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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.

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A 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.2007-11-26A 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.2007-11-26A 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.December 30 20092009-12-30November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine hall with a dark backdrop and gold-framed arches. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and an orange shawl over a red sleeveless top, stands at left holding a microphone in his right hand and gesturing toward the central deity murti. The central murti is a metal figure draped with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, seated on a gold throne with a red cloth beneath. Behind it stand other murtis, including a gold-clad figure with a crown, and a tall decorated ceremonial pillar with painted elephants and flowers at right.2007-11-25Photograph inside a temple hall at a Devi alankaram event. Gold-framed shrine niches hold deity murtis draped in garlands; a dark-faced deity figure on the left and a golden-clad murti in red with pearl necklaces on the centre left. On the right a priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands at a raised tiled platform with garlanded pillars, performing worship near a brass platform with a shawl and offerings. A man in white dhoti stands beside him. In the foreground a woman in an orange robe with rudraksha mala faces the shrine, with several women in white saris and green and purple clothing behind her. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor and platform. The floor is dark and the walls are pale.2007-11-26November 29 20112011-11-29March 03 20112011-03-03November 29 20112011-11-29March 02 20112011-03-02