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A photo inside a temple shrine doorway where a priest in white dhoti and an orange shawl raises a flame on a lamp above a red-clad deity murti seated under a gold arch. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste: a woman in a magenta blouse and white sari at left, several children in green, orange, red and white clothes, and a man in white at right. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the floor before the shrine, which has yellow and white painted steps and grey stone walls with carved borders.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shirt with red-edged border, wearing glasses, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti framed in an arch with garlands. Standing to the right, four devotees with palms pressed together face the shrine: a woman in green sari with bangles, a woman in pink floral salwar, a boy in a yellow shirt, and a partly visible person behind them. Red and orange marigold garlands hang across the top of the doorway, with brass lamps on the floor.Interior of a white temple hall with carved pillars and a golden-framed shrine doorway. A priest in white clothing with an orange cloth stands at the shrine, tending a deity murti with a black stone figure visible. Devotees stand in a row facing the shrine with hands folded in prayer: an older man in white on the left, children in red, yellow and white dresses, and women in saris including a purple-bordered one and a gold sari. A small table holds a framed photograph and a tray, and a wall clock is visible on the right.A priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with maroon-edged borders, wearing glasses and a dark rudraksha-style mala, stands barefoot holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in a temple hall. Five devotees stand before him with palms pressed together in namaskar: a man in a light shirt, a woman in a green sari, a young woman in a pink sari with red bangles, a girl in pink, and a boy in a yellow shirt. A red and orange flower garland hangs above a shrine with a deity murti and gold ornamental arch behind them. Brass lamps sit on the floor at left. The priest appears to be performing aarti before the shrine.July 20 20102010-07-20Devotees stand and kneel in a doorway facing a lit shrine with an ornate golden arch and a white-faced deity murti draped in red and garlands. A woman in a blue sari with her hands pressed together stands at left, while men in white dhoti-style clothing stand at right. Oil lamps burn on the shrine platform in front of the murti, and a red curtain hangs at the right edge. The shrine is the focus of worship.2010-01-09A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti framed by a gold arch and decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, with oil lamps lit before it. A priest in an orange robe stands at the shrine offering a lamp. A woman in a purple sari with silver hair ornaments stands in front with hands held in prayer. Two men in white and cream dhotis and shawls, one with a green-bordered shawl, stand behind her with hands folded in prayer. Orange and red cloth drapes hang at the entrance, and a brass vessel sits on a yellow table at the lower left.A rotated photograph of women in a temple shrine. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and red patterned sari with hair tied back stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with another woman in a magenta sari beside her. Beyond them, a richly dressed deity murti in orange and gold garments, decorated with garlands, stands within an ornate silver-framed shrine niche, with a small oil lamp burning at its base. Above the shrine, a man in white clothes stands near a framed picture. The space has dark polished floors and yellow-gold decorative drapery on the right.July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph inside a white stone temple shrine showing a line of worshippers with palms pressed together in prayer before a deity murti in a dark niche. A woman in a cream saree with a magenta blouse and a long braid stands at left, followed by a woman in a yellow and white outfit, then several children in green, orange, red-brown and blue clothing and a girl in a cream dress at right. Inside the shrine a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands before the murti, which is adorned with garlands and a gold necklace. The floor is polished dark stone and the walls carry carved white ornamentation.Interior of a white temple hall with polished floor where a group of devotees sits on the ground facing a shrine. At the centre, a priest in white dhoti with a saffron shawl stands before an illuminated deity murti decorated with a red-and-gold figure and flower garlands, with flanking dark statues of female figures in red, green and purple saris. Colourful streamers hang from the ceiling and a golden arch frames a framed portrait on the right. Seated devotees include women in saris and children, with a man in blue shirt at lower right.March 04 20072007-03-04 +1 copiesDecember 31 20112011-12-31