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A photograph of a stone shrine with carved pillars and a golden arched frame. Inside, a large deity murti pair stands on a pink-draped backdrop, one figure in a blue skirt and the other in a red sari, both adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. In front, a decorated seated figure is garlanded with flowers, flanked by two smaller seated figures in orange and red robes with a brass lamp. In the foreground, a person in an orange sleeveless robe with cropped dark hair stands with their back to the camera, hands raised before the shrine, with a lit oil lamp and flower offerings on the stone ledge.

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A woman in an orange saffron sari-style garment stands at the left edge, holding a small brass lamp toward a shrine on a grey stone platform. The shrine has carved stone pillars and red curtains, with a gold arch framing a deity murti of a seated couple, decorated with flower garlands and red and blue cloth. Smaller statues in front are adorned with garlands, and a white cloth covers an object on the platform. Two brass oil lamps stand on tall stands beside the shrine, and white and orange flowers are scattered on the ledge.2008-08-07A photograph inside a stone shrine at a temple with carved granite pillars and a gold-framed arched niche. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at left, one arm raised in blessing toward the shrine. The shrine holds a large deity murti with a painted face, a red and gold crown, and garlands, flanked by a second figure in red and blue silk. Below, a smaller seated figure in orange is garlanded and set on a white cloth, with brass oil lamps on either side. Red curtains hang at the edges and a dark stone relief panel sits to the right. The person at left is a sannyasi-dressed figure; the shrine figures are statues, not living people. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2008-08-07A shrine within a stone pavilion with grey carved pillars and red curtains. Two devotees in orange robes stand at the granite platform on the left: a man in an orange shirt holding a brass plate, and a woman in an orange sari with a flower in her hand. On the platform in front of a golden arched niche with purple drapery stands a pair of colourful deity murti in red and blue garments and garlands, with a small seated figure in orange robes and a garland at the base. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and marigold garlands and flowers lie on the stone. Potted greenery is visible behind the pavilion.2008-08-07A figure in an orange sleeveless saffron garment stands at left with long dark hair and one arm raised toward a temple shrine, facing away from the camera. The shrine is an ornate stone structure with a gold-framed arch behind a magenta curtain, holding a pair of deity murtis dressed in red, blue and gold with garlands, and a seated orange-robed figure with a flower garland placed before the central image. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine, with flower petals and offerings on the white-draped platform. A person in white clothing is visible at the lower right edge holding a camera.2008-08-07A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple-style pavilion with carved granite pillars. On the raised platform, a deity murti pair in gilded and red-and-blue dress sits beneath a golden arch with a red drape, decorated with marigold garlands. In front, a seated figure in orange robes and a garland is shown, alongside a small red-clad figure and a red-and-orange seated figure, all garlanded. Two tall brass-and-wood lamp stands flank the platform. In the foreground, a person in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt stands at the left edge with back turned, hands raised toward the shrine, while smoke or incense rises nearby. Flower petals and marigolds are scattered on the platform.2008-08-07November 14 20102010-11-14A shaved-headed priest in orange robes stands at the left of an open stone shrine, holding a ladle over offerings during ritual worship. Behind him, a seated deity murti in red and gold draped garments, with a crown and garlands, sits beside a standing consort in blue and orange, both framed by a gilded arch and green cloth backdrop. A smaller standing figure in red with a garland stands at the right in a second niche. Brass vessels, a silver bowl, and a small lamp rest on the stone platform. No person in the photograph is identified as a person; the figures are statues and the priest is a devotee performing puja.2013-09-10A photograph inside a temple shrine with carved stone walls and gold-painted arch. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a plain orange sleeveless garment and faces the shrine. Before them stand golden murti figures of a male deity in an orange turban and a female deity in a blue and gold sari, both garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands. A golden throne-like peetha sits in front with a small seated figure in orange and white, and gold lamp stands line the sides. A red-cushioned orange chair is in the lower foreground.2010-07-04A devotee in orange robes stands at left with hands folded in prayer, marked with white ash on the arms, beside brass oil lamps. Under a gilded arched shrine with blue drapes, a pair of deity murti sit enthroned, one in red and gold with a crown and garlands, the other in blue with a crown. Marigold and yellow flower garlands hang on the murtis and a kalasha-style pot is placed before them, with brass vessels and an oil lamp on the floor in front. A smaller figure in orange and red garlands sits at the foot of the shrine. A second orange-robed person kneels at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja at a temple shrine.2009-01-02A shaven-headed man in orange robes stands at left, holding a brass lamp aloft before a shrine. Behind him, two gilded deity murtis with crowns and red-and-teal silk garments stand beneath a red curtain, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. In the foreground a white statue wearing an orange cloth and red garland sits beside silver ornaments, brass lamps and vessels on a tray. Smoke rises in the morning light beside a carved temple pillar, with a green hedge and fence behind. The scene suggests aarti at a temple shrine.2010-11-11June 12 20102010-06-12October 23 20102010-10-23