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A photograph inside a small temple shrine with white marble walls and a richly embroidered gold and red canopy overhead. At the centre, a deity murti in an ornate shrine niche is draped in red cloth and heavily garlanded with white and orange marigold flower strings, with two oil lamps burning in front. A man in a peach kurta and grey vest with a white shawl stands with hands folded in devotion on the left. On the right, a priest with a shaved head, bare upper body and orange-red dhoti with gold border holds a silver bell and ritual vessel, while another man in a grey shawl stands beside him. An orange trident stands at the left of the shrine, and copper vessels and pink flowers rest on a tray in the foreground.

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March 14 20142014-03-14 +1 copiesMarch 14 20142014-03-14 +1 copiesIndoor shrine room with white marble walls and a small shrine framed by a decorated canopy of red and gold embroidery. Inside the shrine sits an orange-faced deity murti garlanded with white flowers, with two lit oil lamps before it. A trident stands at left. A man in a peach kurta, grey waistcoat and white shawl, with a tilak on his forehead and hands folded, stands at left. At right a bare-chested sannyasi in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-bordered cloth holds a silver puja implement, and a devotee in grey stands beside him. Offerings of marigolds and pink flowers lie on a copper tray in the foreground.2014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14A photograph inside a small shrine with white marble walls and a red-painted side panel. At center, a deity murti draped in red and white garlands with marigolds sits in a canopied shrine, with two oil lamps lit before it. To the right, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-trimmed cloth and a long silver trident stands with hands joined in worship beside a second shrine. Another person in a grey vest over a pink kurta stands at left with hands folded. A framed Ganesha picture hangs on the back wall, and a stone lion sits at the bottom edge with flower offerings. Overall the scene shows a puja in progress.2014-03-14 +1 copiesMarch 14 20142014-03-14A shrine interior with white marble walls. At center, a canopied shrine holds an orange-faced deity murti draped in red cloth and white and orange garlands, with two oil lamps lit at its base and a trident leaning beside it. On the right, a bare-chested priest in saffron-red cloth with gold border and a rudraksha-like red thread stands beside a silver staff, holding a small silver vessel and red flower petals while facing the shrine. On the left, a man in a grey vest over peach kurta with a white shawl stands with hands folded, listening. Offerings and brass vessels are visible at the lower edge. Scene appears to be a puja at a shrine.2014-03-14A photograph inside a small shrine with white marble walls. At center, a red-faced deity murti stands within a decorated niche draped in red and gold cloth and heaped with white and red flower garlands, with a lit oil lamp in front. Above, a hanging brass lamp and a swastika sit beneath an orange marigold garland. To the right, a framed red poster shows an elephant-headed deity seated on a lotus. In the lower right, a small seated stone murti is adorned with orange marigolds. On the left, a man in a peach kurta and grey waistcoat stands with hands folded in reverence. On the right, a smiling sannyasi in saffron-orange robes holds pink flowers and a silver trident, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, and stands with hands folded.2014-03-14A photograph inside a small shrine room with marble-tiled walls. A man in a peach kurta with a grey vest and white stole stands at left, head bowed. At right, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-brown robe with gold trim, a long beaded necklace, and holds a silver trident staff while lighting an oil lamp before a deity murti. The murti is decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a red face. A small oil lamp, marigold petals, a conch shell with garland, a red trident, a framed Ganesha poster and a brass vessel are visible. Probable Swamiji is the robed figure with the long hair, rudraksha-style beads, gold necklace and orange robe.2014-03-14 +1 copiesA temple shrine interior with white marble walls and red and gold draping. A standing man in a grey waistcoat, pale pink kurta and white shawl folds his hands before a shrine holding a red-faced deity murti garlanded with white and marigold flowers, with lit oil lamps in front. To the right, a robed figure in saffron-orange cloth with a silver trident-staff and a rudraksha-style necklace holds his palms out toward a second small murti draped in red and decorated with orange flowers. A framed poster of Ganesha hangs on the wall, and a metal kalasha sits on the floor. This appears to be a puja at a temple shrine.2014-03-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small shrine lit by oil lamps, showing a black-stone Shiva lingam with an orange face decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, flanked by lit oil lamps. A silver-and-orange trident stands at the left. A bare-backed priest with a red-and-gold cloth draped over one shoulder and jasmine garlands in his hair stands at the right, facing the shrine. A man in a white shawl and grey vest stands at left beside a man in a white kurta holding a brass puja vessel and a plate with flowers. A cameraman with a large camera is visible at the lower left. Gold-embroidered cloth with floral patterns covers the shrine canopy above. Five people are visible in total, performing a puja at the shrine.2014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14