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Night photograph of a carved grey stone shrine pavilion with pillars and a flat roof, lit by overhead lights. Two large metal deity murtis of a seated Shiva and Parvati sit on a raised platform, the male murti in a pink and red dhoti with white upper cloth and holding a trident-like staff, the female murti in a blue and gold sari with a crown. In front sits a white-draped object with a long staff and a garland. To the right two women in orange-bordered white saris stand; one holds a dark whisk-like fan and the other a brass lamp and offering vessels. Brass puja items sit on the platform.

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Night photograph of a stone-pillared open shrine where a deity murti pair sits on a raised platform, the seated figure wearing a red and pink skirt and the consort in a blue and gold dress with ornaments, a white cloth draped over the lower part of the murti. Beside them a long-handled chamara-style fan and an upright stick with a red cloth sit near a white-draped platform. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand at the right; the nearer one holds a large brown fan toward the shrine, while the other stands beside her with a fan. Oil lamps, a kalasha-type vessel and offerings sit on the platform. A small blue plaque with a bird logo appears in the top corner.2007-09-24Night photograph of a carved stone temple pavilion with a pillared open front. Two deity murtis are seated on a raised platform: a larger figure in a crown holding a trident-like staff, wearing a red and pink skirt, and a smaller consort-like figure in a blue and orange skirt with a crown. A purple cloth hangs behind them and a golden-fringed banner stands at left. A standing attendant in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a peacock-feather fan with a red circular ornament near the deities. Dark sky and foliage surround the scene.2007-09-24A photograph of a stone shrine at night, lit by a single bulb. Two women stand at the left in white saris with orange shawls; one holds a metal vessel and the other a large white fan-like whisk and brass items. At the centre sits a red-draped seat with a golden crown-like top and a garland. On the right stands a painted statue of a deity in purple, orange, teal and white garments with a red headdress and raised hand. Scaffolding poles are visible at the right edge.2007-08-26Night pradosha puja in an open-air temple courtyard with grey stone columns and a stone platform. On the left, large deity murti figures of Shiva and Parvati sit on a raised stone seat, the male figure with a crown and red-and-gold garment. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand at the platform holding large fans or whisks, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands beside brass offering trays. On the right, about a dozen men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand and gesture, while a group of seated devotees in white watches from the ground. Tubelights hang under a corrugated roof, with framed pictures and red-and-white banners along the wall.2007-09-24October 13 20072007-10-13October 16 20072007-10-16Evening pradosha puja at an outdoor stone shrine at night. A large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, adorned with silver crowns, garlands and jewellery, sits on a raised platform in front of a blue draped backdrop with a red cloth hanging at the right. Several priests in white dhoti with orange shawls stand before it. One priest at right holds a lit flame on a lamp, and a woman in a white sari with orange border waves a whisk fan near the altar. Seated children and young devotees in white clothes sit on the ground in rows, and brass lamps and offerings are arranged on the floor. Light comes from the lamps and the shrine's lighting.2007-09-24October 13 20072007-10-13August 26 20072007-08-26A night-time temple ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and steel trusses. On a stone shrine stands a pair of deity murti, one with a tall gold crown and green garment, the other in red with a crown, both garlanded with flowers, set before a red curtain and a white-draped altar with brass lamps. Two priests in white dhotis, one with an orange cloth over the shoulder, wave feathered fly-whisks toward the deities, and a third priest in orange stands before the altar. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground, and tall lit oil lamps flank the shrine. Striped decorative banners with floral and bird motifs hang at the sides.2007-08-11October 13 20072007-10-13December 10 20072007-12-10