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Outdoor temple shrine with a grey stone facade, its central niche holding a large deity murti draped in red and orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds, with a smaller figure flanking it on the left. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the altar. In front, a marigold-decked seat or peetha sits on the ground. Several seated devotees, mostly children and young women in orange, purple and green clothes, sit in rows on the ground, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti kneels at the far left. The scene is an outdoor ritual with tall flags and a red curtain at the right.

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Photograph of a stone shrine with a gilded arched frame and a deity murti dressed in red and orange cloth, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, flanked by two smaller attendant figures also garlanded. Oil lamps stand on metal stands at the sides, and a large yellow marigold-framed kolam or ornamental frame sits in front of the shrine. Devotees in orange and saffron garments and colourful saris sit on the ground in the foreground, with a man in orange clothes seated among them facing the shrine. A red curtain hangs at the right edge.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti set against a bright orange draped backdrop framed by gold arch ornaments. The central figure is a multi-armed deity murti adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and a jewelled crown. Two smaller standing figures flank the shrine on either side, also garlanded. Oil lamps stand at the sides and a purple-draped altar with offerings sits below. No living people are clearly visible in the frame.2014-08-17January 12 20172017-01-12July 21 20102010-07-21Evening worship before a stone shrine framed by banana plants and lit oil lamps. Garlanded deity murti with red garments and gold crowns stands at the centre, flanked by floral garlands and a decorated arch. Seated devotees in white and light clothing sit on the floor facing the shrine, some wearing jasmine garlands. At left a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits beside brass vessels and a tray of offerings. A brass oil lamp and tall candlesticks stand near the altar, and a small child sits at right. Roughly six people are visible.2011-11-06February 16 20072007-02-16January 24 20162016-01-24Photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched canopy above a gilded platform. At centre, a deity murti in orange cloth is adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, flanked by two standing figures in red and gold attire, one wearing a green turban and crown. Three women in saris, one in magenta and yellow-orange, stand on the left and right, their hands reaching toward a brass plate with a lit lamp and offerings at the base of the murti. Stone pillars with carved reliefs frame the scene, and red curtains hang behind.2011-11-01October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of a temple shrine with an ornate gold arch framing a large deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati pair, both wearing gold crowns, garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, and ornaments; the figure on the left wears orange-red clothing and holds a trident, the one on the right wears a teal and gold blouse and pink-magenta skirt. A smaller deity figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands in an arched niche at right. A purple-and-gold decorated lingam-like image sits at the front on a stone platform with brass lamps and offerings. Four people stand at the edge of the shrine: several in white dhotis and one in a rust-coloured cloth, facing the deity in worship. A red curtain hangs at left and a brass bell is visible at upper left.2013-03-04A woman in an orange sari stands at a brass lamp stand performing aarti before a decorated deity murti on an elephant-shaped vahana, with a figure in red and gold on the platform. The elephant and deity are draped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. Two men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit to the left beside brass vessels, a plate of marigold petals and flower garlands. Pillars with carved stonework frame the open hall, with brass lamps, kalasha vessels and a backdrop of trees outside.2008-12-31