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Night photo of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, string lights and a painted backdrop of yellow flowers with green hills and blue clouds. A deity murti is dressed in a red and purple garment and draped with garlands, with a small brass lamp stand and a seated figure in white in front; no clearly identifiable person is visible. A red curtain hangs at the left and a metal stool sits in the foreground.

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A decorated stage shrine with two large deity murtis, one male and one female, adorned with dense garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers and a flower-draped kalasha-style arch behind them. The central figures wear crowns and red and orange garments. Brass lamps, a kalasha, plates of flowers, fruit and offerings sit on the altar in front, with smaller murtis on side pedestals and a painted yellow and green mountain backdrop. Two people in white are seated at the far left edge, partly visible; no clear a person figure appears on the stage.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A decorated open-sided shrine stage with a grey stone base, flanked by red curtains and carved stone pillars. Two large deity murtis stand at the back, draped in green and red cloth and wreathed with garlands in red, yellow, purple and white flowers, with a yellow and green floral backdrop depicting mountains and a cloud. In front, offerings of fruit, oil lamps, a kalasha pot and a small seated figure in orange robes sit beneath marigold garlands. Two standing people in white dhotis are visible near the offerings, and a figure in the background walks past the shrine.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A night photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigold and orange flowers. Two deity murtis stand at the top of a stone-framed alcove, with a smaller figure below on a flower-festooned base. Banana plant stalks flank the shrine, and a maroon cloth hangs on the right. Garland swags line the platform edge. No people are visible.2007-12-10Night photograph of a decorated open pavilion with grey stone pillars and a carved ceiling. Two large deity murtis are seated together on a raised platform, one wearing a red and orange headdress and white and red-beaded necklaces, the other in green and gold with a silver crown. Both are draped in garlands of marigold, yellow and pink flowers, with a smaller orange-turbaned figure seated in front. Red velvet curtains hang behind them. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a silver offering tray with flowers and a small shrine stand in the foreground. Garlands also hang from the pillars. No people are visible.2007-12-23Photograph of a decorated deity altar at night. Two large murtis of a male and female deity stand side by side under heavy garlands of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers, with a floral backdrop of painted clouds and green mountains. A small seated figure in saffron robes and an orange turban sits on the altar in front, also garlanded. Brass oil lamps, kalasha vessels, plates of flowers and bananas, and a tray of offerings lie on the platform. No living people are visible. The scene reflects temple worship with floral decoration.2008-01-01A photograph of a shrine set under a canopy of red and gold silk drapes, with a stone-pillared pavilion behind. Within it stands a large murti of a deity pair seated on a raised dais, adorned with thick garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and draped in pink and purple cloth. In front, on a white-covered table, sit a small seated figure dressed in saffron, garlanded, with brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings of fruit and flowers. Gold and red decorative fabric frames the sanctum. No people are visible; the scene shows a ritual puja arrangement for the Maheshwara shrine.A decorated outdoor shrine under a concrete canopy shows two seated deity murtis, a male and a female figure with crowns, adorned with garlands and jewellery, placed behind a dark black shivalinga on a stone base. The murtis wear red and white garments, and the backdrop is framed with bands of yellow, orange, red and white flower garlands. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands in the foreground beside a pink and green draped cloth. No people are visible.2007-01-01A night photograph of a decorated shrine with a pair of deity murtis seated side by side on a raised platform, one wearing a red crown and silver-white ornaments, the other in golden-orange garments. The figures are dressed with heavy garlands of marigolds and red and white flowers, with strings of flowers draped across the canopy and pillars. Oil lamps stand on the ground in front, and a faint figure in pale clothing stands at the left edge of the frame. No a person candidate is visible.2007-12-10