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A photograph inside a temple corridor with a dark wooden doorway and white-tiled steps. On the left stands a dark deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth with a red garland and a tilak on its forehead, beside a brass bell on a pedestal. A man with long, dark, wavy hair wears a saffron-orange top and dhoti and stands with his back to the camera, hands folded before the doorway. A second person in an orange garment stands at the right edge. Inside, a white-clad deity murti sits on a green-draped altar. Red and orange marigold garlands hang above the doorway. A sign reads AUTHORIZED PERSON ONLY in red letters.

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March 23 20062006-03-23A photograph inside a temple doorway framed by carved white pillars and a dark wooden door. A figure in a tan wrap and white dhoti walks into the shrine, which is draped with orange and white garlands and a blue cloth. In the foreground, a woman with long curly dark hair wears an orange top. A bare-backed priest in an orange shawl and white dhoti holds a silver tray with red offerings. To the right stands a dark stone deity murti decorated with a white and red garland and a pink and gold cloth, with a folding chair beside it.2006-03-23A photograph of a temple shrine doorway. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears a white flower garland and an orange sleeveless top, seen from behind with her hands together in prayer. Inside the doorway, a priest in a white dhoti and pink-orange shawl stands before a golden arched frame holding a dark deity murti decorated with a red-and-white garland and green-trimmed cloth. A lit oil lamp and a brass bell hang nearby, with a brass vessel on the floor and a kalasha offering with yellow flowers at the left edge. The interior is dimly lit, with a patterned floor mat at the entrance.2009-10-30September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple room with cream walls, a white ceiling fan and orange curtains. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a gold necklace, holds a brass aarti tray with a lit lamp toward a large black deity murti. The murti is draped in an orange garment, a red and white flower garland, gold jewellery and a gold crown. Brass vessels and a lamp stand the floor, and a white seated figure stands at left. a person: the man with long hair and rudraksha beads performing the aarti offering.2009-03-29September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18November 09 20072007-11-09May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of a consecration ceremony at a temple shrine. A large deity murti stands at centre, dressed in orange and gold silk, with a red and green garland arch, a jewelled silver crown, a green stone necklace and layered gold ornaments. To the left, a seated figure in orange holds a small object. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes with a pink head cloth and white tilak sits with palms pressed together in prayer beside a brass oil lamp. On the right, a seated person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in profile on a raised platform near a patterned banner and a garlanded panel. Beige curtains form the backdrop.2009-03-29