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A photograph inside a temple-like shrine at night under a white tarpaulin canopy with pink and yellow cloth draped on poles. On the left, a stone shrine holds a gilded deity figure and a bearded saint statue wrapped in a red-and-gold garment, garlanded with multicoloured flower strands. A tall brass lamp stands beside it. On the right, one man in a long rust-red robe with a bare shoulder and an orange-beaded mala walks barefoot along a striped pink, green and blue cloth runway. A dark tray of offerings sits on the floor at the lower left.

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September 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11A photograph of a stone temple shrine at night, with a lit brass oil lamp on a tall stand beside a deity murti heavily decorated with garlands in red, purple and multicolour flowers. A young man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala walks barefoot along a striped woven mat on the floor, carrying nothing visible, past a tray of scattered grains. A pink and gold cloth hangs from a pillar beneath a white canvas canopy. The scene appears to be an outdoor temple ritual area lit by a bright lamp overhead.2017-09-11Night-time ritual photograph in a stone shrine courtyard under a white canopy with pink and gold hangings. On the left, a decorated deity murti with a white beard and red garment stands in a golden framed niche, draped with colourful garlands and flanked by golden ornaments and a small figure. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-orange cloth around his waist raises his hands to his face while standing on a striped mat before a dark stone stand holding offerings. A brass oil lamp stands near the shrine, and a tiled rectangular platform sits in the middle of the floor.2017-09-11A dim temple interior with a bare-chested man in red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and red garland and gold bangles, reaching toward a brass oil lamp and lit diyas on a stone ledge. Behind him stands a deity murti in gold and red garments with flower garlands, beside a small purple-robed figure and a red curtain. Brass vessels and scattered petals are on the ledge. The man is a priest-like devotee performing lamp worship, not identifiable from appearance; no distinctive a person cues are clearly present.2017-10-18A photograph of an illuminated Hindu shrine at night, with a dark stone structure framing a group of deity murtis decorated with yellow and white garlands and a gold-accented canopy. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone ledge in front of the shrine, and tall brass lamps line the red-carpeted floor on both sides. A single standing man in an ochre-brown robe stands at the right on the red carpet, wearing a white flower garland and a gold pendant; his hands are folded at his waist and he appears to be standing near the shrine. Strings of multicoloured lights and hanging lamps decorate the open pavilion, and a maroon cloth drapes beside the structure.2016-12-02March 02 20182018-03-02December 07 20162016-12-07A temple shrine inside a stone mandapa with carved pillars and gold-framed niches. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis of a crowned goddess in gold and silver garments and a seated figure with flowing hair, both garlanded with marigold and red-white flower garlands. A brass lamp stand and oil lamps flank the shrine, and a silver yantra-like plate sits on the altar. In the foreground at right, a man with long hair and a saffron-orange garment, wearing a flower garland, stands facing the shrine in quiet devotion. Open courtyard and greenery are visible beyond the curtains.2017-09-02September 17 20172017-09-17A person in a rust-red unstitched robe with a saffron-orange waist sash and a white flower garland stands in profile at left, facing a shrine niche in a dimly lit stone temple. Inside the niche, a standing deity murti with a red and gold turban, red-and-gold garments and garlands sits beside a smaller metal figure. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone ledge, and the carved temple pillars frame the scene.2014-08-05A man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes stands barefoot at right with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a marigold and red rose garland and a light forehead mark. Behind him, a shrine platform holds a large deity murti with a crown and garlands, flanked by standing figures in yellow, pink and green dress and a gilded arch. A lower stone plinth carved with floral motifs supports small oil lamps and offerings in front of the murti. Red curtains hang at the right edge.2018-03-02