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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine during a ritual. At centre, a silver-framed niche holds a deity murti with a painted face, adorned with thick garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers, set before a purple cloth. Leaves and flowers lie on a metal grille in front. A man in a red kurta on the left holds a brass vessel, and a man in cream clothes reaches forward. On the right, a person with a shaved head, wearing a red-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala with a red mark on the forehead, stands among devotees in white and pale green. Sanskrit inscription panels are carved above the niche.

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Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a silver-framed deity murti adorned with orange and white marigold garlands and a purple cloth backdrop, with green leaves and flowers offered below. Several devotees crowd around; a woman in a maroon sari with a black rudraksha-style necklace and a yellow-bordered garment reaches toward the murti, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange cloth stands in the lower right beside a silver trident-like stand. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the lower left, and a man in red kurta is partially visible at the left edge. Visible people: several, counted as partially visible. No candidate matches the page's a person reference with sufficient appearance cues.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A crowded photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti is decorated with a dense garland of yellow and white marigolds and red flowers, set against a purple cloth backdrop. A young man in a red kurta stands at left beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, while another attendant in a red garment is at the lower centre. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, with a dark wrap over shoulder, and extends his hand toward the shrine; a second man at lower right holds a silver trident and a bowl of flower petals, with orange and yellow tilak marks on his forehead. Green leaves and flower offerings are on the shrine ledge.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a silver-clad shrine in a temple, where a large deity murti with a white face and red mouth is almost fully covered in marigold and white flower garlands, set against a purple drape. On the left a man in an orange-red shirt holds a brass oil lamp with a flame toward the shrine. At right a man with long hair in a red-brown robe wears a black-and-gold beaded mala and tilak, and beside him a bald priest in orange robes with yellow sandalwood markings holds a silver trident and a brass plate of flower petals. Other devotees stand behind them. Small framed items and a shelf appear at the upper right.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine in Varanasi. A silver-clad deity murti with a face is decorated with a large garland of orange and white marigolds and sits on a purple cloth. A bald priest in an orange-saffron robe stands at right with a rudraksha mala and a crown-like head adornment; a man in a red kurta and several men in white shirts press close around the shrine. A brass oil lamp burns in the foreground beside a metal railing and a donation box. Marigold petals and green leaves lie on the shrine.2014-05-19Photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti, heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, is set in a niche before a purple cloth. A man with long hair, a red-and-white tilak and a dark red garment with a rudraksha mala stands at right, smiling and holding a steel vessel, while a bald man in orange-saffron robes with yellow tilak stands beside him holding a metal trident. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits at left, and other devotees are partly visible around the shrine railing.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a silver-framed shrine with a carved deity murti whose face is covered in garlands of orange marigolds and white flowers, set before a purple cloth backdrop. Inscribed Sanskrit text runs across the silver arch above. In front, a brass oil lamp with a visible flame stands on the floor beside a flower-filled offering tray. Several people surround the shrine: a man in red kurta at left, a man in white at centre-right, and a figure with a bare upper body, orange-red cloth wrap and rudraksha mala beside a shaved-headed priest in orange robes at lower right who holds a brass implement. Darshan and puja appear to be in progress.2014-05-19Inside a temple shrine, a silver-framed niche holds a silver deity murti of a face with a red tongue, heavily garlanded with marigolds in yellow and orange, white flowers, and green leaves, set before a purple cloth with gold border. In the foreground at right, a woman in an orange-red sari with a gold necklace and gold earrings, a tilak on her forehead and red flowers in her hair, bows over a silver tray. A brass oil lamp with a visible flame sits at left, and a man in a light blue shirt and a woman with folded hands stand behind the shrine. No readable name is shown.2014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine. A silver-framed niche holds a deity murti of a face with a red mouth, decorated with a large circle of marigold and white flower garlands and green leaves, set before a purple cloth. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a metal rail in the foreground. On the right, a man in a saffron-red wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold beads, a white tilak with red bindu on his forehead, and bangles, gestures toward the shrine. Behind him a man in a light shirt and a woman in red stand near the railing. The silver ornamentation and a trident-like object appear at the right edge.2014-05-19