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A photograph inside a temple shrine with a large deity murti pair seated on a raised platform, one figure holding a trident, with green backdrop, gold arch, red and pink garlands and a flower-decorated kalasha in front. A seated priest in saffron-orange cloth sits on the left with hands raised before offerings and brass vessels. On the right a standing man in rust-red and gold dhoti with a heavy gold necklace and bangles stands on the stone platform facing the camera. A small shrine figure in orange robes with a crown-like headdress stands at the right edge of the arch. Red curtain at left edge.

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June 30 20132013-06-30Photograph inside a temple shrine with a stone-carved framework and a golden arch. Behind an altar stands a large deity murti with a green backdrop, garlanded with red and white flowers and wearing a crown. On the stone platform in front, a man in saffron-orange robes kneels with palms pressed together in prayer, with brass vessels and offerings nearby. In the foreground on the right, a standing man wears a saffron dhoti and a gold-coloured sash, with a large garland of beads and a gold pendant. A red curtain hangs on the left. Two figures are visible, so the count is 2.2013-06-30May 17 20132013-05-17A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with grey stone carvings and a gold-framed arch. Two painted deity murti sit on a raised platform, one with a red crown and the other wearing a pink and green garment, both adorned with garlands and a shivalinga-style form in front. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed waist cloth and a beaded garland walks forward with a smile and raised hand, while a shaved-headed priest in orange sits at the altar tending offerings and a kalasha with lamps and flowers. Other small carved figures are set in the stone walls.2013-05-17A photograph inside a temple shrine with a grey stone altar in front of a golden-framed niche holding deity murti dressed in blue and green cloth, with flower garlands in red and orange and gold necklaces. A seated man in saffron robes sits cross-legged at the left of the altar with his palms pressed together in prayer, and a standing man in an orange-and-gold dhoti, with a gold-and-white garland and a bare chest, walks past on the right. Brass puja vessels and lamps rest on the altar. Red curtains frame the left edge and carved stone pillars surround the shrine.2013-06-30May 25 20132013-05-25March 13 20132013-03-13Outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars and a gold-framed arch housing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, adorned with garlands of white and red flowers and a red-and-white garland draped on the stone platform. A priest in orange-red robes bends at the altar lit with brass lamps and offerings. A standing man with long dark hair, white forehead markings, an orange shawl, and a rudraksha-style mala stands on the right of the platform, with a dark mat at his feet. Red curtains hang on the left and red-and-white striped railings border the scene.2013-04-08A temple shrine with granite pillars and gold-arched niche holds two large painted deity murtis in red and green draped backdrop, one with a red turban and one with a tall crown; a shivalinga draped with white flower garlands sits on a white-covered altar with brass lamps, bell and offering plates. A shaven-headed priest in saffron robe sits cross-legged at left tending the altar. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, tilak on forehead, saffron cloth and rudraksha-style beaded mala stands at right.2013-05-04March 30 20132013-03-30A stone temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and a consort adorned with garlands, gold crowns and red-orange cloth backdrop, set on a stone altar with flower garlands and oil lamps. A man in white dhoti sits at left performing puja with brass vessels in front of the deities. In the foreground a standing man wears a maroon-red robe and rudraksha mala, walking past the altar. A smaller murti stands in an arched niche at right in orange cloth. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance; the person in maroon robes is described by role as a devotee.2013-04-18Photograph of a temple shrine with a large carved stone structure framed by gold arches and green curtains. Two painted deity murti figures stand behind an altar, one holding a trident and one with raised hands, both draped in garlands and red and pink cloth. A central shivalingam-like stone form is decorated with white and red garlands. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at left, tending brass vessels and a bowl on the altar. A standing figure with long hair in an orange-red dhoti and yellow sash, facing the altar, is seen from behind at right. A smaller painted figure in green and orange stands in a side niche with a brass lamp stand.2013-05-04