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Photo of a temple shrine at dusk with carved stone pillars and a dark stone platform. Behind a central figure seated on a raised seat stand deity murti draped in marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with a golden arch above. A figure in a black hair-topped headdress, red garment and layered garlands holds palms together in namaste before the shrine. A bearded attendant in an orange cloth with white body markings holds a lit oil lamp, and a standing person in white clothes stands to the left. Two devotees in white saris and white shirts on the right fold their hands in prayer. Ritual worship.

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Photograph of a temple shrine at dusk during a ritual. Centrally, a seated figure with a tall black hair bun and red garment sits with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a long garland of yellow and orange marigolds, seated before a deity murti arrangement adorned with garlands. A priest in an orange-saffron upper cloth and white-marked arms on the left raises a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Two devotees in white on the right fold their hands in prayer, and a woman in a cream sari stands nearby. A bell hangs in the background and garlands frame the murtis, with carved stone pillars around the shrine.2016-03-07A photograph of a pada puja at a stone shrine. In the centre, a person with a tall black crown-like headdress, a red-and-orange cloth and a yellow-and-white flower garland sits with hands joined in namaskar on a stone platform. Behind them, deity murtis in gold and red garlands stand in a shrine niche. On the left, a priest in an orange cloth with white sacred ash on his arms holds a silver vessel and pours water. On the right, a man in white and a woman in a cream sari fold their hands in prayer. A brass bell hangs at left.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. A seated figure in the centre, with a dark upswept hairstyle, wears a red and gold garment and a long marigold garland, with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him stands a murti of deities with yellow and orange marigold garlands framing the arched niche. At left, a priest in an orange-saffron cloth with white sacred ash on his arms raises a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Two older devotees in white stand nearby, one in a white shirt and one in a white sari with folded hands, a third devotee at far right in white with hands in namaskar. Grey stone pillars and carved panels frame the shrine.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine with carved stone pillars and a stone platform, where a person kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a black tall cap-like crown, a red cloth and a long garland of yellow and orange flowers. Behind him stands a decorated deity murti of a seated couple under a golden arch framed by colourful garlands. To the left a priest in an orange-saffron cloth with white markings on his torso holds a lit oil lamp aarti. On the right, a woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt stand with hands folded in devotion. This appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a temple shrine at night-like dusk with a seated central figure in red and maroon garments, a tall black crown-like headdress, hands joined in namaste, and a long garland of yellow and white flowers draped over the shoulders and hanging to the lap. Behind him, deity murtis are decorated with multicolored garlands of yellow, green and purple flower strings, and a golden arch frames the shrine. On the left, a man in an orange robe with white body markings holds a multi-branched oil lamp with lit flames toward the shrine, while a man in white shirt and a woman in white sari stand nearby. Another woman in a white sari on the right holds offerings. A stone bell and carved stone pillars are visible at the upper left.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a Pratyaksha Pada Puja at a Mahashivaratri event. A central figure in a deep red garment with a long gold-and-red garland and a tall black-and-gold headdress stands before a sanctum holding a shiny metal vessel. Behind him a sculpted deity murti in white and gold is decorated with colourful flower garlands and a golden canopy. Other figures in white and orange clothing with white markings on their foreheads and bodies stand or sit around the wet stone platform, one kneeling with a cloth and offerings. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine and a brass bell hangs at the left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07