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A photograph of a temple shrine interior with stone walls and carved pillars. Inside, golden-framed niches with red curtains hold deity murtis: a seated figure on a golden throne decorated with garlands, and a standing figure in a yellow-and-white garland. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a silver offering vessel sits on the ledge. On the right edge, a bare-chested person in a red-orange cloth with a gold waist band and long dark hair stands with hands raised in prayer, facing the shrine. The scene reads as a puja or darshan at a shrine.

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September 17 20172017-09-17A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with gold-framed niches and red curtains. On the left, a seated deity murti in gold and red garments with garlands sits on a gilded throne, flanked by a second murti in red with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform. On the right, a man with long, loose dark hair and bare upper body, wearing a red dhoti with a gold waistband and gold armlets, stands with raised hands in a devotional pose toward the shrine. The stone walls carry carved relief figures and floral motifs.2017-09-17A figure with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red dhoti, stands at right with raised hands in a devotional gesture before a stone shrine. Inside the shrine, gilded deity murti sit beneath golden arches draped in red cloth, one adorned with a crown and garlands, another with a seated figure in a red robe and flower garland. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and a bright light flares at upper right. The scene suggests a temple darshan or puja setting.2017-09-17A photograph inside a stone temple shrine at night. A standing figure with long dark matted hair, wearing a rust-red wrap, stands at the right with both hands raised to the head in prayer. In front of them is a shrine with deity murti, a seated figure in pink and white draped garments and a standing figure in rust-red robes, both garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower strands. A large lingam stands at the centre, garlanded and set on a silver-edged platform with brass oil lamps on either side. Carved stone pillars frame the scene, with hanging yellow and maroon cloth at right.2017-09-11 +1 copiesA person with long matted dark hair, bare-backed and wearing a saffron-red cloth, stands at right raising both arms over the head while facing a shrine. Inside the shrine, a golden deity murti and a large carved Shiva lingam decorated with flower garlands and a pale cloth sit on a stone pedestal. Behind them are colourful garlands and seated figures in gold and purple, with brass oil lamps on either side of the altar. The scene resembles an abhishekam or aarti at a temple, with the stone walls carved in relief and a red curtain at right.2017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11September 05 20172017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05A photograph inside a temple shrine with gilded arched niches framing sculpted deity murtis draped in garlands and green backdrops. The central seated pair of deities sit above a dark stone shivalingam on a black stone base, with a brass oil lamp on each side. Two lamps and a small bronze figure stand on the stone platform, and a standing sage figure in ochre and red with a garland is at right. A single person in a dark red garment with long dark hair and gold bangles stands at the right edge, arms raised to the head in worship. A small cooling unit sits beside the shrine.2017-09-05A photograph inside a stone temple shrine. A person in a red robe with long dark hair, arms raised with hands near the head, stands at the right edge facing the altar. On the altar are a black stone linga-like pedestal with a metal vessel and garlands, brass oil lamps, small brass figures and a black stone basin. Behind them, gilded figures of deities sit in shrine niches with green backdrops and red draperies, one wearing a red garment and garlands. A spotlight flares at the right, and yellow drapery hangs on the right side.2017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05September 17 20172017-09-17