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A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone platform and carved pillars. A figure with long dark hair wearing a blue wrap walks barefoot toward the shrine, back turned to the camera. On the shrine, deity murti in blue garments are decked with marigold garlands in orange and yellow, with a kalasha and offerings in front. On the left, men in white dhotis with garlands and ornate gold-edged cloth stand near a drummer playing a pair of drums, and a red building with a clock and a saffron flag stand in the background. A leopard-print mat lies on the floor.

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A photograph inside an open-sided temple shrine of grey stone pillars with carved reliefs and a red-and-gold canopy. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a blue wrap and stands barefoot before a raised stone platform. On the platform sit deity murtis draped in blue cloth and garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands; one figure wears a crown. Red curtains hang at the sides, and a few white-clad attendants and a drummer stand in the background with a kalasha-style lamp stand nearby.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A woman in a sky-blue draped garment stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat, facing a stone shrine with carved pillars. Inside the shrine, two deity murtis sit on a blue-draped throne decorated with garlands in red, white and green. A man in white ritual clothes stands at the left edge beside brass lamps and offerings, and orange curtains frame the open pavilion.2010-12-26A photograph of an outdoor shrine with a stone platform housing a deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati, decorated with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands and blue cloth. A figure in a blue robe with bare back stands barefoot on a mat facing the shrine with hands joined in devotion. To the right, several people in white dhoti and saffron or yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together. Orange drapes hang from a red wooden pillar, and brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Temple shrine interior with a large seated deity murti draped in blue cloth and wrapped in marigold and multicolour flower garlands, placed beside a blue-draped sacred object covered with garlands. A long-haired man in a blue dhoti and matching shawl, with a garland of beads around his neck, stands at the shrine holding a blue fabric item. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls, one carrying a tray of flowers, stand under a sloped roof with red curtains. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, brass vessels and a small puja tray are arranged in the foreground, and a decorated metal frame encloses the deity on the right.2010-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a temple courtyard at an orange-painted ashram building. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a red-orange draped garment and stands at a stone parapet facing a shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with large garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers, with a red-orange cloth draping the altar and brass vessels set on the stone ledge. Behind a red-orange hanging cloth, a man in white dhoti holds a drum and other figures in white and red-orange stand nearby. Saffron-orange curtains hang from the roof and a gate with greenery lies beyond.2010-12-28