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A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar before a small thatched shrine with bare concrete floor and whitewashed walls. The shrine holds a gilded arched frame behind a deity murti draped in pink and red flower garlands, with a larger deity figure in blue and gold garments and garlands on a separate pedestal at right. A silver-covered figure in a white cloth with pink garland sits in front, and brass vessels and a small table stand at left. Green leaf strings hang from the thatch roof.

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June 24 20142014-06-24Interior of a small shrine with a thatched palm-leaf roof and white-washed walls. A bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti stands at left beside a steel vessel table. At centre, a deity murti in a gilded arched frame is draped in red and pink flower garlands. A silver-covered lingam with a white cloth and pink flower garland sits in front on a blue-grey base, and a second decorated deity with a blue and gold cloth stands at right. A large dark stone vessel is in the foreground.2014-06-24Interior of a thatched-roof shrine with a bare concrete floor and whitewashed walls. Centre rear, a golden arch frames a deity murti garlanded with red and white flower strands, set on a grey plinth. To the right, a second figure in blue and gold cloth with a pink flower garland sits on its own grey pedestal. In the foreground, a white-clad figure with a silver crown-like covering and a pink garland rests on a grey base beside a dark metal vessel with a small offering. A bare-chested man in a red-and-gold dhoti stands at left beside steel vessels and a side table. Green leaf strands hang from the thatch overhead.2014-06-24Three bare-chested men in a thatched-roof temple shrine stand before a deity murti dressed with pink and white flower garlands under a gilded arch. The man in the centre wears a red rudraksha mala and orange dhoti cloth; the man on the right wears a yellow dhoti and beaded necklace and gestures toward the murti. The man on the left wears a red dhoti with gold border. A blue-and-gold decorated stone altar stands on the right, a wrapped silver-covered object with flower garland sits in the foreground, and steel vessels sit on a table at left. Green leaf and flower garlands hang from the thatched roof.2014-06-24 +1 copiesThree men stand in a thatched shrine room during a puja. The man on the left, shirtless with a white sacred thread, wears a maroon dhoti with orange border. The man in the centre wears a maroon dhoti with orange border, an orange shawl and a red rudraksha mala, and is bare-chested. The man on the right wears a yellow dhoti and yellow border, and reaches toward a brass plate placed before a golden-framed deity murti garlanded with pink flowers. A second deity murti in blue and gold garments sits on a blue pedestal at right, and a covered offering in silver foil and pink flowers sits in front. Brass vessels stand on a table at left.2014-06-24A photograph inside a simple thatched shrine with palm-leaf walls and a white-washed floor. Three standing men pose before a decorated deity murti (goddess form) draped in garlands of pink and white flowers under a golden arched canopy. The man on the left is bare-chested in a maroon dhoti with an orange shawl and a red rudraksha-style bead necklace. The middle man, bare-chested, wears a maroon dhoti with a dark belt. The man on the right wears a yellow dhoti and a beaded necklace. A bundle wrapped in white cloth with silver foil and flower garland sits on a blue pedestal in front. Steel vessels, a small table and an oil lamp stand at the left, and a decorated figure with flowers sits on a blue pedestal at the right. Leafy garlands hang from the thatched ceiling.2014-06-24April 07 20192019-04-07May 10 20122012-05-10A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine. In the foreground at left, an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, palms pressed together in namaste. Center right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands at the shrine, touching or offering to a deity figure. The gold-painted shrine holds a seated deity murti with a crown and ornate gold attire, garlanded with marigolds and flower strings, plus a small decorated image in front and a brass vessel on the platform. Gold pillars and a gold arch frame the scene, with a further gold-clad figure and a garlanded statue at right.2019-04-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, standing at left and holding a small white cup or vessel. Behind him a black stone lingam rests on a dark pedestal, flanked by gold-clad deity murti and garlands of marigold and red and white flowers. Two gold-coloured figures stand near the front, and a figure in orange cloth kneels at lower right. Brass pot and small gold kalasha-like object on the floor. Hands from the frame edge reach in.2014-11-28March 10 20132013-03-10A temple shrine inside a stone mandapa with carved pillars and gold-framed niches. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis of a crowned goddess in gold and silver garments and a seated figure with flowing hair, both garlanded with marigold and red-white flower garlands. A brass lamp stand and oil lamps flank the shrine, and a silver yantra-like plate sits on the altar. In the foreground at right, a man with long hair and a saffron-orange garment, wearing a flower garland, stands facing the shrine in quiet devotion. Open courtyard and greenery are visible beyond the curtains.2017-09-02