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A temple shrine interior with white carved architecture, gold-framed niches and polished granite floors. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti-style garment and white turban stands with his back to the camera, wearing a long garland of white flowers and pink and red blossoms. Beside the shrine doorway a priest in white dhoti and a red-bordered cloth leans forward to offer flowers at a richly decorated deity murti draped in pink and red garlands. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and offering plates sit on the steps. Behind the figures, other deity images and a brass lamp stand are visible.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine with stone pillars and greenery visible through an open side. A standing devotee in white dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. Beside them a shaved-headed attendant in saffron/orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray. The central deity murti is a white figure with a tall white turban, draped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers and a gold chest ornament, seated on a white-draped throne. Behind it stand two figures with golden crowns and ornaments, decorated with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands. Brass lamps, kalasha pots and an oil lamp sit on the dais in front, with a banana-leaf offering and flower petals. The scene shows puja or aarti at the shrine.2010-12-21June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple shrine with a deity murti draped in a green and purple cloth and wreathed in yellow and red marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in white ritual dress bends forward pouring water over a silver abhishekam sculpture with an arched halo. Beside him stand copper vessels and a small figure of a seated deity on a white base decorated with a garland. To the right a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands watching. Brass pots sit at the left edge of the frame, and stone pillars frame the shrine.April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine room with white carved stone shrine niches, a deity murti draped in garlands at left, and a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and red shawl holding a small brass lamp while performing a puja. A man in a white robe with a yellow-orange turban and a floral garland stands before the shrine with his hands raised in namaskar. Brass plates and a kalasha with a coconut sit on a granite step at right, and red and white floral garlands hang from the pillar.2006-03-15A woman in a white sari stands bent forward at a temple shrine, extending her hands toward a white marble statue of a seated figure in a white turban and white robe, draped with red and white garlands. Behind her, a pair of decorated deity murtis wear white and gold garments and crowns, framed by a heavy garland of yellow, red and purple flowers and a red cloth backdrop. A man in orange robes stands at the left edge holding a tray, and brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha and a lota sit on the floor in front. The scene suggests a puja or padapuja at the shrine. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the central figure is a statue.2010-12-21July 06 20132013-07-06March 08 20062006-03-08December 21 20102010-12-21January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 10 20112011-12-10