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A photograph inside a temple shrine looking down a narrow passage lined with brass railings toward a large deity murti pair seated on a raised pink-draped platform before a green cloth backdrop. The figures wear orange and gold garments, garlands of white and red flowers, and gold ornaments; one holds a trident-like staff and a drum-shaped object. In front, a small seated figure in a red-and-orange garland holds a smaller murti on a silver base. A priest in white dhoti sits at the lower left of the platform tending offerings and oil lamps. No living a person candidate is visible; the figures shown are statues.

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May 03 20132013-05-03A temple shrine viewed through a metal gate corridor. A priest in a white dhoti sits cross-legged at the lower left, performing puja before a central deity murti of a standing couple adorned in gold crowns, garlands and jewelry, with red and pink dhotis-style draping, flanked by stone pillars and a golden arched frame with green curtains. A small figure of a standing devotee stands at the right beside the shrine. Floral garlands drape the central stone altar, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in front.2013-05-04Photograph taken through a railed corridor looking toward a shrine with a golden arched frame and red drapery. Two large deity murtis stand at the centre, one holding a trident, both adorned with garlands and rudraksha-style necklaces, with a white cloth and gold-and-red ritual items on a white-draped altar. To the left a shaved-headed priest in orange-brown robes sits at the lower altar performing a ritual with brass vessels, while a standing figure in white stands partly visible at the left edge. A smaller figure stands at the right side of the shrine near a gold pillar. Carved grey stone pillars and a red-and-white wall frame the scene.2013-05-07May 04 20132013-05-04July 11 20132013-07-11A photograph down a red-carpeted aisle lined with metal railings toward a shrine. Two large painted deity murti sit in red and orange garments with gold crowns and ornaments; one holds a trident-like staff. In front, a man in white dhoti and bare upper body kneels at a grey stone platform arranged with lamps and offerings, performing puja. Red and white pillars, gold arches and a green curtain frame the shrine, with trees visible beyond the walls. No person is identified as a person.2013-05-03April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesA photograph through an iron gate of a temple shrine with a large gilded deity murti seated on a red-draped pedestal under an ornate golden arch. The murti wears a red and orange garment, a golden crown, flower garlands and holds a trident. A second figure stands to the right in a red and green garment. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on the stone platform before brass oil lamps, a kalasha and puja offerings, with a red carpet leading toward the gate. Red curtains hang at the left and greenery is visible beyond the shrine.2013-05-02April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine looking up a red-carpeted aisle between iron railings toward a large deity murti seated on a white and pink pedestal beneath a red and gold arched backdrop. The deity figures wear gold crowns and ornate gold necklaces, garlanded with marigold and rose-pink flower garlands. In front of the altar, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth sits cross-legged at the lower left, facing the shrine. A gold kalasha-like vessel, small lamps and flower offerings sit on the altar base. Pink and red cloth hangings frame the sides.2013-07-02A photo down a red-carpeted aisle lined by metal railings toward a shrine. A figure in orange robes stands at a stone altar before a deity murti with a red crown and garlands, flanked by gold-framed decorations and a golden arch with orange drapery. Two people in white stand to the left, and a red-and-white striped wall and green foliage frame the scene. Offering vessels sit on the altar.2013-05-17July 07 20132013-07-07