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A woman in a rust-red sari kneels with palms pressed together before a seated statue on a gilded throne with a red velvet back. The statue wears a red turban, a garland of green leaves and white and yellow flowers, rudraksha beads and ceremonial silver jewellery, with one hand raised in blessing. Framed photographs with garlands sit at its feet beside lit brass oil lamps and a pink-covered table holding books and flowers. A gold-tipped brass standard and a red and gold canopy stand behind, with a painted hill temple backdrop. The woman is a devotee, and the figure is a statue, not a person.

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A photograph inside a temple-style hall shows a large seated golden murti on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back. The figure wears a red-orange turban, a red garment, a green and white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, with one hand raised in blessing. A golden standing oil lamp and a red and gold umbrella-like canopy flank the throne, and a painted backdrop shows a temple tower in green hills. In front, a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala sits on the floor beside a lit oil lamp and a vessel, next to a framed photo, a flower garland, and a book with flower petals on a pink cloth. The seated figure is a statue, not a physical person.2022-03-03March 03 20222022-03-03A photograph of a shrine room with a life-size statue of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing red-orange robes, a red turban, a white garland and a ceremonial necklace, with painted dark skin. A woman in a rust-red sari performs a puja with a lit flame and offerings on banana leaves and brass plates in front of the statue. To the right, a woman in rust-red clothing and a rudraksha-style mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a painted backdrop shows temple towers and a mountain, and a deity figure in blue with a garland appears behind. Framed pictures hang on the wall.2022-04-29March 03 20222022-03-03April 29 20222022-04-29February 16 20222022-02-16A photograph of a puja before a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back, draped in a red-brown robe with rudraksha-style beaded adornments and wearing a red-brown headwrap, garlanded with white and multicoloured flower malas. A woman in a rust-red sari sits cross-legged on the left, ringing a brass bell and holding a flame, with a small lit oil lamp and brass lamps nearby. A devotee in rust-red clothing on the right stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Offerings sit on a banana leaf with bowls and a small figure in front of the throne. Golden umbrella-like canopies with floral embroidery flank the throne, and a painted backdrop shows a hillside temple. The figure on the throne appears to be a person by appearance, with saffron-toned robes, rudraksha beads and a crown-like headwrap, though this is uncertain.2022-02-16A devotee stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a golden arched shrine. The devotee wears a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti with a garland of white flowers around the neck and faces the deity. The shrine holds a decorated deity murti of a standing or seated figure adorned with a crown, gold ornaments and a white necklace, framed by a multicoloured flower garland in red, yellow, orange and green. Tall brass oil lamps stand on either side, one lit with a flame, and a small brass vessel sits below the shrine among offerings and garlands.2015-06-03 +1 copiesA woman in an orange saree stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, facing a shrine. Behind her a seated statue on a red-cushioned golden throne wears layered beaded necklaces and a red garment, flanked by golden trident standards and tall decorated parasols with red and yellow fringe. A mural of a temple-topped hill forms the backdrop. On a purple cloth in front stand two brass oil lamps, yellow marigold garlands, a framed photo of a deity, a framed black-and-white portrait, a brass plate with flowers, and a small figurine. Only the one woman is a physical person; the statue and framed images are depictions.2022-03-13A woman in an orange sari stands with her back to the camera, extending a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward a shrine. On a golden throne in the background sits a seated figure in red and white clothing with a beaded necklace, flanked by yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas and tall brass trident stands. Before the shrine, a framed image of a goddess is garlanded with yellow marigolds, with brass oil lamps burning on either side and a framed portrait with a flower garland at the lower left. Murals of a temple and mountains form the backdrop.2022-03-13June 03 20152015-06-03February 02 20222022-02-02