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Outdoor temple-style shrine with a woman in an orange skirt and red top standing with hands raised in a devotional posture at left. Central deity murti with a large white face-mask style ornament and gold necklaces, draped in a garland of marigolds and purple flowers, sits on a decorated throne. Behind it, two gilded figures wear an orange and red turban and a crown-like headdress, with a pink-and-purple cloth backdrop. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style pot and fresh flowers stand in front. A seated man in white and orange robes sits at left edge. Ornate stone pillars frame the pavilion.

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Outdoor temple-style pavilion with grey stone pillars and red curtains. A woman in an orange skirt and red blouse with white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, holding a silver vessel toward figures seated on a raised platform. Behind her, two large metal murti figures are adorned with multicoloured garlands of purple, yellow and white flowers; one wears a red turban and the other a black crown. Foreground at left, a man in an orange garment holds a brass oil lamp. A decorated pot with colourful patterns sits at right, and brass lamps stand at the base of the shrine.2007-12-26A woman in an orange sari and red sleeveless blouse stands with her back to the camera, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a seated deity murti in a stone pavilion. The murti wears an orange and gold turban, gold necklaces and a white dhoti-style cloth with a silver breastplate, and is framed by garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. Behind it sits another deity figure wearing a black and gold crown and gold jewellery, with purple and red drapes around the shrine. A man in white and orange clothing is partly visible at the lower left. Abhishekam appears to be in progress, and brass lamps and kalasha-style pots flank the scene.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 23 20072007-12-23A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap bows deeply with folded hands before a pair of large statues under an open stone-pillared pavilion. The central seated figure wears an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a trident-like staff and a drum, with a second figure in orange clothing and a tall brown headdress beside it. Both statues are garlanded with thick chains of white, purple, yellow and green flowers, and a shiva-linga-style base sits in front heaped with garlands and green leaves. Orange cloth drapes the back wall and columns, and a second person in orange stands at the left edge. +1 copiesA figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, seen from behind, stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrine. Two deity murtis are placed on a raised platform: a dark-skinned figure in a red turban and jewelled necklaces holding a staff, and a second figure in a tall gold crown wearing a green and orange garment. In front, a white-draped altar holds a copper kalasha, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and brass lamps, cups and vessels. Red curtains hang behind the carved stone pillars of an open pavilion.2007-12-22December 25 20072007-12-25December 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of a standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with a cream turban and a shaved-looking head, performing an aarti with a lit flame before a shrine. Behind him, a deity murti with a red-and-gold turban and a red headdress sits beside a female murti in red and gold clothing and jewellery. Both are draped in yellow, orange and pink garlands. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, a white bull statue is at left, and an ornate golden arch frames the shrine. Offerings of marigold and flower garlands surround the altar.2008-12-27A photograph of a temple shrine with two large deity murti figures, one in orange and red with a crown and the other in orange and gold, both draped in dense garlands of yellow, orange, red and green flowers. In front, a golden peetha or altar holds a smaller red-clad murti and floral offerings, with brass oil lamps standing on either side. A woman in an orange sari with a white shawl stands at left with her palms raised in worship, and a man in orange clothing stands at the far left edge holding a lamp.2009-07-07December 25 20072007-12-25December 26 20072007-12-26