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A dim temple interior with a crowd of devotees pressing toward a shrine. A grey stone shrine with carved pillars and a golden arch frames a deity murti dressed in red and adorned with marigold garlands, with lit oil lamps on golden stands beside it. Red cloth drapes hang on either side. Above, a painted panel shows deities and a pair of bulls. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar kameez, and a girl with a braided plait stand in the foreground with hands folded in prayer. Some people in the foreground have their backs to the camera.

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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night-time photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered before a small shrine with a red-and-gold temple gateway. A richly decorated deity murti stands at the centre, draped in red and adorned with garlands and gold ornaments, with brass lamps flanking the entrance. Red cloth hangs from the pillars. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar-style dress, and a figure in saffron clothing stand close together with hands folded in prayer, some with palms pressed together and others looking toward the shrine. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the scene reads as a darshan or puja at a temple shrine.2010-11-12A dimly lit temple shrine with a stone arch framed by a gold-edged arch and red curtains. Two deity murti stand on a raised platform, adorned with red garlands and a dark stone shivalinga-like object before them, with brass lamps on either side. Several people stand and walk in the foreground, mostly wearing white: men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white saris with gold borders. One man in a grey shirt and khaki trousers stands near the shrine.2010-10-12Devotees in white ritual clothing stand in an open-sided temple hall at night, facing a stone shrine with an arched golden frame and red curtains. Inside the shrine, a deity murti adorned with orange and multicoloured garlands and a golden crown sits beside a second figure, with brass lamps on either side. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the left, and women in white saris with gold borders stand on the right, with a red carpet and steps in the foreground.2010-10-12October 03 20082008-10-03December 16 20092009-12-16November 12 20102010-11-12Devotees in white and pale clothes stand in a semi-open temple shrine facing a deity murti group. Central figure is a seated deity with a crown and a peacock-like backdrop, flanked by a female figure with gold jewellery and garlands of orange and white flowers. Orange curtains hang at the sides of the carved stone pillars, and brass lamps stand in front. A woman in a red top and blue shawl stands among the crowd, and a few people hold their hands together in prayer. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2010-11-14Night photograph of a devotional gathering at an illuminated white stone shrine with carved pillars. Several people in white dhotis and white saris stand near deity murti figures inside the shrine, with a figure in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala on the left and another in orange on the right. A crowd of devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, stands in the foreground facing the shrine. Strings of lights glow at left, and a brass lamp stand is visible near the pillar. The shrine area is lit and the surroundings are dark.2007-02-16November 14 20102010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14