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A temple shrine doorway viewed from the front, framed by painted yellow-and-red pillars with floral scroll patterns. Inside, a deity murti with a tall crown and a golden arched backdrop is decorated with red and white garlands. Flanking figures wear green and gold garments. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at the left edge holding a tray. Beneath the shrine, a smaller murti sits on a draped cloth with a rudraksha mala and marigold garlands. A large painted statue of a standing female figure is visible at the right edge. No identifiable person is visible in the scene.

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July 25 20152015-07-25A temple shrine with a large gilded and painted murti of a seated divine couple, adorned with red and yellow marigold garlands and gold jewelry, placed beneath a golden arch with red drapes. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on the floor, tending the altar with brass vessels and offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and to the right a smaller painted figure in a red-and-gold outfit with a feathered headdress stands with hands folded in a blue-curtained niche. Pale stone pillars frame the scene.2013-07-02January 04 20152015-01-04October 02 20142014-10-02Inside a temple shrine framed by two large painted female dvarapala guardian figures with gold ornaments, rudraksha-style necklaces and blue-and-orange skirts. Two shaved-headed priests in orange-red and saffron-gold dhotis and shawls stand before a central deity murti decorated with gold crown, garlands and a gold-embroidered cloth, conducting a puja with a plate of offerings and an oil lamp. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor at the lower corners, and a kalasha-like ornament rests on the altar in front of the deity.2015-07-25July 25 20152015-07-25May 02 20122012-05-02May 30 20152015-05-30April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesJune 06 20142014-06-06Photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine decorated with dense garlands in yellow, red, purple, green and white. A person in orange ritual dress with a long red and yellow garland and gold bangles stands at left, hands joined and raised, holding a small bell over an oil lamp. Behind them an attendant in orange holds a plate. Two large metal deity murtis stand behind a flower-covered arch, one with a crown and trident-like emblem, the other in gold and red with an ornate crown and jewelry. A white and pink flower-decorated figure sits below. Green cloth canopy and banana leaves frame the scene.2013-01-01May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copies