed niches. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis of a crowned goddess in gold and silver garments and a seated figure with flowing hair, both garlanded with marigold and red-white flower garlands. A brass lamp stand and oil lamps flank the shrine, and a silver yantra-like plate sits on the altar. In the foreground at right, a man with long hair and a saffron-orange garment, wearing a flower garland, stands facing the shrine in quiet devotion. Open courtyard and greenery are visible beyond the curtains.2017-09-02September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine, two large painted deity statues stand on a dark stone platform, garlanded with red and yellow marigold flower strings. The left figure wears a red turban and a dhoti, the right wears a crown with a white and blue garment. Brass oil lamps stand before them. In a green-curtained niche to the right, a smaller statue of a standing saint in an orange-red robe holds his hands together. A single woman in an orange-brown sari stands at the right edge facing the shrine, seen from behind. Carved grey stone pillars and gold-trimmed arches frame the scene, with trees visible through the open side.2013-01-21December 22 20102010-12-22A dim temple interior with a bare-chested man in red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and red garland and gold bangles, reaching toward a brass oil lamp and lit diyas on a stone ledge. Behind him stands a deity murti in gold and red garments with flower garlands, beside a small purple-robed figure and a red curtain. Brass vessels and scattered petals are on the ledge. The man is a priest-like devotee performing lamp worship, not identifiable from appearance; no distinctive a person cues are clearly present.2017-10-18