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Photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arched frame and red drapes behind two large deity murtis wearing flower garlands, one with a crown and trident and one in a blue-and-gold dress. In front, a white-clad bearded man with a yellow shawl holds a plate or tray and offers to the shrine, beside a woman in orange robes with long curly hair who stands smiling. A third person in orange kneels at lower left holding a tray. Brass lamps stand on either side and garlands drape the central altar. The setting is a stone-pillared pavilion with trees visible outside.

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A temple shrine interior with a gilded arched niche draped in red cloth, holding a pair of large deity murtis adorned with garlands of orange and yellow marigolds. A seated priest in saffron clothing kneels at the lower left beside a tray of offerings, while two standing men face the shrine: an older man with a white beard in white clothes and a yellow shawl with red lettering, and a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala who has his hands joined in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a small red-clad figure is set at the base of the shrine.2008-05-25May 25 20082008-05-25A photograph inside a temple shrine with a gilded arched frame and red drapery. Two deity murtis of a seated male and female figure are adorned with marigold garlands, jewelry and crowns; the male figure holds a trident. In front stands a brass oil lamp (deepa) lit with a flame. A man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a sash and holds a small object near the lamp, while an older bearded man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl stands beside him gesturing toward the shrine. A third figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at the shrine. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron robe) appears in person, and a printed caption on the page names the event.2008-05-25May 25 20082008-05-25May 25 20082008-05-25May 25 20082008-05-25A bearded man in a white kurta and yellow shawl bends forward to touch a golden kalasha-like object draped with yellow and red marigold garlands, placed before a shrine. Behind him stand two painted deity murti, one with a crown and trident and one wearing a blue skirt and necklaces, flanked by golden arches and brass oil lamps. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands to the left, smiling.2008-05-25May 25 20082008-05-25May 25 20082008-05-25A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl performs an aarti with a small lamp before a pair of golden-faced deity murtis draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Two people in orange and blue stand beside him, a young person in an orange robe on the left and a woman in a blue sari behind them. A brass oil lamp stands on a stand in the foreground beside a stone pillar.2008-05-25A photograph in a temple courtyard shows a white-bearded man in white kurta with a yellow shawl, standing beside a woman in a teal-blue salwar kameez, both gazing toward a shrine. A young man in saffron clothes stands at the left edge, and another saffron-robed man with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands near the centre. Behind them, a golden-framed shrine holds a pair of deity murtis, one holding a trident, both adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and silver ornaments, with a brass oil lamp in front. Red cloth canopies hang in the background among green trees.2008-05-25May 25 20082008-05-25