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Photograph of a temple shrine with a golden archway hung with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Three gilded deity murtis with tall tilak-marked crowns stand on a silver-covered platform, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands. Flanking the shrine are two large painted standing deity statues wearing garlands and holding ceremonial items. Several bare-chested priests in yellow dhotis and striped shawls perform puja, one holding a silver bowl, while devotees in orange and white stand with hands folded. A brass pot, silver vessels and a small floral kalasha with fruit sit on the green floor. A large painted image of a deity sits behind the shrine.

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February 16 20132013-02-16February 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesA temple shrine interior with green carpeted floor and blue columns. Several priests in yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies perform a puja before three deity murtis draped in orange and white garlands, with a larger deity figure behind them under a marigold garland arch. Two tall painted guardian statues with gold crowns flank the doorway. A seated woman in an orange sari and devotees in white clothes watch and hold offerings, including a fruit. A brass vessel and a garlanded kalasha with coconut sit on a tray in front. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands at left. The image is a photograph.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16February 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15A photograph of a ritual at a decorated shrine entrance with blue-grey pillars garlanded in yellow and orange flowers. Several priests in yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies stand at a marble altar holding offerings, with a lit oil lamp, brass vessels and a small floral tray in front. A large brass drum stands on the green-carpeted floor to the right. Behind them a painted deity image hangs above the doorway. Devotees with folded hands and raised arms crowd the rope barrier, a woman in an orange sari kneels in the foreground, and a man in white holds up a mobile phone. Visible people number about two dozen.2013-02-15