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A woman in a sleeveless red-orange dress stands at the front of a shrine, holding a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti. The central murti is dark-faced with a tall conical crown, silver adornments and a garland of multicolored flowers. Beside it, another deity murti wears a gold crown, a silver necklace and a striped garland of yellow, orange and white flowers. Brass lamps, a bell and offering vessels sit on a stone ledge, and a figure in red stands on the left alongside a garlanded deity. A gold arched niche frames the scene.

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A woman in a bright orange sleeveless dress stands with her back to the camera at a raised stone platform, offering a flame or lamp before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown and is draped in multicoloured garlands of yellow, red, green and orange flowers, with a gold necklace and silver ornaments. Behind it stands a golden figure with a crown and rudraksha-style necklaces, and gold lamps and brass oil lamps line the altar. A small flame burns on the platform, and a tray of offerings sits in front. Gold arches and a decorated pillar frame the shrine.2007-11-26A photograph of a devotee in an orange skirt and red sleeveless top with a long orange shawl, standing with her back to the camera and reaching toward a decorated shrine. The shrine holds gilded deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers, with an orange cloth and a shining crown on the central figure. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the altar ledge, and a large brass oil lamp stands in the foreground. A small brass oil lamp and pale cloths complete the scene. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the image, so the figure is treated as a devotee.2007-11-26A photograph of a temple shrine during a devotional puja. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and an orange wrap, stands with palms pressed together in prayer before the altar. Behind them, a deity murti with a golden crown is adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, red, green and white, and a large ornate garland of marigolds. Brass oil lamps, a lit wick flame, brass vessels and offerings sit on the altar ledge, with a leopard-print cushion and white cloth at the right edge.2007-11-26December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph inside a temple shrine room with cream walls and gold-framed arched niches. On the left, a person with long dark hair and a swept-back style wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a lit oil lamp in both hands, facing a black stone deity murti with a crown-like headdress in the niche behind. In the centre, a person in a maroon garment and cream shawl, with a yellow and red garland draped over the shoulder, stands with back to the camera before the deity's altar. Garlands of red, yellow, green and white flowers hang on the right, beside a brass kalasha and a tray of offerings. A small brass plate sits on a side table at left. The scene reads as a puja with lamp offering.A photograph of a temple-style shrine set on a tiled platform in a plain room. A person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the central deity murti and reaches toward its crown, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. Beside them a second person in white is partly visible. Flanking the central figures are a seated deity murti with a red garment and a standing deity murti with a green garment, both garlanded. Brass oil lamps and metal offering vessels sit on the platform, and tall decorated pillars with painted panels frame the scene.2007-11-26A temple interior with several deity murtis draped in colourful garlands and gold ornaments, including a large gold-framed shrine and a black Nandi bull statue on a tiled plinth in the foreground. Three people stand before the shrines: a man in front wearing saffron robes and a second person in saffron and bare-armed red top, holding a small ritual item toward the deities, appearing to perform puja or aarti. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-like vessels and a brass donation urn sit nearby, with orange draping and a flag on a pole.2007-11-15A photograph inside a temple-like hall with gold-framed niches holding dark stone deity murtis and a shrine lit by a lamp. On the left, a man in an orange saffron wrap and dhoti holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell or implement in the other, standing beside a row of brass and red-cloth items. In the centre, a figure in a crown-like silver headdress is draped in long garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers, standing with its back to the camera before a shrine. To the right, a golden altar area holds brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, plates and additional flower garlands. The scene suggests an aarti or puja in progress.A woman in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a decorated deity murti with gold crowns and garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. The deities are seated under a gilded arch in a temple-like pavilion. In the foreground a small figure in orange and a white shawl with garlands sits beside ritual brass vessels, and a seated man in orange robes sits at the left edge. A brass lamp stand and kalasha-type vessels surround the altar. Some garland-decorated golden structure is placed before the murti.2009-12-30A photograph of a temple ritual in an open pavilion. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland stands at left, holding up a tall brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a deity pair. Behind the lamp, a seated golden deity murti in a red garment and crown, with a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, is framed by a large floral arch. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like gold object sit on the altar in front. A second saffron-clad seated figure with a garland is at lower left, and a man in white stands at the far left edge. The scene reads as aarti during puja, with the people visible partly and the figures identifiable only by clothing and role.2009-12-30March 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copiesA temple-style altar set on a raised tiled platform in front of a black backdrop, with colourful striped pillars with tassels behind it. Two deity murti are decorated with garlands in red, pink and white flowers; the central figure wears gold ornaments and a crown, and the figure on the right is clothed in green and pink with a crowned head. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at left. A woman in an orange sari and a man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl stand at the altar, the man bending forward with his hands at the deity, performing puja. A gold arch frames the shrine on the left, with a silver-and-gold vessel and a red-cloth-covered table at the far left.2007-11-26