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Night photograph inside a stone temple pavilion with grey carved pillars. On the left, a seated figure in a white garment with a golden shawl and a gold crown-like headpiece draped with white and yellow garlands sits facing away, with a small oil lamp and brass vessels on the floor beside them. On the right, a large gold-coloured deity murti in a green and gold silk sari with a purple border, adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and bangles, stands on a stone plinth. Behind, a row of seated people in orange and white clothing gathers under a canopy strung with orange banners. A red curtain hangs in the background.

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December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 31 20062006-12-31Photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall at night. Two life-size deity murti figures in ornate dress sit on the left: the larger one wears a red and yellow turban-style crown, green and orange-gold layered skirts, and heavy garlands; the smaller one wears a green and gold sari with floral garlands. Before them stands a white-draped seat or throne with a curved golden back, decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands, flanked by brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel. On the right, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands near a peacock-feather fan. Overhead hang small coloured strings, and a blue draped cloth backs the figures.2007-10-14February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time temple scene at a stone shrine with two seated deity murtis, one with a red and gold crown and white garlanded robe, the other with a tall crown and red and green garlanded sari. A woman in a cream and red sari with a floral border stands at left, reaching toward a brass pot and a small kalasha-like vessel on the stone platform, with marigold petals scattered on the floor. Brass lamps stand at right, and a man in white dhoti is partially visible at the far right edge. Stone pillars frame the mandapa. Possible abhishekam or puja.2007-02-16Night aarti at a temple shrine with two deity murtis seated on a stone pedestal under a dark roof edged by red electric lights. The left figure wears a tall ornamented crown, gold jewelry and a white dhoti with a red border, holding a trident-like staff; the right figure wears a green skirt, red blouse and a tall headdress. A priest in white clothes stands in front of the pedestal waving a lit lamp, and several silhouetted devotees sit in the foreground watching, with two oil lamps flaming at the sides.Night photograph inside a stone temple pavilion with carved pillars. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, hand raised to her forehead in prayer, beside another woman in white. A man in an orange cloth stands near a dark stone pedestal holding a gold-covered linga. At right, a large seated deity murti with four arms and a red and green garment, decorated with a yellow flower garland, sits on a gold-trimmed pedestal. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night abhishekam at a temple shrine, with a pair of large deity murti seated on a golden pedestal decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several devotees in white traditional clothes stand in a row, a woman in a white sari with a pink-and-purple border pouring liquid from a vessel over the figures, while a man in white dhoti and a shirt assists beside her. A person in orange robes kneels at the base. Several more people sit at the left edge.2007-02-16