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Dim photograph of a temple sanctum where a priest in dark robes stands at left, raising a white cloth or cotton over the shrine. Central deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a yellow arch, flanked by tall decorated pillars. Side shrines hold additional garlanded deity figures in gold arches. Offerings of fruit and flowers sit on tiered trays in front. Seated devotees in dark and orange clothing, many with heads covered, fill the lower foreground, mostly seen from behind. A small brass lamp appears at left. The setting suggests a puja or aarti at a Hindu temple.

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Photograph of a dimly lit temple interior during a puja, with several richly decorated deity murtis under garlands of flowers. A central shrine holds a large deity figure with a red and gold garland, flanked by two smaller murtis; gilded arched shrines frame murtis on the left and right, and tall decorated pillars with painted patterns rise behind. Fruit and offerings are arranged before the shrine. Seated devotees fill the foreground in silhouette, some in white and orange clothing, and a brass vessel sits at lower left.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of an illuminated temple stage at night, framed by black backdrop. A large central deity murti sits within a yellow marigold garland arch, with smaller deity figures beside it and red-and-gold decorative pillars on each side. On a tiered brick-coloured platform, a person in a red-orange cloth sits at the left with a brass vessel, while a figure draped in a red cloth stands centre-front. At right, a woman in a yellow sari holds a microphone. Silhouetted heads of seated audience members fill the lower foreground.2007-11-09A photograph of a temple sanctum at night, dimly lit with a dark background. Ornate gold arches frame several large deity murtis draped in garlands of white and orange flowers. Tall decorated pillars with red, yellow and blue patterns rise behind the altar. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with his back partly turned, with other devotees in red and maroon clothing nearby, one bowing before the altar. A woman in a pink sari stands at the right edge. A brass vessel marked DONATION sits in the lower right, and a small figure in orange and black sits at the front of a raised platform. Worship and puja appear to be in progress.2007-11-09October 11 20162016-10-11November 09 20072007-11-09December 02 20172017-12-02May 04 20082008-05-04