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A photograph through a metal gate of a temple shrine. A large golden deity murti with a trident and a red and orange garment stands in a golden arched niche, draped with a green backdrop and a white flower garland. In front, a priest in white dhoti sits on the stone base performing a puja, with brass lamps and offerings on a tray. A red carpet runs toward the altar, and the gate bars frame the view.

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Photograph taken through a railed corridor looking toward a shrine with a golden arched frame and red drapery. Two large deity murtis stand at the centre, one holding a trident, both adorned with garlands and rudraksha-style necklaces, with a white cloth and gold-and-red ritual items on a white-draped altar. To the left a shaved-headed priest in orange-brown robes sits at the lower altar performing a ritual with brass vessels, while a standing figure in white stands partly visible at the left edge. A smaller figure stands at the right side of the shrine near a gold pillar. Carved grey stone pillars and a red-and-white wall frame the scene.2013-05-07A temple shrine viewed through a metal gate corridor. A priest in a white dhoti sits cross-legged at the lower left, performing puja before a central deity murti of a standing couple adorned in gold crowns, garlands and jewelry, with red and pink dhotis-style draping, flanked by stone pillars and a golden arched frame with green curtains. A small figure of a standing devotee stands at the right beside the shrine. Floral garlands drape the central stone altar, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in front.2013-05-04Photograph of a temple shrine viewed down a narrow corridor lined with black metal railings and a red carpet. At the far end sits a large golden-bodied deity murti with multiple arms, holding a trident and other implements, seated on a white cloth in front of a red draped backdrop framed by a golden arch. Red and white flower garlands hang around the murti and a smaller seated figure before it. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on the left at a stone altar holding ritual objects, with brass lamps and offerings in front. A few partially visible people stand at the left edge of the frame.2013-07-07A photograph through an iron gate of a temple shrine with a large gilded deity murti seated on a red-draped pedestal under an ornate golden arch. The murti wears a red and orange garment, a golden crown, flower garlands and holds a trident. A second figure stands to the right in a red and green garment. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on the stone platform before brass oil lamps, a kalasha and puja offerings, with a red carpet leading toward the gate. Red curtains hang at the left and greenery is visible beyond the shrine.2013-05-02A temple sanctum viewed down a red carpeted aisle between steel railings. Two large deity statues sit on a red-draped throne-like seat under a green silk backdrop; one statue wears a red turban and holds a trident, the other wears a gold crown and garlands. A shaved-headed man in saffron robes kneels at a stone altar, tending brass oil lamps and offerings in front of the statues. A small figure in orange robes stands with folded hands at the right edge. Garlands of white and pink flowers hang on the altar, and red curtains frame the scene.2013-04-13May 03 20132013-05-03April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesApril 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesJuly 07 20132013-07-07Interior of a temple shrine viewed down a narrow aisle lined with black metal railings and a red carpet. At the far end stands a large deity murti pair seated on a raised dais, adorned with gold crowns, marigold garlands and a gold-bordered orange backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange robe kneels at the altar base, tending brass lamps and ritual vessels in front of a small framed image. Red-painted pillars and greenery are visible beside the shrine. No other people are visible.2013-07-05Photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of a seated figure with four arms, wearing a red and orange turban, a golden crown, and a red and white garland, flanked by a smaller standing figure in green draped cloth. A priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti sits in the foreground near a stone platform with brass puja vessels, a lamp and flower garlands in front of the shrine. Pink and red curtains and ornately carved grey stone pillars frame the altar, with gold arch decoration. A metal railing runs along the lower foreground.2012-04-23 +2 copiesJuly 11 20132013-07-11