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A dim interior shot through a metal grille, showing a priest in a cream shirt and trousers bending inside a small shrine to tend an offering, with a glowing orange object near him. In the foreground, two people with long dark hair wear orange clothing and face the shrine with their backs to the camera. On the left wall hangs a framed painting of a multi-armed goddess in red with a crown, riding a tiger and holding weapons, and a strand of green and pink paper flower garlands hangs across the top.

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January 22 20082008-01-22A photograph taken at night inside a narrow temple passage with grey metal gates. On the left wall hangs a printed picture of a multi-armed goddess riding a tiger, in red and gold, and a red metal donation box sits below it. A woman with long dark curly hair wearing an orange sleeveless dress faces the gate with her back to the camera. Beside her, a man in a white cloth wrap stands in front, and another man in an orange robe stands behind the gate. A video camera operator on the right holds a camera toward the scene.A photo taken inside a small dimly lit shrine room with white walls and a metal grille door. A man in cream kurta and white dhoti stands at a deity murti dressed in red with floral garlands, with a brass lamp and offerings on the ledge. Framed pictures of Hanuman and Durga hang on the walls. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes stands with her back to the camera, and at right a bearded man in orange robes stands beside the doorway. Brass plates with offerings sit on a red cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a garland of marigolds runs along the top.January 22 20082008-01-22A photograph taken inside a small dim shrine room with a grey wall. A man in a cream kurta and white dhoti stands before a red-robed seated figure. A framed picture of Hanuman carrying a mountain is on the left wall, with other devotional prints on the back wall. In the foreground a person with long dark wavy hair wears a sleeveless orange top, seen from behind, and at the right edge another person in orange clothing is partly visible. A red donation box with Hindi text sits at right.A photograph taken inside a narrow room with a small shrine on the far wall decorated with framed colour prints of deities and a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron. A man with long curly dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a red-and-orange shawl, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a yellow and red flower garland on the head faces the shrine. A seated man in a dark striped shirt sits near the shrine, and a woman with a long braid and white flower garland stands at right in the foreground. A brass lamp and offerings are placed at the shrine.2010-02-15A photograph inside a small shrine room with marble walls. A woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange top, stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed toward a shrine. Inside the shrine, a deity murti in red garments with a gold necklace sits behind a golden backdrop, framed by orange marigold garlands. A brass oil lamp is lit on a wooden table in front of it, along with brass plates and offerings. On the red-covered table in the foreground sit a pink flower, red-tinted offerings and a small brass dish. On the wall hangs a framed poster with a row of small images and a marigold garland. A man in a beige top stands at the left edge, and a man in saffron clothing is partly visible at the lower left.A photograph taken inside a small dim shrine room with lavender-grey walls. At centre, a deity murti in red and orange cloth with a garland sits on a stone platform. A man in a cream vest over white dhoti crouches at the left, offering rice from a brass plate and tending an oil lamp. In the foreground a figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a red thread, stands with hands held toward the lamp. At the right edge a bearded person in orange robes holds a small brass vessel. A painting of a goddess riding a tiger hangs on the right wall, and paper streamers in green and red are strung at the top right.2008-01-22February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesJanuary 22 20082008-01-22A small dim shrine chamber with whitewashed walls. A red wooden donation box labelled in Hindi/Devanagari text stands at the threshold, with a brass plate and lamp in front. Inside, a seated priest in white kurta and dhoti tends a deity murti with red and orange garlands. On the left wall hangs a colourful print of Hanuman carrying a mountain. A tall figure in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair stands on the right, facing the shrine with hands at his sides, a rudraksha-style appearance not clearly visible. A yellow-and-blue Devanagari notice board hangs on the right wall, and a paper garland runs along the ceiling. Two people are visible in the scene.2008-07-07A priest in an orange robe with a maroon-striped shawl stands before a shrine niche with a Shiva lingam decorated with green garlands and an ornate gold arch, a brass lamp hanging above. Offerings of fruit and a small brass bowl sit on the floor. To the left, a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with a white bead necklace, a garland of yellow flowers draped around the frame, rests on a tiger-print cushioned seat with a red pillow. Two seated devotees in the foreground, one in an orange-and-white checked shirt and one in a pink striped shirt, face the shrine on a colourful checked mat. White ornate pillars frame the hall.