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A bearded man with long dark hair tied up under a red headband bows deeply with his forehead near a grey stone plinth, standing on a red-patterned mat. He wears a rust-red dhoti-style cloth, a gold-and-patterned waist cloth, bangles and a gold chain. Behind him two young people in saffron-orange garments and white forehead markings stand with palms joined in namaskar beside brass oil lamps. Ornate golden draperies hang behind a carved stone niche in a dark, night-time temple setting.

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A night-time temple scene at a stone shrine wall. A bare-chested man with long braided dark hair tied back by a rust-red headband bows deeply with his forehead touching the granite ledge, wearing a rust-red dhoti, gold armlets and bead necklaces, standing on a red-patterned mat. Behind him two attendants in orange-saffron robes with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass oil lamps on tall stands, a brass trident and a kalasha-style brass vessel frame the scene, with a golden-orange cloth hanging behind.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A figure in a rust-brown dhoti and matching shawl bows forward with hands pressed to a long grey stone platform carved with scrollwork, at night in a temple-like hall. He wears a red headband, gold bangles and a beaded necklace, with long dark hair falling down his back. Behind him, two men in saffron-orange robes stand with palms joined in namaskar. Tall brass oil lamps flank the stone, a pink-and-gold cloth hangs behind, and a garlanded deity murti stands at the upper left. The floor is wet and a red-patterned mat lies under his feet.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph inside a temple shrine shows a man bowing deeply, his forehead and hands touching a dark stone platform carved with decorative motifs. He wears a long rust-red cloth draped over his body, a matching red turban-like headwrap with a silver-toned jewelled band, long dark hair falling down his back, a rudraksha bracelet, and gold earrings and beaded ornaments. Brass lamp stands with tall shafts rise behind him. To the left, a small orange-clad deity murti sits under a gold arch in a niche. Behind the bowing man, a second person with white ash markings on the forehead and arms stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Orange and gold drapes hang at the right edge of the shrine.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A person in a rust-red saree with a gold border bends forward at a stone altar ledge, touching its edge with both hands while kneeling on a striped tiger-print mat. Long dark locks hang down the back, a yellow headband is tied in the hair, and a white flower garland with orange blossoms drapes the shoulders, with gold bangles and a gold necklace. Behind the altar are brass lamps, a deity murti draped in red and blue cloth with a white flower garland, and carved stone pillars in a temple-like shrine.2017-08-21September 05 20172017-09-05A person in a rust-orange saffron robe and matching turban, adorned with pink and white flower garlands, bows deeply with hands joined at the face before a carved grey stone platform in a temple sanctum. The figure has long dark braided hair, bangles, and stands barefoot on a leopard-print cushion over a striped mat. Behind the stone ledge stand a brass lamp stand and a small deity figure in blue and gold, with a pink curtain at the back. The person is one physical individual performing puja-style reverence.2017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05A figure with a bare upper body and a rust-brown dhoti with gold-toned borders bends forward at a stone shrine ledge, touching or reaching toward carved stone reliefs in the dark. A white flower garland hangs around the neck and down the front. A brass oil lamp stands on a pedestal near a maroon cloth hanging, and a gold kalasha-style vessel sits on the left. In the background, two people in white and off-white clothes stand near a metal cabinet. The scene appears to be a night ritual at a temple wall.2014-08-05