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A photograph of an outdoor open-pillared shrine with carved grey granite columns and trees behind. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a raised platform, performing a ritual before a pair of large deity murtis, one of which holds a trident-like staff and has a painted face, dressed in red, green and white cloth with flower garlands. Brass lamps, a golden kalasha-style stand, and flower offerings sit in front of the murtis. Around the platform, devotees stand with folded hands: a man in a white shirt, a woman in a white sari, a woman in a red-and-orange checked garment, and young women in pale pink and white dress with long braids. The saffron-robed figure is only identified by his attire and role as the officiant, not by appearance.

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A photo of an outdoor stone shrine pavilion with carved granite pillars and trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange head wrap sits cross-legged before a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, decorated with garlands and a silver-and-gold kalasha-style throne piece on a white draped altar. Several devotees stand before the altar with hands folded in prayer: young men in white shirts and white dhotis, women in saris including a red-checked one, and a girl with a long braid. A brass vessel and offerings sit on the altar. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at the shrine.2007-05-04A photograph of a stone shrine pavilion with carved granite pillars and a dark curtain at the side, housing two deity murtis. In front of the shrine a man in an orange-saffron robe stands at a raised platform with a brass lamp and offerings, while a line of devotees in white dhotis and cream sarees waits to approach. A woman in a red saree and a few other women and children stand nearby under trees. Six to twenty people are visible in the scene.2007-05-04Outdoor temple pavilion with grey stone pillars and carved columns, red curtains at the sides, and trees behind. Seated centrally on a stone platform is a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes, holding a brass vessel and performing a ritual beside a deity murti with a cobra hood, flanked by two figures in red and gold garments, with a brass lamp stand nearby. Two women in white and red-floral saris stand at the right edge, and a figure in orange kneels with hands folded at the lower left. The seated man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm he is a person, so he is described only as a priest in saffron robes.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a stone-pillared open pavilion, its columns carved and draped with red cloth, sheltering a large deity murti on a raised platform. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the platform's front, with lamps and offerings arranged before the murti. Standing devotees in white dhotis and white clothing face the platform, with women in red and yellow saris and a child in yellow to the right. Trees and a distant crowd appear behind.2007-02-24Outdoor photo of a grey stone shrine pavilion with red drapes tied to its pillars, housing a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and a golden halo-like arch, flanked by smaller figures. A bald man in orange robes sits on the raised platform before a framed picture and a white cloth, performing worship. Several devotees stand in front: a woman in a red-and-white saree, a woman in a white and yellow sari, a girl in a yellow dress, a woman in pink and white, and a woman in white clothes. A man in an orange dhoti bends forward with folded hands at the left. Brass lamps and a large brass pot stand nearby under trees.2007-02-24A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion draped with red cloth. Garlanded deity murti, with a decorated figure in green and orange silk, sit behind an altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels. A man in an orange robe stands at left tending the lamps, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at center with hands raised in worship. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a dark top with a blue hair clip watch from the foreground, their backs to the camera. Stone carvings and red-and-white railings surround the shrine, with green trees behind.2009-10-15February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of an outdoor stone shrine with a grey granite canopy hung with red cloths, housing two ornate deity murti: a figure in orange and gold with a trident and a goddess in red and gold. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe sits on a raised platform before the shrine, tending brass vessels and a ceremonial plate, with a white cloth on his head. To the left, a shirtless man in an orange dhoti bows forward toward the platform. Two women in white and red saris stand at right, one with hands folded in prayer, and a small child in yellow is at the far right edge. Brass lamps flank the platform, and a further orange-robed figure stands in the distance at right. The setting appears to be a procession or puja outdoors among trees.2007-02-24August 09 20072007-08-09Photograph of a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a red curtain, where two decorated deity murti stand under a canopy, one in green and purple garments with a crown and garland, the other in red with a gold crown. In the foreground, several devotees face the shrine: a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stand near a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Others wear orange saffron shawls, and one man in a white shirt holds his hands together in prayer at the right. A bare-chested figure in orange cloth bends toward a tray at the base of the shrine. Green trees surround the courtyard.2007-08-09Outdoor temple shrine of grey stone with carved pillars and a red curtain behind a pair of deity murtis, one in green and gold with a crown and one in gold and red. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis and several sannyasis in saffron/orange robes stand in front, with a bare-chested figure in orange cloth bending forward at the platform. Priests in orange and a saffron-clad man with a rudraksha mala hold ritual items. Marigold garlands and a brass lamp rest on the stone ledge, and trees fill the background.2007-08-09